Yesterday, Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry) was assigned by the Senate Committee on Assignments to serve as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Labor. The Senate Committee on Assignments is chaired by Lt. Governor Burt Jones and is composed of President Pro Tempore John F. Kennedy, Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch, Sen. Greg Dolezal (R – Cumming) and Sen. Brandon Beach (R – Alpharetta). The committee is responsible for assigning the Senate body to committees. “I am grateful to have been selected by my Senate colleagues to serve as chairman the Senate Committee on Insurance and Labor,” said Sen. Walker. “I want to thank Lt. Governor Burt Jones and the Committee on Assignments for their diligent efforts and all of the hard work that went into the process of assigning committees. I am excited about the prospect of working with my Senate colleagues in this capacity and I look forward to what is to come.”In addition, Sen. Walker was assigned to serve on the following Senate committees:
- Agriculture and Consumer Affairs – Secretary
- Appropriations
- Appropriations Sub Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources – Chairman
- Health and Human Services – Ex Officio
- Retirement – Ex Officio
- Rules
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