Unlock The Waiting Lists! - AADD Legislative Action Center

AADD Legislative Action Center Welcome to the Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities' legislative Action Center, an online advocacy system supporting the advocacy for improving the lives of those with disabilities in Georgia. We hope that this system makes it easier for you to get involved and make a difference for people with developmental disabilities in Georgia. If you are interested in coming down to the Capitol, click here for our new Legislative Guide to the creating your own day at the Capitol to learn how make it happen. For Online Advocacy Tools Unlock the Waiting Lists' legislative agenda are budget items , which are directly reviewed by Senate and House members of the Appropriations Committees. For a list of budget items that affect people with disabilities, go to our action alert webpage . Key State Legislators Listed below are legislators that serve on important budget committees that review our budget items for both House and Senate. The Conference Committee Members. Last year, these legislators were assigned to negotiate differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget. House Members Senate Members Ben Harbin Jack Hill Mark Burkhalter Bill Stephens Jerry Keen Tommie Williams House Appropriations Leadership Senate Appropriations Leadership Ben Harbin - Chair Jack Hill - Chair Penny Houston - Secretary Greg Goggans - Vice Chair Tim Golden - Secretary House Appropriations Subcommittee for Health (Community Health, Children and Youth Council and PeachCare: ICWP slots) Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Community Health Mickey Channell - Vice Chair Greg Goggans - Chair Donna Sheldon - Secretary Cecil Staton - Vice Chair Mark Burkhalter Tim Golden Carolyn Hugley William Heath Butch Parrish Eric Johnson Jay Shaw Valencia Seay Richard Smith Don Thomas Ron Stephens Regina Thomas Pat Gardner Renee Unterman Tommie Williams House Appropriations Subcommittee for Human Resources and Labor (DHR Budget Items: Unlock services, Provider rate increases) Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Human Development Mark Butler - Vice Chair Renee Unterman - Chair Jeff May - Secretary Don Thomas - Vice Chair Buddy Carter Greg Goggans Keith Heard Johnny Grant Jerry Keen Steve Henson Judy Manning Eric Johnson Bobby Reese David Shafer Len Walker Valencia Seay Stan Watson Cecil Staton Horacena Tate What are they Saying? We are asking state legislators to take a stand on our issues right now. For general responses to your advocacy go to our Disability Blog by clicking here Responses from House Representatives Responses from Senators

Welcome to the Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities' legislative Action Center, an online advocacy system supporting the advocacy for improving the lives of those with disabilities in Georgia. We hope that this system makes it easier for you to get involved and make a difference for people with developmental disabilities in Georgia. If you are interested in coming down to the Capitol, click here for our new Legislative Guide to the creating your own day at the Capitol to learn how make it happen.

For Online Advocacy Tools

Unlock the Waiting Lists' legislative agenda are budget items , which are directly reviewed by Senate and House members of the Appropriations Committees. For a list of budget items that affect people with disabilities, go to our action alert webpage .

Key State Legislators

Listed below are legislators that serve on important budget committees that review our budget items for both House and Senate.

The Conference Committee Members. Last year, these legislators were assigned to negotiate differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget.

House Members

Senate Members

Ben Harbin

Jack Hill

Mark Burkhalter

Bill Stephens

Jerry Keen

Tommie Williams

House Appropriations Leadership

Senate Appropriations Leadership

Ben Harbin - Chair

Jack Hill - Chair

Penny Houston - Secretary

Greg Goggans - Vice Chair

Tim Golden - Secretary

House Appropriations Subcommittee for Health (Community Health, Children and Youth Council and PeachCare: ICWP slots)

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Community Health

Mickey Channell - Vice Chair

Greg Goggans - Chair

Donna Sheldon - Secretary

Cecil Staton - Vice Chair

Tim Golden

Carolyn Hugley

William Heath

Butch Parrish

Eric Johnson

Jay Shaw

Valencia Seay

Richard Smith

Don Thomas

Ron Stephens

Regina Thomas

Pat Gardner

Renee Unterman

House Appropriations Subcommittee for Human Resources and Labor (DHR Budget Items: Unlock services, Provider rate increases)

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Human Development

Mark Butler - Vice Chair

Renee Unterman - Chair

Jeff May - Secretary

Don Thomas - Vice Chair

Buddy Carter

Greg Goggans

Keith Heard

Johnny Grant

Steve Henson

Judy Manning

Bobby Reese

David Shafer

Len Walker

Stan Watson

Cecil Staton

Horacena Tate

What are they Saying?

We are asking state legislators to take a stand on our issues right now.

For general responses to your advocacy go to our Disability Blog by clicking here

Responses from House Representatives

Responses from Senators