The first task after the oath of office is taken is the organization of the house. Organizing officials State law provides that the task of organizing the house is to be performed by the clerk of the House of Representatives. Before taking a seat, each representative must take an oath or affirmation. I further swear or affirm that I am not the holder of any public money due this State, unaccounted for, that I am not the holder office of trust under the government of the United States, nor of any one of the several States, nor of any foreign state, that I am otherwise qualified to hold said office according to the Constitution and laws of Georgia and that I am not a member of the Communist Party. The oath may be administered to legislators by any supreme court justice or by any court of appeals, superior court, or state court judge.
All members take the oath as a group.
Special sessions Should important matters arise between regular session, Georgia's governor may call the General Assembly back into special session. To convene a special session, the governor issues an executive proclamation stating the subjects to be considered. The decision to call a special session is not reviewable by the courts, nor is there a limit as to how many subjects may be included in the proclamation. No law may be enacted at a special session that odes not relate to the purposes stated in the governor's proclamation. The special sessions are limited to 40 days, unless a resolution to extend the length is approved by three-fifths of each house and the governor.