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Here's the list of committee appointments for the Senate released last night.
Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
Sen. Charlie Albertson – chairman
Sen. Austin Allran – vice chairman
Sen. Bob Atwater – vice chairman
Sen. Janet Cowell – vice chairman
Sen. Ellie Kinnaird – vice chairman
Sen. A.B. Swindell – vice chairman
Sen. David Weinstein – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Stan Bingham, Sen. Andrew Brock, Sen. Harry Brown, Sen. Dan Clodfelter, Sen. Don East, Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, Sen. Clark Jenkins, Sen. Ed Jones, Sen. Jean Preston, Sen. Joe Sam Queen, Sen. Fred Smith, Sen. John Snow, Sen. Jerry Tillman
Appropriations/Base Budget
Sen. Walter Dalton – co-chairman
Sen. Linda Garrou – co-chairman
Sen. Kay Hagan – co-chairman
Sen. Charlie Albertson – vice chairman
Sen. Charlie Dannelly – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Tom Apodaca, Sen. Bob Atwater, Sen. Doug Berger, Sen. Phil Berger, Sen. Stan Bingham, Sen. Harris Blake, Sen. Julia Boseman, Sen. Andrew Brock, Sen. Harry Brown, Sen. Pete Brunstetter, Sen. Dan Clodfelter, Sen. Janet Cowell, Sen. Katie Dorsett, Sen. Don East, Sen. Tony Foriest, Sen. Jim Forrester, Sen. Steve Goss, Sen. Malcolm Graham, Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, Sen. David Hoyle, Sen. Neal Hunt, Sen. Jim Jacumin, Sen. Clark Jenkins, Sen. Ed Jones, Sen. John Kerr, Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, Sen. Jeanne Lucas, Sen. Vernon Malone, Sen. Martin Nesbitt, Sen. Robert Pittenger, Sen. Jean Preston, Sen. Bill Purcell, Sen. Joe Sam Queen, Sen. Tony Rand, Sen. Larry Shaw, Sen. Fred Smith, Sen. John Snow, Sen. R.C. Soles, Sen. Richard Stevens, Sen. A.B. Swindell, Sen. David Weinstein
Appropriations/Education/Higher Education
Sen. A.B. Swindell – senior chairman
Sen. Julia Boseman – co-chairman
Sen. Richard Stevens – co-chairman
Members: Sen. Tony Foriest, Sen. Fletcher Hartsell
Appropriations/Education/Public Instruction
Sen. Jeanne Lucas – senior chairman
Sen. Vernon Malone – co-chairman
Sen. Joe Sam Queen – co-chairman
Members: Sen. Bob Atwater, Sen. Martin Nesbitt, Sen. Jean Preston, Sen. Jerry Tillman
Appropriations/Human Resources
Sen. Bill Purcell – co-chairman
Sen. Doug Berger – co-chairman
Members: Sen. Harris Blake, Sen. Charlie Dannelly, Sen. Jim Forrester, Sen. Steve Goss
Appropriations/Information Technology and General Government
Sen. Janet Cowell – co-chairman
Sen. Katie Dorsett – co-chairman
Members: Sen. Andrew Brock, Sen. Malcolm Graham, Sen. Neal Hunt, Sen. John Kerr, Sen. Fred Smith
Appropriations/Justice and Public Safety
Sen. Ellie Kinnaird – co-chairman
Sen. John Snow – co-chairman
Sen. Dan Clodfelter – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Tom Apodaca, Sen. Stan Bingham, Sen. Pete Brunstetter, Sen. Tony Rand
Appropriations/Natural and Economic Resources
Sen. David Weinstein – chairman
Sen. Charlie Albertson – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Harry Brown, Sen. Jim Jacumin, Sen. Ed Jones
Appropriations/Transportation
Sen. Clark Jenkins – chairman
Sen. R.C. Soles – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Phil Berger, Sen. Don East, Sen. David Hoyle, Sen. Larry Shaw
Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Sen. R.C. Soles – chairman
Sen. David Hoyle – vice chairman
Sen. Tony Rand – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Tom Apodaca, Sen. Doug Berger, Sen. Phil Berger, Sen. Harris Blake, Sen. Julia Boseman, Sen. Walter Dalton, Sen. Katie Dorsett, Sen. Tony Foriest, Sen. Jim Forrester, Sen. Linda Garrou, Sen. Eddie Goodall, Sen. Steve Goss, Sen. Malcolm Graham, Sen. Kay Hagan, Sen. Neal Hunt, Sen. Jim Jacumin, Sen. John Kerr, Sen. Vernon Malone, Sen. Martin Nesbitt, Sen. Robert Pittenger, Sen. Bill Purcell, Sen. Larry Shaw, Sen. Richard Stevens
Education/Higher Education
Sen. A.B. Swindell – senior chairman
Sen. Julia Boseman – co-chairman
Sen. Richard Stevens – co-chairman
Members: Sen. Austin Allran, Sen. Phil Berger, Sen. Stan Bingham, Sen. Janet Cowell, Sen. Tony Foriest, Sen. Linda Garrou, Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, Sen. David Hoyle, Sen. Neal Hunt, Sen. Clark Jenkins, Sen. Bill Purcell, Sen. Tony Rand, Sen. John Snow
Education/Public Instruction
Sen. Jeanne Lucas – senior chairman
Sen. Vernon Malone – co-chairman
Sen. Joe Sam Queen – co-chairman
Members: Sen. Tom Apodaca, Sen. Bob Atwater, Sen. Doug Berger, Sen. Harry Brown, Sen. Walter Dalton, Sen. Charlie Dannelly, Sen. Katie Dorsett, Sen. Jim Forrester, Sen. Eddie Goodall, Sen. Steve Goss, Sen. Malcolm Graham, Sen. Kay Hagan, Sen. Ed Jones, Sen. Martin Nesbitt, Sen. Jean Preston, Sen. Fred Smith, Sen. Jerry Tillman
Finance
Sen. Dan Clodfelter – co-chairman
Sen. David Hoyle – co-chairman
Sen. John Kerr – co-chairman
Sen. Fletcher Hartsell – vice chairman
Sen. Larry Shaw – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Charlie Albertson, Sen. Austin Allran, Sen. Tom Apodaca, Sen. Bob Atwater, Sen. Phil Berger, Sen. Harris Blake, Sen. Julia Boseman, Sen. Andrew Brock, Sen. Harry Brown, Sen. Pete Brunstetter, Sen. Janet Cowell, Sen. Walter Dalton, Sen. Charlie Dannelly, Sen. Linda Garrou, Sen. Eddie Goodall, Sen. Steve Goss, Sen. Neal Hunt, Sen. Clark Jenkins, Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, Sen. Martin Nesbitt, Sen. Robert Pittenger, Sen. Jean Preston, Sen. Bill Purcell, Sen. Joe Sam Queen, Sen. Tony Rand, Sen. Fred Smith, Sen. R.C. Soles, Sen. Richard Stevens, Sen. A.B. Swindell, Sen. Jerry Tillman, Sen. David Weinstein
Finance – Subcommittee on Capital and Infrastructure Financing
Sen. Dan Clodfelter – chairman
Members: Sen. Pete Brunstetter, Sen. Janet Cowell, Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, Sen. David Hoyle, Sen. John Kerr, Sen, R.C. Soles, Sen. Richard Stevens
Health Care
Sen. Stan Bingham – co-chairman
Sen. Bill Purcell – co-chairman
Sen. Katie Dorsett – vice chairman
Sen. Tony Foriest – vice chairman
Sen. Jim Forrester – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Bob Atwater, Sen. Doug Berger, Sen. Harris Blake, Sen. Pete Brunstetter, Sen. Charlie Dannelly, Sen. Kay Hagan, Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, Sen. David Hoyle, Sen. Jim Jacumin, Sen. Ed Jones, Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, Sen. Vernon Malone, Sen. Martin Nesbitt, Sen. Tony Rand
Information Technology
Sen. Janet Cowell – co-chairman
Sen. Katie Dorsett – co-chairman
Sen. Malcolm Graham – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Tom Apodaca, Sen. Doug Berger, Sen. Phil Berger, Sen. Andrew Brock, Sen. Tony Foriest, Sen. Steve Goss, Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, Sen. John Kerr, Sen. Joe Sam Queen
Judiciary I
Sen. Martin Nesbitt – chairman
Sen. Dan Clodfelter – vice chairman
Sen. R.C. Soles – vice chairman
Sen. Phil Berger – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Charlie Albertson, Sen. Julia Boseman, Sen. Andrew Brock, Sen. Harry Brown, Sen. Pete Brunstetter, Sen. Janet Cowell, Sen. Malcolm Graham, Sen. David Hoyle, Sen. Clark Jenkins, Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, Sen. Vernon Malone, Sen. Tony Rand, Sen. Richard Stevens, Sen. Jerry Tillman
Judiciary II
Sen. Fletcher Hartsell – chairman
Sen. Doug Berger – vice chairman
Sen. Ed Jones – vice chairman
Sen. Austin Allran – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Tom Apodaca, Sen. Bob Atwater, Sen. Stan Bingham, Sen. Walter Dalton, Sen. Charlie Dannelly, Sen. Katie Dorsett, Sen. Eddie Goodall, Sen. Jim Jacumin, Sen. John Kerr, Sen. Joe Sam Queen, Sen. John Snow, Sen. A.B. Swindell
Mental Health and Youth Services
Sen. Bob Atwater – co-chairman
Sen. Ellie Kinnaird – co-chairman
Sen. Martin Nesbitt – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Charlie Dannelly, Sen. Jim Forrester, Sen. Jim Jacumin, Sen. Vernon Malone, Sen. Jean Preston, Sen. Bill Purcell, Sen. Larry Shaw, Sen. John Snow, Sen. A.B. Swindell
Pensions, Retirement and Aging
Sen. Walter Dalton – co-chairman
Sen. Linda Garrou – co-chairman
Sen. Kay Hagan – co-chairman
Members: Sen. Charlie Albertson, Sen. Bob Atwater, Sen. Stan Bingham, Sen. Andrew Brock, Sen. Dan Clodfelter, Sen. Janet Cowell, Sen. Katie Dorsett, Sen. Don East, Sen. Tony Foriest, Sen. Jim Forrester, Sen. Clark Jenkins, Sen. Vernon Malone, Sen. Martin Nesbitt, Sen. Bill Purcell, Sen. Joe Sam Queen, Sen. Richard Stevens, Sen. A.B. Swindell
Rules and Operations of the Senate
Sen. Tony Rand – chairman
Sen. Walter Dalton – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Charlie Albertson, Sen. Tom Apodaca, Sen. Phil Berger, Sen. Julia Boseman, Sen. Andrew Brock, Sen. Pete Brunstetter, Sen. Dan Clodfelter, Sen. Katie Dorsett, Sen. Jim Forrester, Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, Sen. David Hoyle, Sen. Ed Jones, Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, Sen. Martin Nesbitt, Sen. R.C. Soles, Sen. Richard Stevens, Sen. A.B. Swindell, Sen. David Weinstein
State and Local Government
Sen. Don East – co-chairman
Sen. Malcolm Graham – co-chairman
Sen. Katie Dorsett – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Charlie Albertson, Sen. Tom Apodaca, Sen. Phil Berger, Sen. Harris Blake, Sen. Julia Boseman, Sen. Pete Brunstetter, Sen. Ed Jones, Sen. Vernon Malone, Sen. Joe Sam Queen, Sen. Fred Smith, Sen. R.C. Soles, Sen. Richard Stevens
Transportation
Sen. Larry Shaw – chairman
Sen. Steve Goss – vice chairman
Sen. Clark Jenkins – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Austin Allran, Sen. Phil Berger, Sen. Harry Brown, Sen. Janet Cowell, Sen. Don East, Sen. Eddie Goodall, Sen. Malcolm Graham, Sen. Neal Hunt, Sen. John Kerr, Sen. Jean Preston, Sen. Joe Sam Queen, Sen. John Snow, Sen. R.C. Soles, Sen. Richard Stevens, Sen. A.B. Swindell, Sen. Jerry Tillman, Sen. David Weinstein
Ways and Means
Sen. Charlie Dannelly – chairman
Sen. David Weinstein – vice chairman
Members: Sen. Charlie Albertson, Sen. Austin Allran, Sen. Jim Forrester, Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, Sen. David Hoyle, Sen. Neal Hunt, Sen. Clark Jenkins, Sen. John Kerr, Sen. Jeanne Lucas, Sen. Vernon Malone, Sen. A.B. Swindell
Comments
A great resource.
Thanks, Kirk. Now I know who to hound about what.
thanks
I thought I'd just put it up clean as a ref doc. I'll do the same when the House does its organizing.
This is great!
Saves me some time.
Robin Hayes lied. Nobody died, but thousands of folks lost their jobs.
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Health Care
the health care crisis will dominate the legislator's time this session.
Hey, Kirk, why are there so many
co-chairs and vice chairs. They look like a bunch of bozos that can't make any decisions.
Or, do they need all those 'leaders' because most of them plan not to attend the meetings and out of 4 or 6 'co's and 'vice's, maybe one will actually be at any given meeting to call it to order and adjourn it? Inquiring minds want to know . . .
“All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.” So enjoy the drama.
commitee size
compared to the size of the legislature i think those committees are inordinately large. that could explain the extra leaders.
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why so many?
Tradition is the main answer, but, yeah, sometimes, it's to keep a committee running. Sometimes it's a way of showing that a group or interest is well-represented. Sometimes, it's a reward. And sometimes it's just 'cause they need that many cat herders.
Front-page link to this and House?
Can we have an easy lookup for this info?
Scrutiny Hooligans - http://www.scrutinyhooligans.us
The Pressure is on Sen. Kinnaird.
As co-chair of the Mental Health Committee, it will be up to you to make sure that we have mental health parity and make up for lost time. Word on the street is that this is your last trip to the legislature, let's see something happen.
Where are the candidates?
Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
-me
Kirk
What does judiciary II do? I dont think I can remember a bill ever leaving that committee and getting passed. how are they different from judiciary I?
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