Thursday, January 15, 2009

Senate Committee Announcements

The announcement of Senate Standing Committees has been released. There have been a number of changes, even where there were not vacancies.

Senator Ramsey continues to serve as Lt. Governor
Senator Woodson is moving into the position of Speaker Pro Tempore
Senator Ketron is Deputy Speaker

Commerce, Labor and Agriculture Chair: Sen. Stanley
Education Chair: Sen. Gresham
Environment, Conservation and Tourism Chair: Sen. Southerland
Finance, Ways and Means Chair: Sen. McNally
General Welfare Chair: Sen. Crowe
Government Operations Chair: Sen. Johnson
Judiciary Chair: Sen. Beavers
State and Local Government Chair: Sen. Ketron
Transportation Chair: Sen. Tracy
Rules: Sen. Norris
Ethics: Sen. Black
Calendar: Sen. Faulk

The new membership of the Senate State and Local Government Committee, which is an important committee that considers most legislation affecting county government is as follows:

Chairman: Ketron, Vice Chair: Finney, Secretary: Haynes
Other Members: Burchett, Faulk, Harper, Norris, Tracy, Yager

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