State & Local Government Committee, Tennessee State Senate
The State & Local Government Committee is a standing committee of the Tennessee State Senate.
Per Section 73 of the Senate Rules, all standing, special, and select committees of the Tennessee State Senate are appointed by the speaker of the Senate.[1] In each standing committee, the speaker of the Senate appoints one chairperson, one 1st vice-chairperson, and one 2nd vice-chairperson. The speaker may also appoint a chairperson emeritus at his or her discretion.[2] The speaker considers the abilities, preferences, and seniority of members as well as the political party representation in the Senate when appointing committees and committee officers.[1] The appointed chairperson of each standing committee is responsible for attendance roll call and reporting to the speaker of the Senate if a member is absent from three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings without being excused by the chairperson.[3]
See rules: Rules of Order
Function
The committee's website stated its responsibilities as follows:
| “ | Responsible for forms of local government; utility districts; assistance to local and municipal governments; matters dealing with revenue and taxation levied by local governments; matters dealing with employees of local governments; matters dealing with expenditure by local governments; matters dealing with local ordinances; state and local government boundary lines; veterans affairs; penal and correctional institutions; public lands; preservation of historical landmarks and objects; holidays and celebrations; regulation of sale of intoxicating liquors; Adjutant General and National Guard; election laws; and state government in general.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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State & Local Government Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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State & Local Government Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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State & Local Government Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| State & Local Government Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Jeff Yarbro | • Ken Yager, Chair | |||
| • Richard Briggs, Vice chair | ||||
| • Ed Jackson, Vice chair | ||||
| • Paul Bailey | ||||
| • Todd Gardenhire | ||||
| • Jack Johnson | ||||
| • Bill Ketron | ||||
| • Mark Norris | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| State & Local Government Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Thelma Harper | • Ken Yager, Chair | |||
| • Steven Dickerson, 1st Vice-Chair | ||||
| • Richard Briggs, 2nd Vice-Chair | ||||
| • Mark Green | ||||
| • Ed Jackson | ||||
| • Jack Johnson | ||||
| • Bill Ketron | ||||
| • Mark Norris | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| State & Local Government Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Thelma Harper | • Ken Yager, Chair | |||
| • Reginald Tate | • Jack Johnson, 1st Vice chair | |||
| • Janice Bowling, 2nd Vice chair | ||||
| • Mark Green | ||||
| • Bill Ketron | ||||
| • Mark Norris | ||||
| • John Stevens | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| State & Local Government Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Lowe Finney | • Ken Yager, Chair | |||
| • Thelma Harper | • Jim Tracy, Vice chair | |||
| • Joe Haynes | • Stacey Campfield | |||
| • Mike Faulk | ||||
| • Bill Ketron | ||||
| • Mark Norris | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| State & Local Government Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Lowe Finney, Vice chair | • Bill Ketron, Chair | |||
| • Joe Haynes | • Mike Faulk | |||
| • Thelma Harper | • Tim Burchett | |||
| • Ken Yager | ||||
| • Jim Tracy | ||||
| • Mark Norris | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 State of Tennessee, "Rules of Order of the Senate for the One Hundred Twelfth General Assembly," February 22, 2021 (Section 73)
- ↑ State of Tennessee, "Rules of Order of the Senate for the One Hundred Twelfth General Assembly," February 22, 2021 (Section 74)
- ↑ State of Tennessee, "Rules of Order of the Senate for the One Hundred Twelfth General Assembly," February 22, 2021 (Section 83.7)
- ↑ Tennessee General Assembly, "Senate Standing Committee - State and Local Government," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
