Agriculture Committee, Kentucky State Senate
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The Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the Kentucky State Senate.
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Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Kentucky State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Committees.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
The jurisdiction of this committee includes:
| “ | matters pertaining to crop, livestock, poultry, aquaculture, and their marketing, disease control and warehousing; tobacco; stockyards; agricultural cooperatives and marketing associations; regulation of amusement rides; pesticide application and regulation; agriculture and commercial weights and measures; national food distribution programs; motor fuel quality; grain regulation and the trade of grains and commodities; ethanol and cellulosic fuels; veterinarians; the State Fair; county fairs; agriculture loan and grant programs; agritourism; farm safety and education; the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement; the Department of Agriculture; and the Governor's Office of Agriculture Policy.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Agriculture Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Agriculture Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Agriculture Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(1) |
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Dennis Parrett | • Paul Hornback, Chair | |||
| • Dorsey Ridley | • Steve West, Vice chair | |||
| • Robin Webb | • Jared Carpenter | |||
| • C.B. Embry, Jr. | ||||
| • David Givens | ||||
| • Stan Humphries | ||||
| • Damon Thayer | ||||
| • Whitney Westerfield | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Dennis Parrett | • Paul Hornback, Chair | |||
| • Dorsey Ridley | • Carroll Gibson, Vice Chair | |||
| • Robin Webb | • C.B. Embry, Jr. | |||
| • Chris Girdler | ||||
| • David Givens | ||||
| • Stan Humphries | ||||
| • Damon Thayer | ||||
| • Whitney Westerfield | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Dennis Parrett | • Paul Hornback, Chair | |||
| • Dorsey Ridley | • Sara Beth Gregory, Vice chair | |||
| • Kathy Stein | • Carroll Gibson | |||
| • Robin Webb | • David Givens | |||
| • Stan Humphries | ||||
| • Damon Thayer | ||||
| • Whitney Westerfield | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Dennis Parrett | • David Givens, Chair | • Bob Leeper | ||
| • Joey Pendleton | • Vernie McGaha, Vice chair | |||
| • Dorsey Ridley | • Joe Bowen | |||
| • Robin Webb | • Carroll Gibson | |||
| • Paul Hornback | ||||
| • Damon Thayer | ||||
| • Ken Winters | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • David Boswell | • David Givens | • Bob Leeper | ||
| • Joey Pendleton | • Ernie Harris | |||
| • Dorsey Ridley | • Vernie McGaha | |||
| • Kathy Stein | • Damon Thayer | |||
| • Ken Winters | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 Senate Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 39)
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 Senate Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 38)
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 Senate Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Section 40-1)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Current members of the Kentucky State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Robert Stivers
Majority Leader:Max Wise
Minority Leader:Gerald Neal
Senators
District 1
Jason Howell (R)
District 2
Danny Carroll (R)
District 3
Craig Richardson (R)
District 4
Robby Mills (R)
District 5
Stephen Meredith (R)
District 6
Lindsey Tichenor (R)
District 7
Aaron Reed (R)
District 8
Gary Boswell (R)
District 9
David Givens (R)
District 10
Matthew Deneen (R)
District 11
Steve Rawlings (R)
District 12
Amanda Bledsoe (R)
District 13
Reggie Thomas (D)
District 14
Jimmy Higdon (R)
District 15
Rick Girdler (R)
District 16
Max Wise (R)
District 17
Matt Nunn (R)
District 18
Robin Webb (D)
District 19
District 20
Gex Williams (R)
District 21
Brandon Storm (R)
District 22
Donald Douglas (R)
District 23
Chris McDaniel (R)
District 24
District 25
Robert Stivers (R)
District 26
Karen Berg (D)
District 27
Steve West (R)
District 28
Greg Elkins (R)
District 29
Scott Madon (R)
District 30
Brandon Smith (R)
District 31
Phillip Wheeler (R)
District 32
Mike Wilson (R)
District 33
Gerald Neal (D)
District 34
Jared Carpenter (R)
District 35
Keturah Herron (D)
District 36
Julie Adams (R)
District 37
David Yates (D)
District 38
Mike Nemes (R)
Republican Party (31)
Democratic Party (7)