Finance Committee, Vermont State Senate
The Finance Committee is a standing committee of the Vermont State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Vermont State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Committees at the start of each biennial session.[1] The Committee on Committees is made up of the Senate President, the President Pro Tempore, and one senator elected by the Senate. The Senate reserves the right to overrule any appointment and immediately fill the vacancy.[2] The first and secondly named members of each committee serve as chair and vice-chair, respectively.[3] The chair of each committee is responsible for scheduling committee meetings, and the clerk keeps a record of attendance to be delivered to the Secretary of State at the end of each session.[4][5]
See rules: Permanent Rules of the Vermont Senate
Function
According to the Senate Rules, the Finance Committee is responsible for
| “ | matters affecting the revenues of the state or its instrumentalities, and matters relating to banks, trust companies, insurance, utility companies and to private and quasi-public corporations, including other companies subject to regulation by the Public Service Board.[1][6] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Finance Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(1) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Finance Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(1) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Finance Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(1) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Ann Cummings, Chair | • Dustin Degree | • Anthony Pollina | ||
| • Mark MacDonald, Vice chair | ||||
| • Virginia Lyons | ||||
| • Michael Sirotkin | ||||
| • Brian Campion | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Timothy Ashe, Chair | • Kevin Mullin (Vermont) | |||
| • Mark MacDonald, Vice-Chair | • Richard Westman | |||
| • Virginia Lyons | ||||
| • Claire Ayer | ||||
| • Michael Sirotkin | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Timothy Ashe, Chair | • Kevin Mullin | |||
| • Mark MacDonald, Vice chair | ||||
| • Christopher Bray | ||||
| • Peter Galbraith | ||||
| • Robert Hartwell | ||||
| • Virginia Lyons | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Ann Cummings, Chair | • Randy Brock | |||
| • Mark MacDonald, Vice chair | • Richard Westman | |||
| • Sally Fox | ||||
| • Timothy Ashe | ||||
| • Richard McCormack | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (0) | |||
| • Claire Ayer | ||||
| • Bill Carris | ||||
| • Ann Cummings | ||||
| • Robert Hartwell | ||||
| • Mark MacDonald | ||||
| • Hull Maynard | ||||
| • Richard McCormack | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vermont State Legislature, "Permanent Rules of the Vermont Senate, (Rule 24)," accessed March 1, 2021
- ↑ Vermont State Legislature, "Permanent Rules of the Vermont Senate (Rule 6)," accessed March 1, 2021
- ↑ Vermont State Legislature, "Permanent Rules of the Vermont Senate (Rule 25)," accessed March 1, 2021
- ↑ Vermont State Legislature, "Permanent Rules of the Vermont Senate (Rule 26)," accessed March 1, 2021
- ↑ Vermont State Legislature, "Permanent Rules of the Vermont Senate (Rule 29)," accessed March 1, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
