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State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
The State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Arkansas State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Arkansas State Senate are assigned by seniority. Starting with the most senior member, every senator chooses a committee. Once the most junior senator has chosen, everyone selects again in the same order. The President of the Senate then appoints additional senators to any committees with less than eight members.[1] If a senator is elected to fill a mid-term vacancy by special election, the incoming senator assumes any committee responsibilities of the previous senator, but cannot serve as a Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson.[2] Committees are assigned at the start of each legislative session.[3] It is not stated what constitutes a committee's quorum. The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | This committee reviews matters pertaining to state government and state agencies, except where the subject matter relates more appropriately to another committee, proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas or the federal government, election laws and procedures, federal and interstate relations, and similar legislation. The committee also monitors and makes recommendations for periodic updating, modernizing, and revising the Code of Ethics for public officials.[4][5] | ” |
Click here to read more regarding this committee's role in the state's redistricting after the 2020 census.
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (7) | 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 Agencies and Governmental Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (0) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Eddie Joe Williams, Chair | ||||
| • Gary Stubblefield, Vice chair | ||||
| • Missy Irvin | ||||
| • Bart Hester | ||||
| • Bryan King | ||||
| • Terry Rice | ||||
| • Trent Garner | ||||
| • Dave Wallace | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • David Burnett, Vice chair | • Eddie Joe Williams, Chair | |||
| • David Johnson (Arkansas legislator) | • Cecile Bledsoe | |||
| • Joyce Elliott | • Jon Woods | |||
| • Linda Pondexter Chesterfield | • Bryan King | |||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Robert Thompson | • Eddie Joe Williams, Chair | |||
| • David Johnson | • Jane English, Vice Chair | |||
| • Bobby Pierce | • Gary Stubblefield | |||
| • Jimmy Hickey, Jr. | ||||
| • Bryan King | ||||
2011-2012
| State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Sue Madison, Chair | • Gilbert Baker, Vice Chair | |||
| • Paul Bookout | • Kim Hendren | |||
| • David Johnson | • Johnny Key | |||
| • Robert Thompson | • Bill Pritchard | |||
2009-2010
| State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Steve Bryles | • Gilbert Baker | |||
| • Steve Faris | • Kim Hendren | |||
| • Bobby Glover | • Bill Pritchard | |||
| • Randy Laverty | ||||
| • Ed Wilkinson | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Access Arkansas, "Parliamentary Manual of the Senate," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 7.01-b-2)
- ↑ Access Arkansas, "Parliamentary Manual of the Senate," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 7.02-d)
- ↑ Access Arkansas, "Parliamentary Manual of the Senate," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 7.01-b-1)
- ↑ Arkansas Senate, "State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.