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State and Local Government Committee, Kentucky State Senate
The State and Local Government Committee is a standing committee of the Kentucky State Senate.
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 the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the Commonwealth; the General Assembly, its committees, officers and service agencies; redistricting; the Governor; the Lieutenant Governor; intergovernmental cooperation; relations with the federal government; administrative organization; administrative regulations; administrative agencies; Department of Law; constitutional offices; state personnel; state retirement systems; public property and public printing; public officers, their terms, appointments, fees, compensation, removal, oaths and bonds; public information; state and regional planning; libraries, including library districts, city and county libraries, and county law libraries; archives and records; public corporations; Commonwealth’s attorneys; circuit clerks; the proposing of constitutional amendments and the calling of a constitutional convention; ratification of amendments to the United States Constitution; the election of officers to state, local and school board positions; election commissioners, officers and precincts; qualifications, registration and purgation of voters; conduct of regular and primary elections; presidential and congressional elections; special elections to fill vacancies; contest of elections; corrupt practices and election financing; election offenses and prosecutions; voting machines; absent ballots; the officers, organization, government, and financing of county and city governments; urban-county governments generally; county and city imposed taxes and licenses; special purpose assessment and taxing districts within a city; financing of local government improvements; issuance of bonds for county, city, and special district projects; local government indebtedness generally; compensation of county and city officers and employees; the imposition of duties and costs on local governments; interlocal government cooperation and consolidation of services; local government employees civil service and retirement; powers, duties, and composition of fiscal courts and municipal legislative bodies; the offices of county judge/executive, magistrate, county attorney, sheriff, constable, jailer, coroner, surveyor, and county clerk;forms of local government; incorporation and classification of cities; housing projects; urban renewal and redevelopment; planning and zoning; annexation of territory; public works; parks and playgrounds; police and fire departments and their retirement systems; county roads; city streets and sidewalks; local government utilities and waterworks; acquisition of waterworks and water districts by local governments; sewers; metropolitan sewer and sanitation districts; public road districts; water districts; fire protection districts; drainage districts and local flood control and water usage; local air pollution control districts; urban service districts; and special districts not assigned to another committee.[3][4] | ” |
Click here to read more regarding this committee's role in the state's redistricting after the 2020 census.
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
State and Local Government Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
State and Local Government Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
State and Local Government 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
State and Local Government Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | 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.
State and Local Government Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Denise Angel | • Joe Bowen, Chair | |||
• Morgan McGarvey | • Stan Humphries, Vice chair | |||
• Dorsey Ridley | • Ralph Alvarado | |||
• Chris McDaniel | ||||
• Albert Robinson | ||||
• Wil Schroder | ||||
• Dan Seum | ||||
• Damon Thayer |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
State and Local Government Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Denise Harper Angel | • Joe Bowen, Chair | |||
• Morgan McGarvey | • Stan Humphries, Vice Chair | |||
• Dorsey Ridley | • Julie Raque Adams | |||
• Chris McDaniel | ||||
• Albert Robinson | ||||
• Dan Seum | ||||
• Damon Thayer | ||||
• Ralph Alvarado |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
State and Local Government Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Walter Blevins | • Joe Bowen, Chair | |||
• Morgan McGarvey | • Stan Humphries, Vice chair | |||
• Gerald Neal | • Ernie Harris | |||
• R.J. Palmer | • Chris McDaniel | |||
• Albert Robinson | ||||
• Dan Seum | ||||
• Damon Thayer |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
State and Local Government Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Walter Blevins | • Damon Thayer, Chair | |||
• Gerald Neal | • John Schickel, Vice chair | |||
• R.J. Palmer | • Jimmy Higdon | |||
• Johnny Ray Turner | • Tom Jensen | |||
• Alice Kerr | ||||
• Dan Seum | ||||
• Robert Stivers |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
State and Local Government Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Walter Blevins | • Carroll Gibson | |||
• Julian Carroll | • Ernie Harris | |||
• Johnny Ray Turner | • Tom Jensen | |||
• Ed Worley | • Alice Kerr | |||
• John Schickel | ||||
• Damon Thayer | ||||
• Elizabeth Tori |
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 40-10)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.