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Transportation Committee, Kentucky State Senate
The Transportation 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 relating to airports and aviation; boats and boating; licensing of motor vehicles; operators and trailers; financial responsibility law; nonresident motorists; motor vehicle sales; railroad rates, service and operating regulations; motor carriers; matters pertaining to the construction and maintenance of the state highway system; the Transportation Cabinet; state aid for local roads and streets; the state police; the Federal Highway Safety Law; turnpike authority; state and federal highways; limited access facilities; use of road bond monies; bill boards; automobile recyclers; highway beautification; bridges, tunnels and ferries; traffic regulations; vehicle equipment and storage; driver training schools.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Transportation 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
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Senate Transportation 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 Transportation 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 Transportation Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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Ernie Harris (R, Chair) left this committee on April 15, 2020. [Source]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Gerald Neal | • Ernie Harris, Chair | |||
| • Dorsey Ridley | • Brandon Smith, Vice chair | |||
| • Johnny Ray Turner | • Joe Bowen | |||
| • Jared Carpenter | ||||
| • C.B. Embry, Jr. | ||||
| • Jimmy Higdon | ||||
| • Paul Hornback | ||||
| • Albert Robinson | ||||
| • Mike Wilson, Kentucky Politician | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Gerald Neal | • Ernie Harris, Chair | |||
| • Dorsey Ridley | • Brandon Smith, Vice Chair | |||
| • Johnny Ray Turner | • Joe Bowen | |||
| • Jared Carpenter | ||||
| • Jimmy Higdon | ||||
| • Albert Robinson | ||||
| • Whitney Westerfield | ||||
| • Mike Wilson | ||||
| • C.B. Embry, Jr. | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Ray Jones | • Ernie Harris, Chair | • Bob Leeper | ||
| • Morgan McGarvey | • Jimmy Higdon, Vice chair | |||
| • Dorsey Ridley | • Chris Girdler | |||
| • Johnny Ray Turner | • Paul Hornback | |||
| • Albert Robinson | ||||
| • John Schickel | ||||
| • Brandon Smith | ||||
| • Whitney Westerfield | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Ray Jones | • Ernie Harris, Chair | • Bob Leeper | ||
| • Tim Shaughnessy | • Brandon Smith, Vice chair | |||
| • Johnny Ray Turner | • David Givens | |||
| • Jimmy Higdon | ||||
| • Paul Hornback | ||||
| • John Schickel | ||||
| • Damon Thayer | ||||
| • Mike Wilson | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Walter Blevins | • David Givens | • Bob Leeper | ||
| • David Boswell | • Ernie Harris | |||
| • R.J. Palmer | • John Schickel | |||
| • Ed Worley | • Brandon Smith | |||
| • Gary Tapp | ||||
| • Damon Thayer | ||||
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 40-11)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.