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Finance and Taxation Education Committee, Alabama State Senate
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The Finance and Taxation Education Committee is a standing committee of the Alabama State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Alabama State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Assignments, consisting of the president pro tempore, the presiding officer, the senate majority leader, and three additional members appointed by the president pro tempore. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum. [1][2]
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | The Committee on Finance and Taxation Education, to which committee shall be referred bills and other matters concerning the Education Trust Fund in regard to revenues, appropriations, expenditures, state bond issues relating to projects which fall within the scope of education fund expenditures, and public debts of the State, and the administration of the State’s taxation and revenue law, including measures that would require new expenditures or increases in appropriations of state funds or that would affect any reductions in state revenue, as well as comprehensive accountability of all departments and entities which are funded by the Education Budget, including, but not limited to, competent expenditures of all monies appropriated from the Education Budget and performance accountability at all levels. The Committee on Finance and Taxation Education shall not exceed 15 members.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Finance and Taxation Education Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Finance and Taxation Education Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Finance and Taxation Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Finance and Taxation Education Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Finance and Taxation Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Vivian Figures | • Trip Pittman, Chair | • Harri Anne Smith | ||
| • Quinton Ross | • Rusty Glover, Vice chair | |||
| • Henry Sanders | • Gerald Allen | |||
| • Rodger Smitherman | • Slade Blackwell | |||
| • Paul Bussman | ||||
| • Gerald Dial | ||||
| • Jimmy Holley | ||||
| • Arthur Orr | ||||
| • J. T. Waggoner | ||||
| • Tom Whatley | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Finance and Taxation Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Roger Bedford | • Trip Pittman, Chair | |||
| • Henry Sanders | • Gerald Dial, Vice chair | |||
| • Rodger Smitherman | • Gerald Allen | |||
| • Scott Beason | ||||
| • Slade Blackwell | ||||
| • Vivian Figures | ||||
| • Arthur Orr | ||||
| • Bryan Taylor | ||||
| • J.T. Waggoner | ||||
| • Tom Whatley | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Finance and Taxation Education Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Henry Sanders, Chair | • Del Marsh | • Harri Anne Smith | ||
| • Phil Poole, Vice chair | • Larry Dixon | |||
| • Bobby Denton | • Jimmy Holley | |||
| • Tom Butler | ||||
| • Roger Bedford | ||||
| • Larry Means | ||||
| • Rodger Smitherman | ||||
| • Linda Coleman | ||||
| • Quinton Ross | ||||
| • T.D. Little | ||||
| • Vivian Figures | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Alabama Legislature, "Senate Rules Relating to the Presiding Officer," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 47-b)
- ↑ The Alabama Legislature, "Senate Rules Relating to Committees," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 48)
- ↑ The Alabama Legislature, "Senate Rules Relating to Committees," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 48-2)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Current members of the Alabama State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Steve Livingston
Minority Leader:Bobby Singleton
Senators
District 1
Tim Melson (R)
District 2
Tom Butler (R)
District 3
Arthur Orr (R)
District 4
Garlan Gudger (R)
District 5
Matt Woods (R)
District 6
Larry Stutts (R)
District 7
Sam Givhan (R)
District 8
Steve Livingston (R)
District 9
Wes Kitchens (R)
District 10
Andrew Jones (R)
District 11
Lance Bell (R)
District 12
Keith Kelley (R)
District 13
Randy Price (R)
District 14
April Weaver (R)
District 15
Dan Roberts (R)
District 16
J.T. Waggoner (R)
District 17
Shay Shelnutt (R)
District 18
District 19
Merika Coleman (D)
District 20
District 21
Gerald Allen (R)
District 22
Greg Albritton (R)
District 23
Robert Stewart (D)
District 24
Bobby Singleton (D)
District 25
Will Barfoot (R)
District 26
Kirk Hatcher (D)
District 27
Jay Hovey (R)
District 28
Billy Beasley (D)
District 29
Donnie Chesteen (R)
District 30
Clyde Chambliss (R)
District 31
Josh Carnley (R)
District 32
Chris Elliott (R)
District 33
Vivian Figures (D)
District 34
Jack Williams (R)
District 35
David Sessions (R)
Republican Party (27)
Democratic Party (8)