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Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, Alabama State Senate
The Finance and Taxation General Fund 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 General Fund, to which committee shall be referred bills and other matters concerning the State General Fund in regard to revenues, appropriations, expenditures, state bond issues relating to projects which fall within the scope of general 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 General Fund Budget, including, but not limited to, competent expenditures of all monies appropriated from the General Fund Budget and performance accountability at all levels. The Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund shall not exceed 14 members.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Finance and Taxation General Fund 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 General Fund Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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Cam Ward (R) left this committee on December 07, 2020.
2015 legislative session
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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Finance and Taxation General Fund Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Billy Beasley | • Arthur Orr, Chair | |||
| • Priscilla Dunn | • Clyde Chambliss, Jr. | |||
| • Bobby Singleton | • Bill Holtzclaw | |||
| • Steve Livingston | ||||
| • Tim Melson | ||||
| • Trip Pittman | ||||
| • Paul Sanford | ||||
| • Larry Stutts | ||||
| • J. T. Waggoner | ||||
| • Cam Ward | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Finance and Taxation General Fund Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Roger Bedford | • Arthur Orr, Chair | |||
| • Priscilla Dunn | • Billy Beasley | |||
| • Bobby Singleton | • Dick Brewbaker | |||
| • Bill Holtzclaw | ||||
| • Trip Pittman | ||||
| • Paul Sanford | ||||
| • Cam Ward | ||||
| • J.T. Waggoner | ||||
| • Phil Williams, Alabama Senate | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Finance and Taxation General Fund Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Roger Bedford, Chair | • Arthur Orr | |||
| • Tom Butler | • Jim Preuitt | |||
| • Lowell Barron | • Steve French | |||
| • Hinton Mitchem | • Scott Beason | |||
| • Kim Benefield | • Trip Pittman | |||
| • Priscilla Dunn | • Rusty Glover | |||
| • George M. "Marc" Keahey | ||||
| • Henry Sanders | ||||
| • Bobby Singleton | ||||
| • Myron Penn | ||||
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 48-3)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.