Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey on Saturday announced state senate committee assignments for the 109th General Assembly. Lt. Governor Ramsey was elected to his fifth term as speaker of the senate on Tuesday.
“The most important job I have as speaker of the senate is appointing the committees that hear and deliberate the legislation before us as representatives of the people of Tennessee,” said Lt.
Governor Ramsey. “Making sure the right people are on the right committees ensures not only that good legislation gets passed but that all legislation receives a fair hearing and a thorough vetting.”
“The Senate of the 109th General Assembly contains some of the most talented individuals I have encountered in my public life. I am confident that the committees I appointed today will do the work needed to make sure Tennessee remains the best place in the nation to live, work and raise a family," he said.
The senate has nine standing committees and four select committees: Commerce and Labor; Education; Energy, Agriculture, and Natural Resources; Finance, Ways and Means; Health and Welfare; Government Operations, Judiciary; State and Local Government; Transportation and Safety; Ethics; Delayed Bills; Rules; and Calendar.
Click on the link below for the full list of committee assignments:
http://ltgov.tn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/109thCommitteeSheet1.pdf