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Tennessee legislative committees

Explore the groups where state legislation is reviewed, amended, and prepared for a full-chamber vote.

27 committees

Senatecommittee

Commerce and Labor

9 current members recorded

Leadership: Brent Taylor (first vice chair), Paul Bailey (chair), Steve Southerland (second vice chair)

Senatecommittee

Education

9 current members recorded

Leadership: Bill Powers (first vice chair), Dawn White (chair), Raumesh Akbari (second vice chair)

Senatecommittee

Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources

9 current members recorded

Leadership: Adam Lowe (first vice chair), Jessie Seal (second vice chair), Shane Reeves (chair)

Senatecommittee

Finance, Ways and Means

11 current members recorded

Leadership: Bo Watson (chair), Joey Hensley (second vice chair), John Stevens (first vice chair)

Senatecommittee

Government Operations

9 current members recorded

Leadership: Ed Jackson (chair), Janice Bowling (second vice chair), Paul Rose (first vice chair)

Senatecommittee

Health and Welfare

9 current members recorded

Leadership: Bobby Harshbarger (second vice chair), Ferrell Haile (first vice chair), Rusty Crowe (chair)

Senatecommittee

Judiciary

9 current members recorded

Leadership: Kerry Roberts (first vice chair), Paul Rose (second vice chair), Todd Gardenhire (chair)

Senatecommittee

Select Calendar

3 current members recorded

Leadership: Bill Powers (chair), Jack Johnson (first vice chair), Raumesh Akbari (second vice chair)

Senatecommittee

Select Ethics

5 current members recorded

Leadership: Ferrell Haile (chair), John Stevens (vice chair)

Senatecommittee

Select Rules

5 current members recorded

Leadership: Bo Watson (chair), Richard Briggs (vice chair)

Senatecommittee

State and Local Government

9 current members recorded

Leadership: Page Walley (first vice chair), Richard Briggs (chair), Tom Hatcher (second vice chair)

Senatecommittee

Transportation and Safety

9 current members recorded

Leadership: Becky Massey (chair), Brent Taylor (second vice chair), Mark Pody (first vice chair)

Housecommittee

Agriculture and Natural Resources

16 current members recorded

Leadership: Chris Todd (chair), Greg Martin (vice chair)

Housecommittee

Calendar and Rules

24 current members recorded

Leadership: Debra Moody (chair), Jake McCalmon (vice chair)

Housecommittee

Commerce

23 current members recorded

Leadership: Kevin Vaughan (chair), Rush Bricken (vice chair)

Housecommittee

Education

19 current members recorded

Leadership: Kevin Raper (vice chair), Mark White (chair)

Housecommittee

Finance, Ways and Means

29 current members recorded

Leadership: Gary Hicks (chair), John Gillespie (vice chair)

Housecommittee

Government Operations

16 current members recorded

Leadership: Jay Reedy (vice chair), Justin Lafferty (chair)

Housecommittee

Health

24 current members recorded

Leadership: Bryan Terry (chair), Tom Leatherwood (vice chair)

Housecommittee

Insurance

18 current members recorded

Leadership: Doc Kumar (chair), Timothy Hill (vice chair)

Housecommittee

Judiciary

21 current members recorded

Leadership: Andrew Farmer (chair), Elaine Davis (vice chair)

Housecommittee

Naming and Designating

10 current members recorded

Leadership: Gino Bulso (chair), Monty Fritts (vice chair)

Housecommittee

Private Acts

12 current members recorded

Leadership: Dennis Powers (chair), Mike Sparks (vice chair)

Housecommittee

Select Ethics

10 current members recorded

Leadership: Pat Marsh (chair)

Housecommittee

Select Rules

11 current members recorded

Leadership: William Lamberth (chair)

Housecommittee

State and Local Government

23 current members recorded

Leadership: Dave Wright (vice chair), John Crawford (chair)

Housecommittee

Transportation

22 current members recorded

Leadership: Dan Howell (chair), Ed Butler (vice chair)

Committee and membership data provided by Open States and cited official legislature sources. House, Senate, joint, and interim availability varies by legislature.