Rules Committee, Tennessee State Senate
The Rules Committee is a select committee of the Tennessee State Senate that no longer fell within Ballotpedia's coverage scope as of March 9, 2021.
Per Section 73 of the Senate Rules, all standing, special, and select committees of the Tennessee State Senate are appointed by the speaker of the Senate.[1] In each standing committee, the speaker of the Senate appoints one chairperson, one 1st vice-chairperson, and one 2nd vice-chairperson. The speaker may also appoint a chairperson emeritus at his or her discretion.[2] The speaker considers the abilities, preferences, and seniority of members as well as the political party representation in the Senate when appointing committees and committee officers.[1] The appointed chairperson of each standing committee is responsible for attendance roll call and reporting to the speaker of the Senate if a member is absent from three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings without being excused by the chairperson.[3]
See rules: Rules of Order
Function
| “ | Responsible for recommending modification of the Senate Rules to the Senate.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: [email protected]
2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Rules Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | 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.
| Rules Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Jeff Yarbro | • Mark Norris, Chair | |||
| • Randy McNally, 1st Vice-Chair | ||||
| • Bo Watson, 2nd Vice-Chair | ||||
| • Doug Overbey | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Rules Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Douglas Henry, 2nd Vice chair | • Mark Norris, Chair | |||
| • Jim Kyle | • Randy McNally, 1st Vice chair | |||
| • Bo Watson | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Rules Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Douglas Henry | • Mark Norris, Chair | |||
| • Jim Kyle | • Randy McNally, Vice chair | |||
| • Dewayne Bunch | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 State of Tennessee, "Rules of Order of the Senate for the One Hundred Twelfth General Assembly," February 22, 2021 (Section 73)
- ↑ State of Tennessee, "Rules of Order of the Senate for the One Hundred Twelfth General Assembly," February 22, 2021 (Section 74)
- ↑ State of Tennessee, "Rules of Order of the Senate for the One Hundred Twelfth General Assembly," February 22, 2021 (Section 83.7)
- ↑ Tennessee General Assembly, "Senate Select Committee - Rules," accessed January 22, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
