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Agriculture Committee, Kentucky House of Representatives
The Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the Kentucky House of Representatives.
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Per the House Rules, committees of the Kentucky House of Representatives are assigned by the Committee on Committees. Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[1] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: House Rules
Function
The jurisdiction of this committee includes:
“ | [M]atters pertaining to crops, livestock, poultry and their marketing; disease control and warehousing; tobacco; stockyards; agricultural cooperatives and marketing associations; agriculture weights and measures; veterinarians; the State Fair; county fairs.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
House Agriculture Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (17) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
House Agriculture Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Agriculture Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
House Agriculture Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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John Sims Jr. (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Rob Rothenburger (R) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Dean Schamore (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Wilson Stone (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Rick Rand (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Joe Graviss (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Les Yates (R) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Chris Harris (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Larry Elkins (R) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Agriculture Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Derrick Graham | • Richard Heath, Chair | |||
• Angie Hatton | • Mark Hart, Vice chair | |||
• James Kay II | • Matt Castlen | |||
• Sannie Overly | • Myron Dossett | |||
• Rick Rand | • David Hale | |||
• Dean Schamore | • Kim King | |||
• Wilson Stone | • Suzanne Miles | |||
• Susan Westrom | • Jason Petrie | |||
• Phillip Pratt | ||||
• William Reed | ||||
• Rob Rothenburger | ||||
• Steven Rudy | ||||
• Walker Thomas | ||||
• James A. Tipton | ||||
• Thomas Turner |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Agriculture and Small Business Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (16) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Thomas McKee, Chair | • Lynn Bechler, Vice chair | |||
• Mitchel Denham, Jr., Vice chair | • Richard Heath, Vice chair | |||
• James Kay, Vice chair | • David Hale | |||
• Terry Mills, Vice chair | • Suzanne Miles | |||
• Wilson Stone, Vice chair | • Myron Dossett | |||
• Johnny Bell | • Kim King | |||
• Will Coursey | • Michael Meredith | |||
• James Glenn, Jr. | • David Osborne | |||
• Derrick Graham | • Ryan Quarles | |||
• Martha King | • Bart Rowland | |||
• Sannie Overly | • Steven Rudy | |||
• Thomas Riner | • David Osborne | |||
• John Short | • Thomas Turner | |||
• Rita Smart | • Ryan Quarles | |||
• Johnny Bell | • James Tipton | |||
• Dean Schamore |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Agriculture and Small Business Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (15) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Thomas McKee, Chair | • Lynn Bechler, Vice chair | |||
• Mitchel Denham, Jr., Vice chair | • C. Embry, Jr., Vice chair | |||
• Richard Henderson, Vice chair | • Richard Heath, Vice chair | |||
• Terry Mills, Vice chair | • Jim DeCesare | |||
• Wilson Stone, Vice chair | • Myron Dossett | |||
• Johnny Bell | • Kim King | |||
• Will Coursey | • Michael Meredith | |||
• James Glenn, Jr. | • David Osborne | |||
• Derrick Graham | • Ryan Quarles | |||
• Martha King | • Bart Rowland | |||
• Sannie Overly | • Steven Rudy | |||
• Thomas Riner | • Jonathan Shell | |||
• John Short | • Thomas Turner | |||
• Rita Smart | ||||
• Susan Westrom |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Agriculture and Small Business Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (17) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Thomas McKee, Chair | • C. Embry, Jr., Vice chair | |||
• Royce Adams, Vice chair | • John Carney | |||
• John Arnold, Jr., Vice chair | • James Comer Jr. | |||
• Mitchel Denham, Jr., Vice chair | • Jim DeCesare | |||
• Richard Henderson, Vice chair | • Myron Dossett | |||
• Terry Mills, Vice chair | • Sara Beth Gregory | |||
• Johnny Bell | • Kim King | |||
• Michael Cherry | • Michael Meredith | |||
• Will Coursey | • W. Brad Montell | |||
• James Glenn, Jr. | • David Osborne | |||
• Martha King | • Ryan Quarles | |||
• Fred Nesler | • Steven Rudy | |||
• Sannie Overly | • Thomas Turner | |||
• Thomas Riner | ||||
• Rita Smart | ||||
• Wilson Stone | ||||
• Susan Westrom |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Agriculture and Small Business Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (18) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Thomas McKee, Chair | • Dwight Butler, Vice chair | |||
• John Arnold, Jr., Vice chair | • Ken Upchurch, Vice chair | |||
• Terry Mills, Vice chair | • Steven Rudy | |||
• Royce Adams, Vice chair | • C. Embry, Jr. | |||
• Mitchel Denham, Jr., Vice chair | • James Comer Jr. | |||
• Richard Henderson, Vice chair | • W. Brad Montell | |||
• Fred Nesler | • David Osborne | |||
• Michael Cherry | • Thomas Turner | |||
• Dottie Sims | ||||
• Wilson Stone | ||||
• Johnny Bell | ||||
• Jeff Greer | ||||
• Thomas Riner | ||||
• Kent Stevens | ||||
• Charles Hoffman | ||||
• Sannie Overly | ||||
• Don Pasley | ||||
• Susan Westrom |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 House Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 39)
- ↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "2021 House Rules of Procedure," accessed March 4, 2021(Section 40-1)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.