Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Kentucky State Senate

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The Appropriations Committee is a standing committee of the Kentucky State Senate.

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Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Kentucky State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Committees. Committees are assigned at the start of each term. The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.

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Function

The jurisdiction of this committee includes:

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matters pertaining to the executive budget and other appropriations of state monies; the levying of state and local taxes, including school taxes; property tax rates and assessments; the state debt; revenue bond projects; claims upon the treasury; accounting of state funds by local officers; audits for state purposes; budget and financial administration; payment, collection and refund of taxes.

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Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (1)	Republican members (10)	Third-party members(0)
Gerald Neal	Amanda Bledsoe Vice Chair Chris McDaniel Chair Gary Boswell Shelley Funke Frommeyer David Givens Scott Madon Matt Nunn Steve Rawlings Craig Richardson Robin Webb

2023-2024 legislative session

Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (1)	Republican members (9)	Third-party members(0)
Gerald Neal	Chris McDaniel Chair Amanda Bledsoe Vice Chair Gary Boswell Matthew Deneen Donald Douglas Shelley Funke Frommeyer David Givens Mike Nemes Robin Webb

2021-2022 legislative session

Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (1)	Republican members (9)	Third-party members(0)
Morgan McGarvey	Chris McDaniel Chair Matt Castlen David Givens Alice Forgy Kerr Stephen Meredith Mike Nemes Robin Webb Steve West Danny Carroll

Tom Buford (R) left this committee on July 06, 2021.

2019-2020 legislative session

Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (11)	Third-party members(0)
Morgan McGarvey Gerald Neal Dennis Parrett	Chris McDaniel Chair Stan Humphries Vice Chair Tom Buford Matt Castlen Rick Girdler David Givens Alice Forgy Kerr Stephen Meredith Dan Seum Robin Webb Phillip Wheeler

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Appropriations and Revenue Members, 2017
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (10)
• Morgan McGarvey	• Chris McDaniel, Chair
• Gerald Neal	• Stan Humphries, Vice chair
• Dennis Parrett	• Ralph Alvarado
• Robin Webb	• Danny Carroll
	• Rick Girdler
	• David Givens
	• Wil Schroder
	• Brandon Smith
	• Steve West
	• Max Wise

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Appropriations and Revenue Members, 2015
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (10)
• Morgan McGarvey	• Christian McDaniel, Chair
• Dennis Parrett	• Stan Humphries, Vice Chair
• Johnny Ray Turner	• Ralph Alvarado
• Robin Webb	• Danny Carroll
	• David Givens
	• Carroll Gibson
	• Chris Girdler
	• Wil Schroder
	• Brandon Smith
	• Max Wise

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

Appropriations and Revenue Members, 2013
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (8)	Third-party members (1)
• Walter Blevins	• David Givens, Vice chair	• Bob Leeper, Chair
• Denise Angel	• Tom Buford
• Ray Jones	• Ernie Harris
• Gerald Neal	• Stan Humphries
• Robin Webb	• Alice Kerr
	• Chris McDaniel
	• Robert Stivers
	• Sara Beth Gregory

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

Appropriations and Revenue Members, 2011
Democratic members (6)	Republican members (11)	Third-party members (1)
• Walter Blevins	• Vernie McGaha, Vice chair	• Bob Leeper, Chair
• Denise Angel	• Joe Bowen
• Ray Jones	• Tom Buford
• Gerald Neal	• Jared Carpenter
• R.J. Palmer	• Ernie Harris
• Joey Pendleton	• Jimmy Higdon
	• Paul Hornback
	• Alice Kerr
	• Brandon Smith
	• Jack Westwood
	• Mike Wilson

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

Appropriations and Revenue Members, 2009
Democratic members (6)	Republican members (9)	Third-party members (1)
• Denise Angel	• Tom Buford	• Bob Leeper
• David Boswell	• Ernie Harris
• R.J. Palmer	• Alice Kerr
• Joey Pendleton	• Vernie McGaha
• Tim Shaughnessy	• Gary Tapp
• Robin Webb	• Elizabeth Tori
	• Brandon Smith
	• Robert Stivers
	• Jack Westwood

External links

• Kentucky State Senate Standing Committees

Footnotes

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Current members of the Kentucky State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Robert Stivers

Majority Leader:Max Wise

Minority Leader:Gerald Neal

Senators

District 1

Jason Howell (R)

District 2

Danny Carroll (R)

District 3

Craig Richardson (R)

District 4

Robby Mills (R)

District 5

Stephen Meredith (R)

District 6

Lindsey Tichenor (R)

District 7

Aaron Reed (R)

District 8

Gary Boswell (R)

District 9

David Givens (R)

District 10

Matthew Deneen (R)

District 11

Steve Rawlings (R)

District 12

Amanda Bledsoe (R)

District 13

Reggie Thomas (D)

District 14

Jimmy Higdon (R)

District 15

Rick Girdler (R)

District 16

Max Wise (R)

District 17

Matt Nunn (R)

District 18

Robin Webb (R)

District 19

Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D)

District 20

Gex Williams (R)

District 21

Brandon Storm (R)

District 22

Donald Douglas (R)

District 23

Chris McDaniel (R)

District 24

Shelley Frommeyer (R)

District 25

Robert Stivers (R)

District 26

Karen Berg (D)

District 27

Steve West (R)

District 28

Greg Elkins (R)

District 29

Scott Madon (R)

District 30

Brandon Smith (R)

District 31

Phillip Wheeler (R)

District 32

Mike Wilson (R)

District 33

Gerald Neal (D)

District 34

Jared Carpenter (R)

District 35

Keturah Herron (D)

District 36

Julie Adams (R)

District 37

Vacant

District 38

Mike Nemes (R)

Republican Party (32)

Democratic Party (5)

Vacancies (1)