Constitution, Ethics and Elections Committee, Alabama State Senate (decommissioned)
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The Constitution, Ethics and Elections Committee is a former standing committee of the Alabama State Senate. It was previously known as the Committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections.
Function
The 2015 Alabama Senate rules described the function of this committee as outlined below.
| “ | The Committee on Constitution, Ethics, and Elections, to which committee shall be referred bills and other matters concerning proposed amendments or revisions to the Constitution of Alabama, as well as a new Alabama Constitution, reforming campaign finance laws, strengthening laws related to ethics of public officials, lobbyists, and state election laws. The Committee on Constitution, Ethics, and Elections shall not exceed 9 members.[1][2] | ” |
Membership
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Constitution, Ethics and Elections Members, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Linda Coleman | • Bill Hightower, Chair | |||
| • Rodger Smitherman | • Greg Albritton, Vice chair | |||
| • Dick L. Brewbaker | ||||
| • Tim Melson | ||||
| • Trip Pittman | ||||
| • Phil Williams | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Constitution, Ethics and Elections Members, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Tammy Irons | • Bryan Taylor, Chair | |||
| • Phil Williams, Vice chair | ||||
| • Billy Beasley | ||||
| • Paul Bussman | ||||
| • Shadrack McGill | ||||
| • Trip Pittman | ||||
| • Arthur Orr | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Constitution, Ethics and Elections Members, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Quinton Ross, Chair | • Arthur Orr | |||
| • Roger Bedford | • Trip Pittman | |||
| • Lowell Barron | • Ben Brooks | |||
| • Rodger Smitherman | ||||
| • George M. "Marc" Keahey | ||||
| • Henry Sanders | ||||
| • Myron Penn | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 11, 2015(Rule 48-9)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
