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Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee, Kentucky State Senate
The Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee is a standing committee of the Kentucky State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Kentucky State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Committees.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
The jurisdiction of this committee includes:
| “ | matters pertaining to commerce, industry, economic and industrial development, the workforce and the workplace, and tourism not specifically assigned to another committee; economic development planning, international trade and investment; investment companies and industrial loan corporations as they relate to economic and industrial development; recruitment of business and industry; small business matters relative to economic and industrial development; financing of business and industrial development; business regulatory matters, including the Uniform Commercial Code, relative to economic and industrial development; worker training; technology development and application; chambers of commerce; convention centers and publicly owned exhibition and parking facilities; arts and arts exhibition facilities; state, interstate, and national parks and historic sites; travel promotion and advertising; labor unions; collective bargaining; liquefied petroleum gas and other flammable liquids; hotels, electricians; plumbers and plumbing; wages and hours; garnishments; safety and health of employees; child labor; employment agencies; apprenticeship; unemployment compensation; workers’ compensation; consumer protection; industrial weights and measures.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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Ernie Harris (R) left this committee on April 15, 2020. [Source]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Perry Clark | • Alice Kerr, Chair | |||
| • Denise Angel | • Stephen Meredith, Vice chair | |||
| • Reggie Thomas | • Rick Girdler | |||
| • Ernie Harris | ||||
| • Jimmy Higdon | ||||
| • Wil Schroder | ||||
| • Mike Wilson, Kentucky Politician | ||||
| • Max Wise | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Denise Harper Angel | • Alice Kerr, Chair | |||
| • Perry Clark | • Chris Girdler, Vice chair | |||
| • Reginald Thomas | • Carroll Gibson | |||
| • Ernie Harris | ||||
| • Jimmy Higdon | ||||
| • Wil Schroder | ||||
| • Mike Wilson | ||||
| • Max Wise | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Julian Carroll | • Alice Kerr, Chair | |||
| • Perry Clark | • Chris Girdler, Vice chair | |||
| • Dennis Parrett | • Julie Denton | |||
| • Jerry Rhoads | • Ernie Harris | |||
| • Jimmy Higdon | ||||
| • Katie Stine | ||||
| • Mike Wilson | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Julian Carroll | • Alice Kerr, Chair | |||
| • Denise Angel | • Jack Westwood, Vice chair | |||
| • Jerry Rhoads | • Jared Carpenter | |||
| • Tim Shaughnessy | • Julie Denton | |||
| • Kathy Stein | • Ernie Harris | |||
| • Katie Stine | ||||
| • Ken Winters | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Denise Angel | • Julie Denton | |||
| • Julian Carroll | • Alice Kerr | |||
| • Ray Jones | • Gary Tapp | |||
| • Jerry Rhoads | • Katie Stine | |||
| • Jack Westwood | ||||
| • Ken Winters | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 Senate Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 39)
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 Senate Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 38)
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 Senate Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Section 40-4)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
