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Finance Committee, Colorado State Senate
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The Finance Committee is a standing committee of the Colorado State Senate.
Per Senate Rule 21 standing committees for the Colorado State Senate are appointed by resolution at the first general session after a general election.[1] The State Senate Majority Leader appoints majority members to the committees, while the State Senate Minority Leader appoints minority members.[2] All appointees serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.[3] Party representation is set proportionally to reflect the party representation of the two majority parties in the Senate.[4]
See rules: Standing Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Senate Finance Committee generally considers matters related to a broad range of public finance proposals including legislation that affects the state's revenue and tax structure. In addition, the committee has legislative oversight responsibility for the Public Employees' Retirement Association, Department of Revenue, State Treasury, and the Office of State Planning and Budgeting.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Finance Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Finance Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Finance Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Finance Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Lois Court (D, Chair) left this committee on January 16, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Lois Court | • Tim Neville, Chair | |||
| • Andrew Kerr | • Owen Hill, Vice chair | |||
| • Jack Tate | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Michael Johnston | • Tim Neville, Chair | |||
| • Andrew Kerr | • Owen Hill, Vice chair | |||
| • Chris Holbert | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Michael Johnston, Chair | • Kevin Grantham | |||
| • Andy Kerr, Vice Chair | • Owen Hill | |||
| • Cheri Jahn | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Michael Johnston, Chair | • Greg Brophy | |||
| • Angela Giron, Vice Chair | • Keith King | |||
| • Lucia Guzman | • Mark Scheffel | |||
| • Cheri Jahn | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(a))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(a)(10))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(b))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(a)(10))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "Finance," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
