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Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate
The Finance Committee is a standing committee of the Ohio State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Ohio State Senate are appointed by the President of the Senate. The rules do not give a specific date to which committees are assigned, but committee appointments occur after the organization of the Senate.[1] The President shall appoint members, a chair, and a vice-chair of each standing committee as well as a ranking minority member.[2] The Minority Leader can recommend a ranking minority member for each committee.[1] The President can be substituted as a voting member on any standing committee. The Minority Leader is an ex officio nonvoting member of each committee and can be substituted as a voting member on any committee.[2] A majority of members in a committee is considered quorum.[3]
See rules: Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Finance Committee reviews legislation affecting the state’s operating and capital budgets, as well as the expenditure of state funds.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Finance Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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Kirk Schuring (R) left this committee on November 22, 2024. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Finance Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (10) | 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 (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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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 (3) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Michael Skindell | • Scott Oelslager, Chair | |||
| • Vernon Sykes | • Gayle L. Manning, Vice chair | |||
| • Charleta B. Tavares | • Kevin Bacon | |||
| • Troy Balderson | ||||
| • Bill Beagle | ||||
| • Dave Burke | ||||
| • Bill Coley | ||||
| • Matt Dolan | ||||
| • John Eklund | ||||
| • Peggy Lehner | ||||
2015 legislative session
| Finance Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Michael Skindell, Ranking Minority Member | • Scott Oelslager, Chair | |||
| • Lou Gentile | • Bill Coley, Vice Chair | |||
| • Tom Sawyer | • Bill Beagle | |||
| • Charleta B. Tavares | • Dave Burke | |||
| • Randy Gardner | ||||
| • Jim Hughes | ||||
| • Frank LaRose | ||||
| • Tom Patton | ||||
| • Bob Peterson | ||||
2013-2014
| Finance Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Tom Sawyer, Ranking Minority Member | • Scott Oelslager, Chair | |||
| • Joe Schiavoni | • Bill Coley, Vice Chair | |||
| • Shirley A. Smith | • Dave Burke | |||
| • Charleta B. Tavares | • Randy Gardner | |||
| • Jim Hughes | ||||
| • Shannon Jones | ||||
| • Frank LaRose | ||||
| • Tom Patton | ||||
| • Bob Peterson | ||||
2011-2012
| Finance Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Michael J. Skindell, Ranking Minority Member | • Chris Widener, Chair | |||
| • Shirley Smith | • Shannon Jones, Vice Chair | |||
| • Tom Sawyer | • Jimmy Stewart | |||
| • Eric Kearney | • Thomas Patton | |||
| • Scott Oelslager | ||||
| • Peggy Lehner | ||||
| • Keith Faber | ||||
| • David T. Daniels | ||||
| • Kevin Bacon | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ohio Legislature, "Rules of the Senate," accessed February 26, 2021(Rule 19)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ohio Legislature, "Rules of the Senate," accessed February 26, 2021(Rule 20)
- ↑ Ohio Legislature, "Rules of the Senate," accessed February 26, 2021(Rule 23)
- ↑ Ohio State Senate, "Finance Committee," accessed February 26, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
