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Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, Alabama State Senate
The Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee (formerly the Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability) is a standing committee of the Alabama State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Alabama State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Assignments, consisting of the president pro tempore, the presiding officer, the senate majority leader, and three additional members appointed by the president pro tempore. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum. [1][2]
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | The Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, to which committee shall be referred bills pertaining to job creation and economic development, the Alabama Department of Commerce, the Alabama Department of Labor, the expansion of existing industry, the creation of small businesses, the maintenance of existing small business, the recruitment of other small business, the economic development of communities, as well as matters pertaining to real estate, housing, the condition, development, and interest of the workforce, and other matters relating to economic growth, and also when appropriate, all bills and other matters related to bringing accountability to the use of taxpayer's dollars. The Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development shall not exceed 12 members.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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Cam Ward (R) left this committee on December 07, 2020.
2015 legislative session
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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (12) | |||
| • Priscilla Dunn | • Phil Williams, Chair | |||
| • Bobby Singleton | • Cam Ward, Vice chair | |||
| • Rodger Smitherman | • Clyde Chambliss, Jr. | |||
| • Bill Hightower | ||||
| • Steve Livingston | ||||
| • Jim McClendon | ||||
| • Arthur Orr | ||||
| • Trip Pittman | ||||
| • Greg Reed | ||||
| • Paul Sanford | ||||
| • Clay Scofield | ||||
| • Larry Stutts | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Linda Coleman, Alabama Senator | • Phil Williams, Alabama Senate candidate, Chair | |||
| • Marc Keahey | • Paul Bussman | |||
| • Rusty Glover | ||||
| • Clay Scofield | ||||
| • Bryan Taylor | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the v legislative session.
| Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • T.D. Little, Chair | • Paul Sanford | |||
| • Kim Benefield | • Scott Beason | |||
| • Linda Coleman | • Ben Brooks | |||
| • Bobby Singleton | ||||
| • Myron Penn | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Alabama Legislature, "Senate Rules Relating to the Presiding Officer," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 47-b)
- ↑ The Alabama Legislature, "Senate Rules Relating to Committees," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 48)
- ↑ The Alabama Legislature, "Senate Rules Relating to Committees," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 48-10)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
