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Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, Alabama State Senate

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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]

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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

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, 2025-2026

Democratic members (3) Republican members (12) Third-party members(0)

2023-2024 legislative session

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, 2023-2024

Democratic members (2) Republican members (12) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, 2021-2022

Democratic members (2) Republican members (11) Third-party members(0)

2019-2020 legislative session

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, 2019-2020

Democratic members (2) Republican members (9) Third-party members(0)

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
Democratic members (3)Republican members (12)
Priscilla DunnPhil Williams, Chair
Bobby SingletonCam Ward, Vice chair
Rodger SmithermanClyde 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.

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the v legislative session.

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Footnotes


Current members of the Alabama State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Steve Livingston
Minority Leader:Bobby Singleton
Senators
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District 24
District 25
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District 27
Jay Hovey (R)
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
Republican Party (27)
Democratic Party (8)