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Healthcare Committee, Alabama State Senate

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The Healthcare Committee (formerly the Health and Human Services Committee) 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]

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: Senate Rules

Function

The Committee on Healthcare, to which committee shall be referred all bills and other matters concerning the health of the people of Alabama; the operation of programs managed by the Department of Human Resources; the needs of senior citizens; welfare reform; and any other matters which affect the health care of the citizens of Alabama. The Committee on Healthcare shall not exceed 12 members.[3][4]

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

Healthcare Committee, 2025-2026

Democratic members (3) Republican members (11) Third-party members(0)

2023-2024 legislative session

Healthcare Committee, 2023-2024

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

2021-2022 legislative session

Healthcare Committee, 2021-2022

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

2019-2020 legislative session

Healthcare 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

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Health and Human Services Members, 2015
Democratic members (2)Republican members (10)Third-party members (1)
Billy BeasleyGerald Dial, ChairHarri Anne Smith
Linda ColemanJim McClendon, Vice chair
Greg Reed, Deputy chair
Slade Blackwell
Paul Bussman
Tim Melson
Larry Stutts
J. T. Waggoner
Cam Ward
Tom Whatley

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 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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Jay Hovey (R)
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Republican Party (27)
Democratic Party (8)