Health and Welfare Committee, Tennessee State Senate
The Health and Welfare Committee is a standing committee of the Tennessee State Senate.
Per Section 73 of the Senate Rules, all standing, special, and select committees of the Tennessee State Senate are appointed by the speaker of the Senate.[1] In each standing committee, the speaker of the Senate appoints one chairperson, one 1st vice-chairperson, and one 2nd vice-chairperson. The speaker may also appoint a chairperson emeritus at his or her discretion.[2] The speaker considers the abilities, preferences, and seniority of members as well as the political party representation in the Senate when appointing committees and committee officers.[1] The appointed chairperson of each standing committee is responsible for attendance roll call and reporting to the speaker of the Senate if a member is absent from three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings without being excused by the chairperson.[3]
See rules: Rules of Order
Function
The Health and Welfare Committee is:
| “ | responsible for public or private hospitals; health offices and their administration; institutions and services for persons with an intellectual disability; mental health institutions and facilities; geriatric hospitals; nursing homes; vocational rehabilitation including vocation rehabilitation homes; alcoholic rehabilitation; Department of Health; tuberculosis sanatoriums; nurses training programs; public welfare; old age assistance; private and local institutions of public welfare; and research training and rehabilitation in the field of public welfare.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Health and Welfare Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Health and Welfare Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Health and Welfare Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | 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.
| Health and Welfare Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Sara Kyle | • Rusty Crowe, Chair | |||
| • Ferrell Haile, Vice chair | ||||
| • Joey Hensley, Vice chair | ||||
| • Richard Briggs | ||||
| • Ed Jackson | ||||
| • Becky Duncan Massey | ||||
| • Doug Overbey | ||||
| • Bo Watson | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Health and Welfare Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Jeff Yarbro | • Rusty Crowe, Chair | |||
| • Bo Watson, 1st Vice chair | ||||
| • Joey Hensley, 2nd Vice chair | ||||
| • Richard Briggs | ||||
| • Ed Jackson | ||||
| • Becky Duncan Massey | ||||
| • Randy McNally | ||||
| • Doug Overbey | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Health and Welfare Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Lowe Finney | • Rusty Crowe, Chair | |||
| • Douglas Henry | • Bo Watson, 1st Vice chair | |||
| • Joey Hensley, 2nd Vice chair | ||||
| • Steven Dickerson | ||||
| • Becky Duncan Massey | ||||
| • Randy McNally | ||||
| • Doug Overbey | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 State of Tennessee, "Rules of Order of the Senate for the One Hundred Twelfth General Assembly," February 22, 2021 (Section 73)
- ↑ State of Tennessee, "Rules of Order of the Senate for the One Hundred Twelfth General Assembly," February 22, 2021 (Section 74)
- ↑ State of Tennessee, "Rules of Order of the Senate for the One Hundred Twelfth General Assembly," February 22, 2021 (Section 83.7)
- ↑ Tennessee State Legislature, "Health and Welfare," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
