Local Legislation Jefferson County Committee, Alabama State Senate
The Local Legislation Jefferson County Committee (formerly the Jefferson County Legislation Committee) is a standing committee of the Alabama State Senate. This committee was created in 2015 when the senate reorganized its local legislation committees.
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
| “ | Jefferson County Legislation, to which committee shall be referred all bills and other matters concerning local legislation in Jefferson County. Local legislation under this rule shall consist of any bill that applies to any political subdivision or subdivisions of the state less than the whole. The Committee on Jefferson County Legislation shall consist of all those Senators whose districts include any part of Jefferson County.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Local Legislation Jefferson County Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Local Legislation Jefferson County Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Local Legislation Jefferson County Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Local Legislation Jefferson County Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Jefferson County Legislation Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Linda Coleman | • Slade Blackwell | |||
| • Priscilla Dunn | • Greg Reed | |||
| • Rodger Smitherman | • Shay Shelnutt | |||
| • J. T. Waggoner | ||||
| • Cam Ward | ||||
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 48-16-b)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
