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Licensing and Occupations Committee, Kentucky State Senate
The Licensing and Occupations Committee (formerly the Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee) is a standing committee of the Kentucky State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Kentucky State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Committees.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
The jurisdiction of this committee includes:
| “ | matters pertaining to professional licensing not assigned specifically to another committee; racing; prizefighting and wrestling; places of entertainment; alcoholic beverage control; private corporations; cooperative corporations and marketing associations; religious, charitable and educational societies; nonprofit corporations; professional service corporations; cemeteries; barbers and cosmetologists; professional engineers and land surveyors; architects; real estate brokers and agents; public accountants; detection of deception examiners; auctioneers; business schools; warehouses and warehousemen; partnerships; trade practices.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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Tom Buford (R) left this committee on July 06, 2021.
2019-2020 legislative session
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Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | 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.
| Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Julian Carroll | • John Schickel, Chair | |||
| • Denise Angel | • Paul Hornback, Vice chair | |||
| • Ray Jones | • Joe Bowen | |||
| • Tom Buford | ||||
| • Jimmy Higdon | ||||
| • Chris McDaniel | ||||
| • Dan Seum | ||||
| • Damon Thayer | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Julian Carroll | • John Schickel, Chair | |||
| • Denise Angel | • Paul Hornback, Vice chair | |||
| • Ray Jones | • Tom Buford | |||
| • Jimmy Higdon | ||||
| • Chris McDaniel | ||||
| • Dan Seum | ||||
| • Damon Thayer | ||||
| • Joe Bowen | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Julian Carroll | • John Schickel, Chair | |||
| • Denise Angel | • Jimmy Higdon, Vice chair | |||
| • Morgan McGarvey | • Tom Buford | |||
| • R.J. Palmer | • Julie Denton | |||
| • Chris McDaniel | ||||
| • Dan Seum | ||||
| • Damon Thayer | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Julian Carroll | • John Schickel, Chair | |||
| • Denise Angel | • Jimmy Higdon, Vice chair | |||
| • Kathy Stein | • Tom Buford | |||
| • Robin Webb | • Julie Denton | |||
| • Paul Hornback | ||||
| • Dan Seum | ||||
| • Damon Thayer | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Denise Angel | • Tom Buford | |||
| • Julian Carroll | • Julie Denton | |||
| • Perry Clark | • Carroll Gibson | |||
| • Kathy Stein | • John Schickel | |||
| • Dan Seum | ||||
| • Gary Tapp | ||||
| • Damon Thayer | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 Senate Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 39)
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 Senate Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 38)
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 Senate Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Section 40-1)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
