Local Government Committee, Kentucky House of Representatives

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The Local Government Committee is a standing committee of the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Per the House Rules, committees of the Kentucky House of Representatives are assigned by the Committee on Committees. Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[1] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: House Rules

Function

The jurisdiction of this committee includes:

“ matters pertaining to the officers, organization, government and financing of city and county governments; city and county imposed taxes and licenses; special purpose assessment and taxing districts within a city; city revenue bond projects; city indebtedness; incorporation and classification of cities; forms of city government; charter county, urban-county, and consolidated local governments generally; county and special district debt; city and county finances and revenue; the imposition of duties and costs on cities and counties; special districts not assigned to another committee; the powers, duties and composition of fiscal court; compensation of city and county officers and employees; local government civil service systems and local government retirement systems; planning and zoning; interlocal cooperation and consolidation of local government services; county roads; public road districts; city streets and sidewalks; housing; manufactured housing; urban renewal and redevelopment; water districts; acquisition of waterworks and water districts by cities; financing of municipal improvements; urban service districts; fire protection districts; police departments, fire departments and local public safety agencies; issuance of bonds for county and special district projects; sewers; metropolitan sewer and sanitation districts; local air pollution control districts; city and county libraries; library districts; annexation of territory; public works; parks and playgrounds.[2][3] ”

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

House Local Government Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (4) Republican members (16) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

House Local Government Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (5) Republican members (14) Third-party members(0)

John Carney (R) left this committee on July 17, 2021.

2019-2020 legislative session

House Local Government Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (3) Republican members (8) Third-party members(0)

Rob Rothenburger (R, Vice Chair) left this committee on December 31, 2020.

Larry Elkins (R) left this committee on December 31, 2020.

Stan Lee (R) left this committee on December 31, 2020.

John Sims Jr. (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.

Cluster Howard (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.

Russ Meyer (D) left this committee on October 13, 2020.

Joe Graviss (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Local Government Members, 2017
Democratic members (7)Republican members (13)
• George A. Brown Jr.• Michael Meredith, Chair
• Kelly Flood• Rob Rothenburger, Vice chair
• Steven Riggs• Danny Bentley
• Attica Scott• Ken Fleming
• Arnold Simpson• Toby Herald
• John Sims Jr.• D.J. Johnson
• Kevin Sinnette• Kim King
• Adam Koenig
• Stan Lee
• Brian E. Linder
• Jerry T. Miller
• Robby Mills
• Phil Moffett

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

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.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 House Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 39)
  2. ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 House Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Section 40-10)
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


Current members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:David Osborne
Representatives
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Mary Imes (R)
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Jim Gooch (R)
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Kim King (R)
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Josh Bray (R)
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Mark Hart (R)
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Chad Aull (D)
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Tom Smith (R)
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Republican Party (80)
Democratic Party (20)

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