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State Government Committee, Kentucky House of Representatives
The State 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.
See rules: House Rules
Function
The jurisdiction of this committee includes:
“ | matters pertaining to the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the Commonwealth; the General Assembly, its committees, officers and service agencies; redistricting; the Governor; the Lieutenant Governor; administrative organization; administrative regulations; administrative agencies; Department of Law; constitutional offices; state personnel; state retirement systems; public property and public printing; public officers, their terms, appointments, fees, compensation, removal, oaths and bonds; public information; disaster and emergency services; state and regional planning; libraries; archives and records; public corporations; Commonwealth’s attorneys; circuit clerks[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
House State Government Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
House State Government Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House State Government Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (14) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
House State Government Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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Larry Elkins (R) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Les Yates (R) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Joe Graviss (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Thomas Turner (R) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Rick Rand (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.
State Government Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Thomas Burch | • Jerry T. Miller, Chair | |||
• Will Coursey | • Kenny Imes, Vice chair | |||
• Derrick Graham | • Kevin Bratcher | |||
• Dennis Horlander | • John Carney | |||
• Rick Rand | • Jim DeCesare | |||
• Jody Richards | • Richard Heath | |||
• Jim Wayne | • D.J. Johnson | |||
• Brian E. Linder | ||||
• Phil Moffett | ||||
• Bart Rowland | ||||
• Thomas Turner | ||||
• Ken Upchurch | ||||
• William Wells |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
State Government Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (15) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Brent Yonts, Chair | • Kenny Imes, Vice chair | |||
• James Glenn, Jr., Vice chair | • Steven Rudy, Vice chair | |||
• Derrick Graham, Vice chair | • Kevin Bratcher | |||
• Johnny Bell | • John Carney | |||
• Leslie Combs | • Ken Upchurch | |||
• Will Coursey | • David Meade | |||
• Jim Gooch | • Suzanne Miles | |||
• James Kay | • Brad Montell | |||
• Martha King | • Sal Santoro | |||
• Tanya Pullin | • Diane St. Onge | |||
• Jody Richards | • Thomas Turner | |||
• Thomas Riner | ||||
• Tommy Thompson | ||||
• John Tilley | ||||
• Jim Wayne |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
State Government Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (18) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Brent Yonts, Chair | • Kenny Imes, Vice chair | |||
• James Glenn, Jr., Vice chair | • Steven Rudy, Vice chair | |||
• Derrick Graham, Vice chair | • Kevin Bratcher | |||
• Carl Rollins, II, Vice chair | • Dwight Butler | |||
• Johnny Bell | • John Carney | |||
• Leslie Combs | • Tim Couch | |||
• Will Coursey | • David Meade | |||
• Martha King | • Brad Montell | |||
• Jimmie Lee | • Sal Santoro | |||
• Tanya Pullin | • Diane St. Onge | |||
• Jody Richards | • Thomas Turner | |||
• Thomas Riner | ||||
• Kevin Sinnette | ||||
• John Stacy | ||||
• Tommy Thompson | ||||
• John Tilley | ||||
• Gerald Watkins | ||||
• Jim Wayne |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
State Government Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (19) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Michael Cherry, Chair | • Lonnie Napier, Vice chair | |||
• James Glenn, Jr., Vice chair | • Steven Rudy, Vice chair | |||
• Derrick Graham, Vice chair | • Kevin Bratcher | |||
• Carl Rollins, II, Vice chair | • Dwight Butler | |||
• Linda Belcher | • Tim Couch | |||
• Johnny Bell | • Danny Ford | |||
• Leslie Combs | • Brad Montell | |||
• Will Coursey | • Sal Santoro | |||
• Melvin Henley | • Thomas Turner | |||
• Martha King | • Alecia Webb-Edgington | |||
• Jimmie Lee | ||||
• Sannie Overly | ||||
• Tanya Pullin | ||||
• Thomas Riner | ||||
• John Stacy | ||||
• Tommy Thompson | ||||
• John Tilley | ||||
• Jim Wayne | ||||
• Brent Yonts |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
State Government Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (19) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Michael Cherry, Chair | • Steven Rudy, Vice chair | |||
• Eddie Ballard, Vice chair | • Lonnie Napier, Vice chair | |||
• James Glenn, Jr., Vice chair | • Dwight Butler | |||
• Carl Rollins, II, Vice chair | • Kevin Bratcher | |||
• Derrick Graham, Vice chair | • John Carney | |||
• Melvin Henley | • Brad Montell | |||
• Will Coursey | • Sal Santoro | |||
• John Tilley | • Alecia Webb-Edgington | |||
• Tommy Thompson | • Danny Ford | |||
• Brent Yonts | • Tim Couch | |||
• Johnny Bell | ||||
• Jimmie Lee | ||||
• Jim Wayne | ||||
• Thomas Riner | ||||
• Kent Stevens | ||||
• Sannie Overly | ||||
• Charles Hoffman | ||||
• Leslie Combs | ||||
• Tanya Pullin |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 House Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 39)
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 House Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Section 40-13)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.