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Transportation and Energy Committee, Colorado State Senate
The Transportation and Energy Committee (formerly the Transportation Committee) is a standing committee of the Colorado State Senate.
Per Senate Rule 21 standing committees for the Colorado State Senate are appointed by resolution at the first general session after a general election.[1] The State Senate Majority Leader appoints majority members to the committees, while the State Senate Minority Leader appoints minority members.[2] All appointees serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.[3] Party representation is set proportionally to reflect the party representation of the two majority parties in the Senate.[4]
See rules: Standing Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Senate Transportation & Energy Committee considers matters concerning motor vehicle law, traffic regulation, transportation funding, public infrastructure, other subject areas related to the state transportation system, and energy development and regulation. In addition, the committee has legislative oversight responsibility for the Department of Transportation, the Colorado Energy Office, the Public Utilities Commission, and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Transportation and Energy Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Transportation and Energy Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Transportation and Energy Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Transportation and Energy Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | 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.
| Transportation Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Nancy Todd | • Randy Baumgardner, Chair | |||
| • Rachel Zenzinger | • John Cooke, Vice chair | |||
| • Ray Scott | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Leroy Garcia, Jr. | • Randy Baumgardner, Chair | |||
| • Nancy Todd | • Ray Scott, Vice chair | |||
| • John Cooke | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Rollie Heath, Chair | • Randy Baumgardner | |||
| • Nancy Todd, Vice Chair | • Steve King | |||
| • Matt Jones | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Evie Hudak, Chair | • Steve King | |||
| • Suzanne Williams, Vice Chair | • Scott Renfroe | |||
| • Gail Schwartz | • Nancy Spence | |||
| • Lois Tochtrop | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(a))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(a)(10))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(b))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(a)(10))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "Transportation & Energy," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
