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Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee, Alabama State Senate
The Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee (formerly known as Veterans and Military Affairs Committee) is a standing committee of the Alabama State Senate.
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
| “ | The Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, to which committee shall be referred bills and matters addressing military affairs, the National Guard, Reserve and veterans. The Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs shall not exceed 8 members.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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David Burkette (D) left this committee on September 01, 2020.
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Veterans and Military Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Quinton Ross | • Bill Holtzclaw, Chair | • Harri Anne Smith, Vice chair | ||
| • Gerald Dial | ||||
| • Jimmy Holley | ||||
| • Steve Livingston | ||||
| • Tom Whatley | ||||
| • Phil Williams | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Veterans and Military Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Quinton Ross | • Bill Holtzclaw, Chair | • Harri Anne Smith | ||
| • Ben Brooks | ||||
| • Gerald Dial | ||||
| • Jimmy Holley | ||||
| • Bryan Taylor | ||||
| • Tom Whatley | ||||
| • Phil Williams, Alabama Senate candidate | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Veterans and Military Affairs Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Phil Poole, Chair | • Paul Sanford | |||
| • Hinton Mitchem | • Henry Erwin | |||
| • Quinton Ross | • Larry Dixon | |||
| • Jimmy Holley | ||||
| • Ben Brooks | ||||
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 48-15)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
