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Business & Commerce Committee, Texas State Senate

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The Business & Commerce Committee is a standing committee of the Texas State Senate.

Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Texas State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate. Committees are assigned at the start of each legislative session.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: Senate Rules

Membership

2023-2024 legislative session

Business & Commerce Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (3) Republican members (8) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

Business & Commerce Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (3) Republican members (6) Third-party members(0)

2019-2020 legislative session

Business & Commerce Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (3) Republican members (6) Third-party members(0)

2017 legislative session

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

Business & Commerce Members, 2017
Democratic members (2)Republican members (7)
• John Whitmire• Kelly Hancock, Chair
• Judith Zaffirini• Brandon Creighton, Vice chair
• Donna Campbell
• Craig Estes
• Robert Nichols
• Charles Schwertner
• Larry Taylor

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Texas State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 28, 2021(Rule 11.02)
  2. ↑ Texas State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 28, 2021(Rule 11.09)


Current members of the Texas State Senate
Leadership
Senators
District 1
District 2
Bob Hall (R)
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
Vacant
District 10
Phil King (R)
District 11
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District 21
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District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
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District 30
District 31
Republican Party (19)
Democratic Party (11)
Vacancies (1)


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