Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann has announced several new Committee Chairs.
The resignations of Senators Sally Doty and Gary Jackson, plus the addition of two newly-elected Senators, Jason Barrett and Bart Williams, prompted the new assignments.
“The Legislature has the significant responsibility of helping lead the state through recovering from the pandemic, in addition to addressing all of the State’s other needs in education, economic issues, healthcare, transportation, and others,” Hosemann said. “We wanted to make sure our Senators knew of any Committee changes well before the start of the 2021 Session so they can begin attending hearings and preparing for next year.”
The updated Committee Chairs are as follows:
Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency
- John A. Polk, Chairman
- Angela Burks Hill, Vice-Chairwoman
Agriculture
- Chuck Younger, Chairman
- Tyler McCaughn, Vice-Chairman
Appropriations
- Briggs Hopson III, Chairman
- John A. Polk, Vice-Chairman
Business and Financial Institutions
- Chris Caughman, Chairman
- Chad McMahan, Vice-Chairman
Constitution
- Chris Johnson, Chairman
- Derrick T. Simmons, Vice-Chairman
Corrections
- Juan Barnett, Chairman
- Daniel Sparks, Vice-Chairman
County Affairs
- Angela Burks Hill, Chairwoman
- Neil S. Whaley, Vice-Chairman
Drug Policy
- David Jordan, Chairman
- Melanie Sojourner, Vice-Chairwoman
Economic and Workforce Development
- David Parker, Chairman
- Chuck Younger, Vice-Chairman
Education
- Dennis DeBar Jr., Chairman
- David Blount, Vice-Chairman
Elections
- Jeff Tate, Chairman
- Hob Bryan, Vice-Chairman
Energy
- Joel R. Carter Jr., Chairman
- Rita Potts Parks, Vice-Chairwoman
Enrolled Bills
- Tammy Witherspoon, Chairwoman
- Robert L. Jackson, Vice-Chairman
Environmental Protection, Conservation, and Water Resources
- Chris McDaniel, Chairman
- Chris Caughman, Vice-Chairman
Ethics
- Albert Butler, Chairman
- Chris McDaniel, Vice-Chairman
Executive Contingent Fund
- Robert L. Jackson, Chairman
- Juan Barnett, Vice-Chairman
Finance
- Josh Harkins, Chairman
- Chris Johnson, Vice-Chairman
Forestry
- Sampson Jackson II, Chairman
- Joseph M. Seymour, Vice-Chairman
Gaming
- David Blount, Chairman
- Philip Moran, Vice-Chairman
Highways and Transportation
- Jenifer B. Branning, Chairwoman
- Barbara Blackmon, Vice-Chairwoman
Housing
- Barbara Blackmon, Chairwoman
- Tammy Witherspoon, Vice-Chairwoman
Insurance
- Walter Michel, Chairman
- Mike McLendon, Vice-Chairman
Interstate and Federal Cooperation
- Hillman Terome Frazier, Chairman
- Joseph Thomas, Vice-Chairman
Investigate State Offices
- Mike Thompson, Chairman
- Sarita Simmons, Vice-Chairwoman
Judiciary, Division A
- Brice Wiggins, Chairman
- Jenifer B. Branning, Vice-Chairwoman
Judiciary, Division B
- Joey Fillingane, Chairman
- Jeremy England, Vice-Chairman
Labor
- John Horhn, Chairman
- Hillman Terome Frazier, Vice-Chairman
Local and Private
- Chad McMahan, Chairman
- Dean Kirby, Vice-Chairman
Medicaid
- Kevin Blackwell, Chairman
- Joey Fillingane, Vice-Chairman
Municipalities
- Derrick T. Simmons, Chairman
- Jason Barrett, Vice-Chairman
Ports and Marine Resources
- Philip Moran, Chairman
- Mike Thompson, Vice-Chairman
Public Health and Welfare
- Hob Bryan, Chairman
- David Parker, Vice-Chairman
Public Property
- Angela Turner-Ford, Chairwoman
- Albert Butler, Vice-Chairman
Rules
- Dean Kirby, Chairman
- Walter Michel, Vice-Chairman
State Library
- Sollie B. Norwood, Chairman
- Kathy Chism, Vice-Chairwoman
Technology
- Scott DeLano, Chairman
- Bart Williams, Vice-Chairman
Tourism
- Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Chairwoman
- John Horhn, Vice-Chairman
Universities and Colleges
- Rita Potts Parks, Chairwoman
- Nicole Akins Boyd, Vice-Chairwoman
Veterans and Military Affairs
- Joseph M. Seymour, Chairman
- Scott DeLano, Vice-Chairman
Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
- Neil S. Whaley, Chairman
- Ben Suber, Vice-Chairman
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