113th General Assembly

Here are the Senate committee assignments for the upcoming session

Senators applaud Sen. Randy McNally’s election as speaker on the first day of session. From front are Sens. Page Walley (R-Savannah), Shane Reeves (R-Murfreesboro), and Frank Niceley (R-Strawberry Plains).

Here are the Senate committee assignments for the 113th General Assembly:

Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis)

  • Calendar
  • Commerce
  • Education
  • Ethics

Paul Bailey (R-Sparta)

  • Commerce, Chair
  • Transportation

Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma)

  • Energy
  • Government Operations
  • Transportation

Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville)

  • Rules, Vice Chair
  • State & Local, Chair
  • Transportation

Heidi Campbell (D-Nashville)

  • Energy
  • Transportation

Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City)

  • Education
  • Government Operations
  • Health, Chair

Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga)

  • Education
  • Judiciary, Chair
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Find your local House member’s committee assignments

House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) presides first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)

Here are House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s committee assignments for the 113th General Assembly:

Alexander, Rebecca (R-Jonesborough)

  • Business and Utilities Sub of Commerce
  • Cities Sub of Local Government
  • Commerce
  • Local Government
  • Public Service Sub of State Government
  • State Government

Barrett, Jody (R-Dickson)

  • Appropriations Sub of Finance
  • Banking and Consumer Affairs Sub of Commerce
  • Commerce
  • Finance

Baum, Charlie (R-Murfreesboro)

  • Appropriations Sub of Finance
  • Education Administration
  • Finance Sub
  • Finance, Vice Chair
  • Higher Education Sub of Education Admin

Beck, Bill (D-Nashville)

  • Civil Justice
  • Civil Justice Sub
  • Departments and Agencies Sub of State Government
  • Ethics
  • Ethics Sub
  • State Government
  • Transportation

Boyd, Clark (R-Lebanon)

  • Appropriations Sub of Finance
  • Business and Utilities Sub of Commerce, Chair
  • Commerce
  • Finance
  • Health

Bricken, Rush (R-Tullahoma)

  • Banking and Consumer Affairs Sub of Commerce
  • Children and Family Affairs Sub of Civil Justice
  • Civil Justice
  • Commerce, Vice Chair
  • Departments and Agencies Sub of State Government
  • State Government

Bulso, Gino (R-Franklin)

  • Civil Justice
  • Civil Justice Sub
  • Education Administration
  • Government Operations
  • K-12 Sub of Education Admin
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Sexton, McNally re-elected speakers

House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) presides first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)

Senate Speaker Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) and House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) have been re-elected as the heads of their respective chambers.

All 75 House Republicans voted for Sexton, plus Democrat Antonio Parkinson of Memphis. The remaining 22 members of the minority party voted for Democratic Caucus Chair John Ray Clemmons of Nashville.

In the Senate, 27 Republicans backed another two years with McNally in charge, while all six Democrats abstained.

Here are some more photos of the action on Tuesday.

Senators applaud Sen. Randy McNally’s election as speaker on the first day of session. From front are Sens. Page Walley (R-Savannah), Shane Reeves (R-Murfreesboro), and Frank Niceley (R-Strawberry Plains).
Sen. Bill Powers (R-Clarksville) arrives in the House chamber to inform members the Senate is ready to conduct businesses first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)
Sen. Ed Jackson (R-Jackson, center, applauds Sen. Randy McNally’s election as speaker on the first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)
Freshman Rep. Brock Martin (R-Huntingdon) attends the first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)
Rep. Tim Rudd (R-Murfreesboro) attends first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)
Rep. Clark Boyd (R-Lebanon) applauds for House Speaker Cameron Sexton on the first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)
Rep. Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill) applauds during the first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)

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