Public Policy Committee, Indiana State Senate
ThePublic Policy Committee is astanding committee of theIndiana State Senate.
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Per the Senate Rules, committees of theIndiana State Senate are assigned by the president pro tempore of the Senate.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of every term.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The Senator who introduces a bill serves as anex officio member of the committee considering his or her bill but may not vote.[4]
See rules:Senate Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Senate Public Policy Committee, 2025-2026 | ||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
2023-2024 legislative session
Senate Public Policy Committee, 2023-2024 | ||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Senate Public Policy Committee, 2021-2022 | ||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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Ron Grooms (R) left this committee on November 02, 2021.[Source]
Karen Tallian (D) left this committee on November 01, 2021.[Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
Senate Public Policy Committee, 2019-2020 | ||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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James Merritt (R) left this committee on November 04, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Public Policy Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | |||
| •Timothy Lanane | •Ronnie Alting, Chair | |||
| •Lonnie Randolph | •Vaneta Becker | |||
| •Greg Taylor | •Jon Ford | |||
| •Ron Grooms | ||||
| •James Merritt, Jr. | ||||
| •Mark Messmer | ||||
| •Jack Sandlin | ||||
2016 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.
| Public Policy Members, 2016 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | |||
| •Jim Arnold, Ranking Minority Member | •Ronnie Alting, Chair | |||
| •Timothy Lanane | •Mark Messmer, Ranking Member | |||
| •Lonnie Randolph | •Vaneta Becker | |||
| •Phil Boots | ||||
| •Jon Ford | ||||
| •James Merritt, Jr. | ||||
| •Rick Niemeyer | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Public Policy Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | |||
| •Jim Arnold | •Ronnie Alting, Chair | |||
| •Timothy Lanane | •Mark Messmer | |||
| •Lonnie Randolph | •Vaneta Becker | |||
| •Phil Boots | ||||
| •Jon Ford | ||||
| •James Merritt, Jr. | ||||
| •Rick Niemeyer | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Public Policy Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | |||
| •Jim Arnold | •Ronnie Alting, Chair | |||
| •Timothy Lanane | •Vaneta Becker | |||
| •Lonnie Randolph | •Susan Glick | |||
| •Ron Grooms | ||||
| •James Merritt, Jr. | ||||
| •John Waterman | ||||
| •Joseph Zakas | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Public Policy Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | |||
| •Jim Arnold | •Ronnie Alting, Chair | |||
| •Timothy Lanane | •Vaneta Becker | |||
| •Greg Taylor | •Randall Head | |||
| •Joseph Zakas | ||||
| •James Merritt, Jr. | ||||
| •Brent Waltz | ||||
| •Mike Delph | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Indiana State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 26, 2021(Rule 32(a))
- ↑Indiana State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 26, 2021(Rule 32(b))
- ↑Indiana State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 26, 2021(Rule 58)
- ↑Indiana State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 26, 2021(Rule 60)