Summary
The structural work of the Kentucky General Assembly is performed by committees.
- The Senate and House have separate standing committees that meet only when the General Assembly is in session.
- Interim joint committees combine the separate standing committees and meet when the General Assembly is not in session.
- Special committees or task forces are authorized on a temporary basis to study a specific topic.
- Statutory committees are created by law to perform specific tasks related to oversight of the executive branch of state government.
- Caucuses are formed based on specific interests of groups of legislators and have members from both the Senate and House.
OnAir Post: Kentucky Legislative Committees
Joint Committees
To provide a continuity of study and action between sessions, interim joint committees are formed from the standing committees of both houses. For instance, the Education Committee of the Senate and the Education Committee of the House become the Interim Joint Committee on Education after the regular session. Interim committees, besides discussing and studying issues in-depth, draft and approve bills for prefiling for the next regular session. This enables bills to be introduced at the beginning of the session and standing committees to become active immediately. All interim committees, which are actually subcommittees of the Legislative Research Commission (LRC), are open to the public and the press so the people have an opportunity to express views on areas the proposed legislation will affect.
- Agriculture
- Appropriations & Revenue
- Banking & Insurance
- Economic Development & Workforce Investment
- Education
- Health, Welfare, & Family Services
- Judiciary
- Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations
- Local Government
- Natural Resources & Energy
- State Government
- Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology
- Transportation
- Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection
Senate Committees
- Agriculture (S)
- Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- Banking & Insurance (S)
- Committee on Committees (S)
- Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- Education (S)
- Enrollment (S)
- Health & Welfare (S)
- Judiciary (S)
- Licensing & Occupations (S)
- Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- Rules (S)
- State & Local Government (S)
- Transportation (S)
- Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
House Committees
- Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- BR Sub. on Econ. Dev., Public Pro., Tour., and Energy (H)
- BR Sub. on General Government (H)
- BR Sub. on Health & Family Services (H)
- BR Sub. on Justice, Public Safety, & Judiciary (H)
- BR Sub. on Personnel, Public Retirement, & Finance (H)
- BR Sub. on Postsecondary Education (H)
- BR Sub. on Primary & Secondary Ed & Workforce Dev (H)
- BR Sub. on Transportation (H)
- Banking & Insurance (H)
- Committee on Committees (H)
- Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- Education (H)
- Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
- Enrollment (H)
- Health & Family Services (H)
- Judiciary (H)
- Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- Local Government (H)
- Natural Resources & Energy (H)
- Rules (H)
- Small Business & Information Technology (H)
- State Government (H)
- Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
- Transportation (H)
- Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
