New Chairs for all House Committees for 2017 legislative sesssion are named

The Republican House leadership has released the names of the Chairs of all the House Committees. Notably, Joe Fischer will be the new Chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Judiciary is the committee that has historically been sent most of the Gun bills. Fischer has been Vice Chair under Democrat Chair Daryl Owen for several years. He know the workings of the committee. A Vice Chair has little to no power. There will presumably be a Democrat Vice Chair this year. The Committee on "Veterans, Military Affairs & Public Protection" will be Chaired by Tim Moore of E-town. Last year Representative Moore introduced HB 221, that would have eliminated almost all gun free zones on public property in the state. That would have included K-12 schools, College campuses, city and county buildings. A few gun bills have gone through this committee in the past and it could happen again. It is great to have such a strong gun rights representative in this position. I can't wait to see how the full committee assignments work out. This is going to be exciting.

Here is a list of all the New Chairs for all the committees and sub-committees:
Standing Committees:
Agriculture: Richard Heath, Mayfield
Appropriations & Revenue: Steven Rudy, Paducah
Banking & Insurance: Bart Rowland, Tompkinsville
Economic Development & Workforce Investment: Jim DeCesare, Bowling Green
Education: John Carney, Campbellsville
Elections, Constitutional Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs: Kenny Imes, Murray
Enrollment: Donna Mayfield, Winchester
Heath & Family Services: Addia Wuchner, Florence
Judiciary: Joe Fischer, Ft. Thomas
Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations: Adam Koenig, Erlanger
Local Government: Michael Lee Meredith, Brownsville
Natural Resources & Energy: Jim Gooch, Providence
Small Business & Information Technology: Diane St. Onge, Lakeside Park
State Government: Jerry T. Miller, Eastwood
Tourism & Outdoor Recreation: Tommy Turner, Somerset
Transportation: Marie Rader, Mckee
Veterans, Military Affairs & Public Protection: Tim Moore, Elizabethtown
Budget Review Sub Committees:
Economy, Public Protection, Tourism & Energy: Jill York, Grayson
Personnel, Public Retirement & Finance: Brian Linder, Dry Ridge
General Government (Including Coal Severance): Suzanne Miles, Owensboro
Justice, Public Safety & Judiciary: Jason Nemes, Louisville
Primary/Secondary Education & Workforce Development: Regina Bunch, Williamsburg
PostSecondary Education: James Tipton, Taylorsville
Transportation: Sal Santoro, Florence
Health & Family Services: Russell Webber, Shepherdsville
Statutory Committees:
Administrative Regulation Review: Ken Upchurch, Monticello
Government Contract Review: Stan Lee, Lexington
Program Review & Investigations: Lynn Bechler, Marion
Capital Planning Advisory Board: Daniel Elliott, Danville
Capital Projects & Bond Oversight: Phil Moffett, Louisville
Public Pension Oversight: Brian Linder, Dry Ridge
Tobacco Settlement Oversight: Myron Dossett, Pembroke
Education Assessment & Accountability Review: Daniel Elliott, Danville
Medicaid Oversight & Advisory: Kim Moser, Taylor Mill
Special Committees & Task Forces:
LRC Committee on Tourism & Development: Ken Upchurch, Monticello
Special Subcommittee on Energy: Tim Couch, Hyden
Federal Environment Regulation Impact Assessment Task Force: Tim Couch, Hyden
Free-Roaming Horse Task Force: John Blanton, Salyersville
Government Nonprofit Contracting Task Force: Brandon Reed, Hodgenville
Heroin Task Force: Danny Bentley, Russell
Workers’ Compensation Task Force: Matt Castlen, Maceo

New Chairs for all House Committees for 2017 legislative sesssion are named