OK Senate committee leadership announced

State Capitol Building in Oklahoma City Senate President Pro Tempore-Designate Mike Schulz today announced his appointments of chairs and vice-chairs of Senate standing committees and appropriations subcommittees for the 56th Legislature. “The men and women who will serve as chair and vice chair for Senate committees and appropriations subcommittees have extraordinary talent, and a deep commitment to serving Oklahoma and its people. Like all Senate Republicans, the committee chairs and vice chairs will work on policies that will help foster economic growth and job creation long-term, helping the great state of Oklahoma right now and years down the road,” said Schulz, R-Altus. The individual members of the Senate committees will be announced at a later date. The committee chairs and vice chairs for the upcoming session are:

Appropriations Committee • Sen. Kim David, R-Porter, chair • Sen. Eddie Fields, R-Wynona, vice chair

Agriculture and Wildlife Committee • Sen. Larry Boggs, R-Wilburton, chair • Sen. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, vice chair

Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee • Sen. Dan Newberry, R-Tulsa, chair • Sen. James Leewright, R-Bristow, vice chair

Education Committee • Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, chair • Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee, vice chair

Energy Committee • Sen. Bryce Marlatt, R-Woodward, chair • Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, vice chair

General Government Committee • Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, chair • Sen. David Holt, R-Oklahoma City, vice chair

Health and Human Services Committee • Sen. Ervin Yen, R-Oklahoma City, chair • Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, vice chair

Judiciary Committee • Sen. Anthony Sykes, R-Moore, chair • Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, vice chair

Public Safety Committee • Sen. Jack Fry, R-Midwest City, chair • Sen. Wayne Shaw, R-Grove, vice chair

Retirement and Insurance Committee • Sen. Bill Brown, R-Broken Arrow, chair • Sen. Marty Quinn, R-Claremore, vice chair

Rules Committee • Sen. Eddie Fields, R-Wynona, chair • Sen. Bryce Marlatt, R-Woodward, vice chair

Transportation Committee • Sen. Mark Allen, R-Spiro, chair • Sen. Marlatt, R-Woodward, vice chair

Veterans and Military Affairs Committee • Sen. Frank Simpson, R-Springer, chair • Sen. Boggs, R-Wilburton, vice chair

Appropriations Subcommittee on Education • Sen. Jason Smalley, R-Stroud, chair • Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, vice chair

Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance • Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, chair • Sen. Brecheen, R-Coalgate, vice chair

Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation • Sen. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma City, chair • Sen. Joseph Silk, R-Broken Bow, vice chair

Appropriations Subcommittee on Health • Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, chair • Sen. Ervin Yen, R-Oklahoma City, vice chair

Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Services • Sen. AJ Griffin, R-Guthrie, chair • Sen. Frank Simpson, R-Springer, vice chair

Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Regulatory Services • Sen. Eddie Fields, R-Wynona, chair • Sen. Darcy Jech, R-Kingfisher, vice chair

Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary • Sen. David Holt, R-Oklahoma City, chair • Sen. Anthony Sykes, R-Moore, vice chair

Appropriations Subcommittee on Select Agencies • Sen. Kyle Loveless, R-Oklahoma City, chair • Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, vice chair