West Alabama Lawmakers Receive Committee Assignments Ahead of 2023 Session

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Alabama state legislators this week received committee assignments as lawmakers in both chambers gear up for the 2023 Legislative Session.

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The Tuscaloosa area delegation has two new faces — Republican Reps. Bill Lamb and Ron Bolton — that were sworn in to their first terms in the legislature, along with Republican state Rep. Cynthia Almond, who served out the remainder of an unexpired term before winning a special election last November to secure her first full term in the legislature.

Committee assignments in the Alabama House of Representatives are chosen by the speaker of the House — Nathaniel Ledbetter of Rainsville, who is in entering his first session as speaker.

In the opposite chamber, the Senate Committee on Assignments decides on Senate committee. This governing body consists of the president pro tempore, the presiding officer, the senate majority leader and three other members appointed by the president pro tempore.

Committees in both chambers are tasked with considering legislation before approving bills to move on to the floor of their respective chambers for debate and consideration.

Here's a breakdown of the House committees that will feature members of the Tuscaloosa legislative delegation. Tuscaloosa Patch also reached out to the three aforementioned legislators for comment as they begin their first full terms.

Rules

• Rep. Kyle South, R–Fayette
• Rep. Cynthia Almond, R-Tuscaloosa

Ways & Means Education Trust Fund

• Rep. Cynthia Almond, R-Tuscaloosa

“I am pleased with my committee assignments for the upcoming four years," Almond told Patch on Friday. "Being able to serve on the Education Trust Fund Budget Committee will be especially significant for our area. Given my committee assignments and those of our other representatives, I believe West Alabama will have an important seat at the table and voice in Montgomery.”

Ways & Means General Fund Budget

• Rep. Kyle South, R–Fayette
• Rep. A.J. McCampbell, D–Demopolis
• Rep. Bill Lamb, R-Tuscaloosa

“I am honored to be able to serve the people of District 62 in the House of Representatives and on these committees,” Lamb said in a statement to Patch. “I believe that my background in government finance, having served as the chief financial officer of Tuscaloosa County, makes me uniquely qualified to understand the inner workings of the Ways and Means Budget Committee. I am looking forward to rolling up my sleeves and getting to work.”

Judiciary

• Rep. Chris England, D–Tuscaloosa (Ranking Minority Member)
• Rep. Cynthia Almond, R–Tuscaloosa

Agriculture & Forestry

• Rep. Curtis Travis, D–Tuscaloosa
• Rep. A.J. McCampbell, D–Demopolis
• Rep. Ron Bolton, R–Northport

"I’m very pleased with these committee assignments," Bolton told Patch on Friday. "The Agriculture and Forestry Committee deals with two areas that are backbones of our economy, and Public Safety, and Ethics and Campaign Finance committees are both areas of specialty that I’ve worked extensively in. I look forward to working with others to achieve our goals."

Transportation, Utilities, & Infrastructure

• Rep. A.J. McCampbell, D-Demopolis (Ranking Minority Member)
• Rep. Curtis Travis, D–Tuscaloosa

Public Safety & Homeland Security

• Rep. Chris England, D–Tuscaloosa
• Rep. Ron Bolton, R–Northport

Ports, Waterways, & Intermodal Transit

• Rep. Curtis Travis, D–Tuscaloosa

Financial Services

• Rep. Kyle South, R–Fayette

Ethics & Campaign Finance

• Rep. Cynthia Almond, R – Tuscaloosa (Vice Chair )
• Rep. Curtis Travis, D–Tuscaloosa
• Rep. Chris England, D–Tuscaloosa
• Rep. Ron Bolton, R–Northport

Boards, Agencies, & Commissions

• Rep. Bill Lamb, R-Tuscaloosa

Fiscal Responsibility

• Rep. Bill Lamb, R-Tuscaloosa

Insurance

• Rep. A.J. McCampbell, D-Demopolis (Ranking Minority Member)
• Rep. Kyle South, R–Fayette

Alabama Senate Committee Assignments

Tuscaloosa's legislative delegation has two senators: Republican Gerald Allen and Democrat Bobby Singleton.

Here's a look at their Senate committee assignments.

Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Tuscaloosa

• Transportation & Energy (Chair)
• Finance & Taxation Education (Vice Chair)
• Rules
• Confirmations
• Governmental Affairs – State
• Children & Youth Healthcare

Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro

• Finance & Taxation Education
• Tourism
• Confirmations
• Judiciary
• Agriculture, Conservation, & Forestry (Ranking Minority Member)
• Banking & Insurance

The 2023 Regular Legislative Session will convene at noon on Monday, April 10, with adjournment set for Thursday June 8.

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