--- title: Committees with Jurisdictional Oversight Authority description: "##### **House committees do not define jurisdictions.** ## House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee ![Outline of state of Tennessee](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/noun-tennessee-19641-00594F-300x91.png) #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=810000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. #### Subcommittees - [Agriculture & Natural Resources](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=810010) --- ##…" url: "https://levin-center.org/slow/committees-with-jurisdictional-oversight-authority-22/" updated: "2026-03-23" category: Tennessee --- # Committees with Jurisdictional Oversight Authority ##### **House committees do not define jurisdictions.** ## House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee ![Outline of state of Tennessee](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/noun-tennessee-19641-00594F-300x91.png) #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=810000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. #### Subcommittees - [Agriculture & Natural Resources](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=810010) --- ## House Calendar & Rules Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=800000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. --- ## House Commerce Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=820000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. #### Subcommittees - [Banking & Consumer Affairs](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=820030) - [Business & Utilities](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=820010) --- ## House Education Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=840000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. #### Subcommittees - [Education Administration](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=840010) - [Higher Education](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=840040) - [Education Instruction](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=840050) - [K-12](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=840020) --- ## House Government Operations Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=865000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. --- ## House Health Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=860000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. #### Subcommittees - [Population Health](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=860050) - [Health](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=860010) --- ## House Insurance Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=980000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. #### Subcommittees - [Insurance](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=980010) - [Tenncare](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=980040) --- ## House Judiciary Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=830000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. #### Subcommittees - [Children and Family Affairs](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=830030) - [Civil Justice](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=830010) - [Criminal Justice](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=830020) --- ## House Naming & Designating Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=855000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. --- ## House Private Acts Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=833000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. --- ## House State & Local Government Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=891000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. #### Subcommittees - [Cities & Counties](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=891010) - [Departments & Agencies](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=891020) - [Elections & Campaign Finance](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=891030) - [Public Service](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=891040) --- ## House Transportation Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=895000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; and video available on website. #### Subcommittees - [Transportation](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseSubComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=895010) --- ## Senate Commerce and Labor Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/SenateComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=620000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; reports; and video available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "Responsible for legislation concerning commerce, insurance, and agriculture. The Committee also has jurisdiction over legislation concerning banking and lending institutions; communications; regulation and licensing of occupations; protections of trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies; corporations; labor and industrial relations; consumer affairs and consumer protection; and unemployment compensation" (committee website). --- ## Senate Education Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/SenateComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=630000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; reports; and video available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "Responsible for legislation concerning schools and secondary education; school employees, administrators, teachers and bus drivers; school employees' and teachers' pay and retirement, except where an appropriation of state funds is required; colleges and universities; employees of colleges and universities, including pay and retirement, except where an appropriation of state funds is required; vocational technical education; employees of vocational education -- schools, including pay and retirement, except where an appropriation of state funds is required; college or university agricultural extension service; school lunch program; education and schools for exceptional children; cultural affairs; museums; and state and public libraries" (committee website). --- ## Senate Energy, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/SenateComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=640000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; reports; and video available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "Responsible for legislation concerning energy; forestry; natural resources; conservation, game and fish, mines and minerals. Additionally, the Committee is also responsible for legislation regarding matters relating to pollution of air, water and land; parks and recreations; state parks and recreational districts; mineral resources of public lands; public and geological surveys, accretion, alluvium, and dereliction of public and private lands; watershed districts; soil conservation; soil conservation districts; flood and drainage projects; construction, improvement and maintenance of waterways, lakes and streams; registering and licensing of vessels and small boats; tourism; military parks and battlefields; and environment" (committee website). --- ## Senate Government Operations Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/SenateComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=665000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; reports; and video available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "Responsible for legislation concerning the creation of new departments, commissions, boards, agencies or councils of state government; the reauthorization of existing departments, commissions, boards, agencies or councils of state government; licensing and/or certification of occupational and/or professional groups; and review of regulations promulgated by Tennessee departments, commissions, boards or agencies" (committee website). --- ## Senate Health and Welfare Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/SenateComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=660000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; reports; and video available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "This committee is responsible for public or private hospitals; health offices and their administration; institutions and services for persons with an intellectual disability; mental health institutions and facilities; geriatric hospitals; nursing homes; vocational rehabilitation including vocation rehabilitation homes; alcoholic rehabilitation; Department of Health; tuberculosis sanatoriums; nurses training programs; public welfare; old age assistance; private and local institutions of public welfare; and research training and rehabilitation in the field of public welfare" (committee website). --- ## Senate Judiciary Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/SenateComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=670000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; reports; and video available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "Responsible for civil laws; criminal laws; judicial proceedings; apportionment of elected officials and governing bodies; executors, administrators, wills and divorce and other family matters; all matters relating to the courts, matters of court jurisdiction, and matters relating to judges, including retirement, compensation, expenses, personnel, facilities, etc.; municipal and juvenile courts and justices of the peace; clerks of court, and sheriffs and law enforcement officers; and all other matters not covered by any other standing committee" (committee website). --- ## Senate State and Local Government Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/SenateComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=690000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; reports; and video available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "Responsible for forms of local government; utility districts; assistance to local and municipal governments; matters dealing with revenue and taxation levied by local governments; matters dealing with employees of local governments; matters dealing with expenditure by local governments; matters dealing with local ordinances; state and local government boundary lines; veterans affairs; penal and correctional institutions; public lands; preservation of historical landmarks and objects; holidays and celebrations; regulation of sale of intoxicating liquors; Adjutant General and National Guard; election laws; and state government in general" (committee website). --- ## Senate Transportation and Safety Committee #### [Website](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/SenateComm.aspx?ga=114&committeeKey=695000) Membership; committee calendar and schedule; reports; and video available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "Responsible for highways, roads and bridges; railroads; air, bus and vehicular transportation; rules and regulations for highway, railroad, and air use; common carriers, except by water; pipelines; motor vehicle regulations; public works; facilities in connection with and navigation of waterways, lakes and streams; and the Department of Safety" (committee website).