Senate Standing Committees 2017 Govt. Operations Sen. Jeanette White, Chair Agriculture Sen. Brian Collamore, V-Chair Sen. Bobby Starr, Chair Sen. Claire Ayer Sen. Anthony Pollina, V-Chair Sen. Alison Clarkson Sen. Brian Collamore Sen. Chris Pearson Sen. Carolyn Branagan Sen. Francis Brooks Health and Welfare Sen. Claire Ayer, Chair Appropriations Sen. Virginia Lyons, V-Chair Sen. Jane Kitchel, Chair Sen. Anne Cummings Sen. Alice Nitka, V-Chair Sen. Dick McCormack Sen. Richard Sears Sen. Debra Ingram Sen. Bobby Starr Sen. Dick McCormack Institutions Sen. Tim Ashe Sen. Peg Flory, Chair Sen. Richie Westman Sen. John Rogers, V-Chair Sen. Dick Mazza Econ Dev, Housing, and General Affairs Sen. Carolyn Branagan Sen. Kevin Mullin, Chair Sen. Francis Brooks Sen. Michael Sirotkin, V-Chair Sen. Philip Baruth Judiciary Sen. Becca Balint Sen. Dick Sears, Chair Sen. Alison Clarkson Sen. Joe Benning, V-Chair Sen. Jeanette White Education Sen. Alice Nitka Sen. Philip Baruth, Chair Sen. Tim Ashe Sen. Becca Balint, V-Chair Sen. Kevin Mullin Natural Resources Sen. Joe Benning Sen. Chris Bray, Chair Sen. Chris Bray Sen. Brian Campion, V-Chair Sen. Debra Ingram Sen. Mark MacDonald Sen. John Rogers Finance Sen. Chris Pearson Sen. Anne Cummings, Chair Sen. Mark MacDonald, V-Chair Transportation Sen. Virginia Lyons Sen. Dick Mazza, Chair Sen. Anthony Pollina Sen. Richie Westman, V-Chair Sen. Michael Sirotkin Sen. Jane Kitchel Sen. Brian Campion Sen. Peg Flory Sen. Dustin Degree Sen. Dustin Degree .