Policy Committees

empty-desksThe National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) has 13 policy committees (see list) composed of NBCSL members and legislative staff. These committees meet to exchange ideas, network, and find solutions to issues facing all Americans.

The policy committees also serve an important function in the policy resolution process. Legislators deliberate and vote on resolutions, which must pass out of policy committees before they can be ratified by the full membership body at the Annual Legislative Conference.

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Policy Committee Leadership

Committee on Agriculture

Chair: Rep. Helen Miller (IA)
1st Vice Chair: Rep. John Rogers (AL)
2nd Vice Chair: Rep. Roy Burrell (LA)

Committee on Business, Financial Services, and Insurance

Chair: Rep. George Flaggs, Jr. (MS)
1st Vice Chair: Sen. Kwame Raoul (IL)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Catherine Pugh (MD)

Committee on Education

Chair: Rep. Greg Porter (IN)
1st Vice Chair: Rep. Barbara Boyd (AL)
2nd Vice Chair: Del. Jay Walker (MD)

Committee on Emergency Preparedness/Homeland Security

Chair: Rep. Willie Perkins (MS)
1st Vice Chair: Rep. Deborah Berry (IA)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. David Haley (KS)

Committee on Energy, Transportation, and Environment

Chair: Rep. Ken Dunkin (IL)
1st Vice Chair: Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler (GA)
2nd Vice Chair: Alan Williams (FL)

Committee on Gaming, Sports, and Entertainment

Chair: Rep. Joe Towns Jr. (TN)
1st Vice Chair: Rep. Bruce Morris (CT)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Tanya Cook (NE)

Committee on Health and Human Services

Chair: Sen. Usie Richards (USVI)
1st Vice Chair: Rep. Karen Yarbrough (IL)
2nd Vice Chair: Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (MD)

Committee on Housing

Chair: Rep. Laura Hall (AL)
1st Vice Chair: Del. Michael Vaughn (MD)
2nd Vice Chair: Rep. Anastasia Pittman (OK)

Committee on International Affairs

Chair: Sen. Donne Trotter (IL)
1st Vice Chair: Del. Nathaniel T. Oaks (MD)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Jackie Winters (OR)

Committee on Labor, Military, and Veteran’s Affairs

Chair: Rep. Sharon Beasley-Teague (GA)
1st Vice Chair: Rep. Ernest Hewett (CT)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Spencer Coggs (WI)

Committee on Law, Justice, and Ethics

Chair: Sen. Thelma Harper (TN)
1st Vice Chair: Rep. Melody McCray Miller (KS)
2nd Vice Chair: Rep. Linda Coleman (MS)

Committee on Telecommunications, Science, and Technology

Chair: Sen. Arthenia Joyner (FL)
1st Vice Chair: Sen. Valencia Seay (GA)
2nd Vice Chair: Rep. Broderick Henderson (KS)

Committee on Youth

Chair: Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (SC)
1st Vice Chair: Rep. Mike Shelton (OK)
2nd Vice Chair: Rep. Jake Wheatley (PA)