(NASHVILLE), January 20, 2021 – State Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon) has been appointed chairman of the General Assembly’s Joint Government Operations Committee’s Commerce, Labor, Transportation and Agriculture Subcommittee. The announcement was made by Chairman Kerry Roberts (R-Springfield) as the 112th General Assembly met on Tuesday in Nashville.
“I am delighted to be appointed to this position and look forward to getting to work on the many issues before us in 2021,” said Sen. Pody.
The Senate Government Operations Committee is generally perceived as one of the most powerful in the General Assembly as it oversees legislation to create, reauthorize, reorganize or sunset departments, commissions, boards, agencies or councils of state government. The Committee also hears bills regarding licensing and certification of occupational or professional groups, and reviews regulations promulgated by all Tennessee departments, commissions, boards or agencies.
In addition to being appointed to the Government Operations Committee, Pody was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee during the General Assembly’s organizational session last week.
The Transportation committee is responsible for legislation regarding all forms of transportation in Tennessee, including highways, roads, bridges, railroads, air, bus, and vehicles. The committee also oversees legislative matters concerning the Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee’s scope includes review of legislation related to Tennessee’s hunting and fishing laws, state parks, energy conservation, agriculture, preservation of natural resources and fostering the state’s tourism industry.