Senate Majority Leader-elect Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) announced throughout the week additional committee chairs, as well as structure changes. Full committee assignments are still being finalized; however, the committee chairs and modifications include:

Sen.-elect Mike Kowall (R-White Lake Township): Economic Development

The current Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee will be divided into two committees and the current Commerce and Tourism Committee will be discontinued.

•  Sen.-elect Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair): Education Committee
•  Sen. Mike Nofs (R-Battle Creek): Energy and Technology Committee
•  Sen.-elect Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Township): Finance Committee
•  Sen.-elect Jim Marleau (R-Lake Orion): Health Policy Committee
•  Sen.-elect Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge): Judiciary Committee
•  Sen.-elect Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba): Natural Resources, Environment and the Great Lakes Committee, which was previously named the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee
•  Sen.-elect Goeff Hansen (R-Hart): Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Committee, which was previously named the Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Recreation Committee

The Campaign and Election Oversight and Local, Urban and State Affairs Committees will become one committee, a new Redistricting Committee will be created, and chair of the Transportation Committee has not been determined.

Lastly, the Senate Appropriations Committee, to be chaired by Sen. Roger Kahn (R-Saginaw Township), will include 11 Republicans and 5 Democrats. Richardville and Senate Minority Leader-elect Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) collaborated on committee ratios.