Here's a look at this biennium's Senate committees, announced Friday. Ag gets its own room and full committees status for the first time at least in recent history. House committees are supposed to be announced tomorrow.

Agriculture
Senator Kittell, Chair
Starr, Vice-Chair
Bartlett
Giard
Maynard

Appropriations
Senator Bartlett, Chair
Kitchel, Vice-Chair
Illuzzi
Miller
Sears
Snelling
Shumlin

Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
Senator Illuzzi, Chair
Miller, Vice-Chair
Racine
Condos
Carris

Education
Senator Collins, Chair
Doyle, Vice-Chair
Starr
Giard
Nitka

Finance
Senator Cummings, Chair
Ayer, Vice-Chair
MacDonald
Condos
Maynard
McCormack
Carris

Government Operations
Senator White, Chair
Doyle, Vice-Chair
Flanagan
Ayer
Coppenrath

Health and Welfare
Senator Racine, Chair
Flanagan, Vice-Chair
Lyons
Mullin
Kittell
White

Institutions
Senator Scott, Chair
Mazza, Vice-Chair
Campbell
Coppenrath
Hartwell

Judiciary
Senator Sears, Chair
Campbell, Vice-Chair
Cummings
Mullin
Nitka


Natural Resources and Energy
Senator Lyons, Chair
MacDonald, Vice-Chair
Snelling
McCormack
Hartwell

Transportation
Senator Mazza, Chair
Scott, Vice-Chair
Collins
Shumlin
Kitchel