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State Legislative Trade Committees & Commissions

	States with legislative committees dealing with international relations or trade: AL, AK, HI, IL, IN, LA, NY, OK, TX, WA
	States with commissions created by statute to study trade issues: ME, NH, UT, VT
Note: The states of California and North Carolina recently had legislative committees, but in 2007 these were discontinued and their responsibilities folded into other bodies.

State legislative committees that reflect some international relations or trade emphasis in their titles:

State	Committee's Official Name	Chair(s)
Alabama	Senate Committee on Economic Expansion & Trade	Senator W.H. "Pat" Lindsey
Alaska	Senate Special Committee on World Trade and State/Federal Relations	Senator John Cowdery
Hawaii	Senate Committee on Transportation and International Affairs	Senator J. Kalani English
	House International Affairs Committee	Representative Rida T.R. Cabanilla
Illinois	House Committee on International Trade & Commerce	Representative Susana A Mendoza
Indiana	House Interstate and International Cooperation Committee	Representative Eric Gutwein
Louisiana	Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee	Senator Ken Hollis
New York	House Subcommittee on Export Trade	Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte
Oklahoma	Joint Special Committee on International Development	Senator Cliff Aldridge, Representative Shane Jett
Texas	Senate Committee on International Relations and Trade	Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
	House Committee on Border & International Affairs	Representative Tracy King
Washington	Senate Economic Development, Trade & Management Committee	Senator Jim Kastama
	House Economic and Community Development and Trade Committee	Representative Phyllis Kenney
	Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Trade Policy	Representative Maralyn Chase

Commissions created by statute, all of which comprise legislators along with members of the executive branch and the private sector:

Updated as of November 30, 2007

For any questions, please contact Paul Snow.

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