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Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, Virginia State Senate
The Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee is a standing committee of the Virginia State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Virginia State Senate are assigned by the majority caucus. The caucus submits a nominations report for all committees that must be approved by a majority vote of the chamber. Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The president is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
The Senate Rules describe the function of the Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee as follows:
| “ | [T]o consider matters concerning agriculture; air and water pollution and solid waste disposal; conservation of land and water resources; crustaceans and bivalves; all matters of environment, forest, fresh and salt water fishing, game, mining, parks and recreation, and petroleum products.[1][3] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2020-2021 legislative session
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Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, 2020-2021 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2016 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.
| Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Members, 2016 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Donald McEachin | • Richard Stuart, Virginia Senator, Chair | |||
| • John Chapman "Chap" Petersen | • Emmett Hanger | |||
| • Dave Marsden | • Frank Ruff | |||
| • John Miller (Virginia) | • Mark Obenshain | |||
| • Adam Ebbin | • Bill Stanley | |||
| • Lynwood Lewis | • Richard Black (Virginia) | |||
| • Roz Dance | • A. Benton Chafin | |||
| • David Suetterlein | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Donald McEachin | • Emmett Hanger, Chair | |||
| • John Chapman "Chap" Petersen | • John Watkins (Virginia) | |||
| • Dave Marsden | • Frank Ruff | |||
| • John Miller (Virginia) | • Mark Obenshain | |||
| • Adam Ebbin | • Richard Stuart, Virginia Senator | |||
| • Lynwood Lewis | • Bill Stanley | |||
| • Roz Dance | • Richard Black (Virginia) | |||
| • A. Benton Chafin | ||||
2014 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
| Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Members, 2014 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Phillip Puckett, Chair | • John Watkins | |||
| • Emmett Hanger | • Frank Ruff | |||
| • Donald McEachin | • Richard Stuart | |||
| • J. Chapman Petersen | • Bill Stanley | |||
| • Dave Marsden | • John Cosgrove | |||
| • John Miller | • Ryan McDougle | |||
| • Adam Ebbin | ||||
| • Jennifer Wexton | ||||
| • Lynwood Lewis | ||||
2012-2013
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2012 legislative session.
| Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Members, 2012 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Adam Ebbin | • Emmett Hanger, Chair | |||
| • Donald McEachin | • Richard Black | |||
| • John Miller | • Harry Blevins | |||
| • Ralph Northam | • Dave Marsden | |||
| • John Chapman "Chap" Petersen | • Mark Obenshain | |||
| • Phillip Puckett | • Frank Ruff | |||
| • Bill Stanley | ||||
| • Richard Stuart | ||||
| • John Watkins | ||||
2010-2011
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.
| Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Members, 2010 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Patricia Ticer, Chair | • Emmett Hanger | |||
| • Mary Whipple | • John Watkins | |||
| • Roscoe Reynolds | • Frank Ruff | |||
| • Phillip Puckett | • Harry Blevins | |||
| • Donald McEachin | • Mark Obenshain | |||
| • Chap Petersen | • Ryan McDougle | |||
| • Ralph Northam | • Richard Stuart | |||
| • Dave Marsden | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Virginia State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of Virginia," accessed February 22, 2021 (Rule 18)
- ↑ Virginia State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of Virginia," accessed February 22, 2021 (Rule 20(e))
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
