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Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, Virginia State Senate

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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.

DocumentIcon.jpg 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

Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, 2023-2024

Democratic members (5) Republican members (7) Third-party members(0)

2020-2021 legislative session

Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, 2020-2021

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
Democratic members (7)Republican members (8)
Donald McEachinRichard Stuart, Virginia Senator, Chair
John Chapman "Chap" PetersenEmmett Hanger
Dave MarsdenFrank Ruff
John Miller (Virginia)Mark Obenshain
Adam EbbinBill Stanley
Lynwood LewisRichard Black (Virginia)
Roz DanceA. Benton Chafin
David Suetterlein

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2014 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.

2012-2013

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2012 legislative session.

2010-2011

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Virginia State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of Virginia," accessed February 22, 2021 (Rule 18)
  2. Virginia State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of Virginia," accessed February 22, 2021 (Rule 20(e))
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


Current members of the Virginia State Senate
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Majority Leader:Scott Surovell
Minority Leader:Ryan McDougle
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