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Agriculture Committee, Delaware House of Representatives

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The Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives.

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Per the House Rules, committees of the Delaware House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned at the beginning of each legislative session.[2] Any vacancies that have occurred will be filled by the Speaker of the House.[3] The Speaker shall appoint a chairperson of each committee, and may designate a vice-chairperson to act as the chairperson in the chairperson's absence.[4] Four members or a majority make up a committee's quorum.[5]

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: House Resolution 3

Function

“ Each bill, resolution or other legislative matter assigned to a standing committee shall pass through a prescribed deliberative process before being brought to the floor of the House, unless it is sooner petitioned out of committee. Such deliberative process shall include regularly scheduled, pre-announced meetings whereby the committee or subcommittee, after notice to the Sponsor, makes time available for each formal Sponsor to explain the legislation and answer possible questions, considers an analysis of the proposed legislation and receives testimony from the general public.[6][7] ”

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

House Agriculture Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (8) Republican members (6) Third-party members(0)

2023-2024 legislative session

House Agriculture Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (7) Republican members (6) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

House Agriculture Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (7) Republican members (6) Third-party members(0)

2019-2020 legislative session

House Agriculture Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (7) Republican members (6) Third-party members(0)

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Agriculture Members, 2017
Democratic members (7)Republican members (6)
• William Carson Jr., Chair• David Wilson
• S. Quinton Johnson, Vice chair• Harvey Kenton
• W. Charles Paradee• Lyndon Dean Yearick
• Michael Mulrooney• Richard Collins
• Andria Bennett• Charles S. Postles, Jr.
• Sean M. Lynn• William Outten
• David Bentz

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

Agriculture Members, 2013
Democratic members (6)Republican members (5)
• John Atkins, Chair• Harvey Kenton
• S. Quinton Johnson, Vice Chair• Bobby Outten
• William Carson• Harold Peterman
• Michael Mulrooney• Jeffrey Spiegelman
• W. Charles Paradee• David Wilson
• Rebecca Walker

2011-2012

2009-2010

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(a))
  2. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(b))
  3. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(b))
  4. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(a))
  5. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 32)
  6. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 34(a))
  7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


Current members of the Delaware House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Melissa Minor-Brown
Majority Leader:Kerri Harris
Minority Leader:Timothy Dukes
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Sean Lynn (D)
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Democratic Party (27)
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