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Children and Families Committee, New York State Senate
The Children and Families Committee is a standing committee of the New York State Senate.
Per Senate Rules, committees of the New York State Senate are assigned by the president pro tempore.[1][2] Committees are assigned annually.[3] The president pro tempore appoints the chair and vice-chair of each committee and subcommittee.[1] The president pro tempore, the Senate minority leader, and their deputies are nonvoting ex officio members of all standing committees of which they are not members.[4]
See rules: Rules of the Senate for the State of New York 2019-2020
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Children and Families Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Children and Families Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Children and Families Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Children and Families Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Tony Avella, Chair | • John Bonacic | |||
| • Velmanette Montgomery | • Pamela Helming | |||
| • Roxanne Persaud | • Susan J. Serino | |||
| • Diane Savino | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Children and Families Committee Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Simcha Felder, Chair | • John Bonacic | |||
| • Velmanette Montgomery | • Catharine Young | |||
| • Diane Savino | • Susan J. Serino | |||
| • Jose M. Serrano | ||||
2013-2014
| Children and Families Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Simcha Felder, Chair | • John Bonacic | |||
| • Velmanette Montgomery | • Catharine Young | |||
| • Diane Savino | ||||
| • Cecilia Tkaczyk | ||||
2011-2012
| Children and Families Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Diane Savino, Chair | • Owen H. Johnson | |||
| • Thomas Duane | • Catharine Young | |||
| • Velmanette Montgomery | • Stephen Saland | |||
2009-2010
| Children and Families Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Thomas Duane | • Carl Marcellino | |||
| • Shirley Huntley | • Roy McDonald | |||
| • Eric Schneiderman | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of the State of New York 2019-2020," accessed February 24, 2021(Rule 2.2)
- ↑ New York State Legislature, "Providing for the adoption of the Rules of the Assembly for 2021-2022," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ New York State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of the State of New York 2019-2020," accessed February 24, 2021(Rule 7.1)
- ↑ New York State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of the State of New York 2019-2020," accessed February 24, 2021(Rule 7.1 (a))
