Communications and Technology Committee, Michigan House of Representatives
The Communications and Technology Committee is a standing committee of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Per Rules 8 and 33 of the Standing House Rules, committees of the Michigan House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House, except when otherwise ordered by the House.[1] Committees are appointed at the beginning of each two-year legislative session. The first person named to a committee is to serve as its chair, with the second serving as vice chair. In the absence of both, the first majority member appointed after them is to serve as acting chair.[2] All committees operate under Rule 34, known as the Uniform Committee Rules.[3]
See rules: Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16
Function
The rules of the Senate and House do not describe the jurisdiction of the individual standing committees except that all Senate bills involving an appropriation must be referred either directly to the appropriations committee or to an appropriate standing committee and then to the appropriations committee. Traditionally, the assignment of bills follows topical lines.[4]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Communications and Technology Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Communications and Technology Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Communications and Technology Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Communications and Technology Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | 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.
Communications and Technology Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Phil Phelps, Vice chair | • Michele Hoitenga, Chair | |||
• Kevin Hertel | • Beth Griffin, Vice chair | |||
• Jewell Jones | • Gary Glenn | |||
• Donna Lasinski | • Jim Runestad | |||
• Jason Sheppard | ||||
• Jim Tedder | ||||
• James Lower |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Communications and Technology Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Phil Phelps, Vice chair | • Bradford Jacobsen, Chair | |||
• Gretchen Driskell | • Brandt Iden, Vice chair | |||
• John Chirkun | • Ray Franz | |||
• Christine Greig | • Ben Glardon | |||
• Vanessa Guerra | • Rick Outman | |||
• Amanda Price | ||||
• Tom Barrett | ||||
• Eric Leutheuser | ||||
• Jim Tedder |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rules 8 and 33
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 35
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 34
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "2019-2020 Legislative Government Briefing Book," accessed February 23, 2021 p. 36