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Corrections Committee, Delaware House of Representatives
The Corrections Committee is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives.
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]
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
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Corrections Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Corrections Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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Ruth Briggs King (R) left this committee on November 15, 2023. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Corrections Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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Gerald Brady (D) left this committee on February 04, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Corrections Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | 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.
| Corrections Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • James Johnson, Chair | • William Outten | |||
| • John Mitchell, Jr., Vice chair | • David Wilson | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney | • Stephen Smyk | |||
| • William Carson Jr. | ||||
| • Gerald Brady | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Corrections Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • James Johnson, Chair | • William Outten | |||
| • John Mitchell, Jr., Vice chair | • Stephen T. Smyk | |||
| • Michael Barbieri | • David Wilson | |||
| • Gerald Brady | ||||
| • William Carson, Jr. | ||||
| • Michael Mulrooney | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Corrections Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • James Johnson, Chair | • Stephen Smyk | |||
| • John Mitchell, Jr., Vice Chair | • David Wilson | |||
| • Gerald Brady | ||||
| • William Carson | ||||
| • Michael Mulrooney | ||||
2011-2012
| Corrections Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • James Johnson, Chair | • Clifford Lee | |||
| • John Atkins, Vice Chair | • David Wilson | |||
| • Dennis P. Williams | ||||
| • William Carson, Jr. | ||||
2009-2010
| Corrections Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • James Johnson, Chair | • William Outten | |||
| • John Atkins, Vice Chair | • David Wilson | |||
| • Hazel Plant | • Clifford Lee | |||
| • Dennis P. Williams | ||||
| • William Carson, Jr. | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 32)
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 34(a))
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
