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Corrections Committee, Mississippi House of Representatives
The Corrections Committee is a standing committee of the Mississippi House of Representatives. Per Rule 60 of the House Rules, the committee is made up of 17 members.[1]
Per Rule 60(4) of the House Rules, committee appointments in the Mississippi House of Representatives are made by the Speaker of the House.[2] After the adoption of House Rules, committees are appointed according to legislators' preferences as well as seniority, abilities and geographic location.[3] Representatives are to submit a list of at least 10 committee preferences by 5 p.m. on the third calendar day of the legislative session following an election. A legislator who has served in the House less than four years in his or her lifetime is guaranteed two of his or her top seven preferences unless appointed to the Appropriations or Ways and Means Committees; one who has served for four or more years in his or her lifetime is guaranteed three of his or her first seven choices unless appointed to the Appropriations or Ways and Means Committees.[2] Representatives are barred from serving on both the Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees, and may serve on at least four standing committees.[4] The first person appointed to a committee is to serve as the chair, with the second serving as vice chair. A representative appointed to serve as chair or vice chair of a committee is barred from serving in either position on another committee.[5] The Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore serve on the Rules and Management Committees ex officio.[6]
See rules: House Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Corrections Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(1) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Corrections Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(2) |
Charles Young (D) left this committee on December 16, 2024. [Source]
2020-2021 legislative session
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House Corrections Committee, 2020-2021 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(2) |
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 (7) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Robert Huddleston, Vice Chair | • Tommy Taylor, Chair | |||
| • Oscar Denton | • Gene Alday | |||
| • Reecy Dickson | • Carolyn Crawford | |||
| • Deborah Butler Dixon | • Dennis DeBar | |||
| • Sara Thomas | • Bill Kinkade | |||
| • Linda Whittington | • Doug McLeod | |||
| • Charles Young | • Nolan Mettetal | |||
| • Ken Morgan | ||||
| • Bill Pigott | ||||
| • Tom Weathersby | ||||
2014 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
| Corrections Members, 2014 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Robert Huddleston, Vice Chair | • Tommy Taylor, Chair | |||
| • Oscar Denton | • Gene Alday | |||
| • Reecy Dickson | • Carolyn Crawford | |||
| • Deborah Butler Dixon | • Dennis DeBar | |||
| • Sara Thomas | • Bill Kinkade | |||
| • Linda Whittington | • Doug McLeod | |||
| • Charles Young | • Nolan Mettetal | |||
| • Ken Morgan | ||||
| • Bill Pigott | ||||
| • Tom Weathersby | ||||
2012-2013
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2010-2011
- Bennett Malone Chair
- Tracy Arinder, Jr. Vice Chair
- Lester Carpenter
- John Mayo
- Linda Coleman
- Robert Huddleston
- Sara Thomas
- Linda Whittington
- Reecy Dickson
- Russ Nowell
- John Moore
- J. Andrew Gipson
- Omeria Scott
- Sherra Lane
- J. Shaun Walley
- Deryk Parker
- Frances Fredericks
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 19, 2021 Rule 60(d)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mississippi Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 60(4))
- ↑ Mississippi Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 60(5))
- ↑ Mississippi Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 60(2))
- ↑ Mississippi Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 61)
- ↑ Mississippi Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rules 10(5), 11 and 11A)
