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Corrections Committee, Texas House of Representatives
| Texas House of Representatives |
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| House Committees |
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Agriculture and Livestock •
Appropriations |
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The Corrections Committee is a standing committee of the Texas House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Texas House of Representatives are assigned half by seniority and half by the Speaker of the House. Representatives select three committees they wish to serve on, and half of a committee's seats are filled in this manner based on seniority. In the case of equal seniority, the Speaker decides the seat. Once half of each committee is selected through this method, the Speaker appoints the rest of the committees.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each legislative session.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: House Rules
Function
| “ | The committee shall have nine
members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
felons;
provide alternatives to incarceration; and
Department of Criminal Justice, the Special Prosecution Unit, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments.[4][5] |
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Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Corrections Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Corrections Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Corrections Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | 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 (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Alma Allen, Vice chair | • James White, Texas, Chair | |||
| • Ramon Romero, Jr. | • Sarah Davis | |||
| • Scott Sanford | ||||
| • Matt Schaefer | ||||
| • Tony Tinderholt | ||||
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 (1) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Alma Allen | • Jim Murphy (Texas), Chair | |||
| • James White, Texas, Vice-Chair | ||||
| • Mark Keough | ||||
| • Matt Krause | ||||
| • Leighton Schubert | ||||
| • Tony Tinderholt | ||||
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 (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Alma Allen | • Tan Parker, Chair | |||
| • Toni Rose | • James White, Vice chair | |||
| • Debbie Riddle | ||||
| • J.D. Sheffield | ||||
| • Steve Toth | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Corrections Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Alma Allen, Vice chair | • Jerry Madden, Chair | |||
| • Marisa Marquez | • Erwin Cain | |||
| • Todd Hunter | ||||
| • Tan Parker | ||||
| • Charles Perry | ||||
| • James White | ||||
| • Paul Workman | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Corrections Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Jim McReynolds, Chair | • Jerry Madden, Vice chair | |||
| • Solomon Ortiz, Jr. | • Lois Kolkhorst | |||
| • Armando Martinez | • Ralph Sheffield | |||
| • Marisa Marquez | • Sid Miller | |||
| • Kirk England | ||||
| • Harold Dutton, Jr. | ||||
| • Eric Johnson | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-2)
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-1)
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-16)
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 24, 2021(Rule 3-5)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
