Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, New Hampshire House of Representatives
The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee is a standing committee of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1]
Per the House Rules, committees of the New Hampshire House of Representatives are assigned by the speaker of the house after consultation with the minority leader.[2] Committees are assigned after each election.[3] 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
“ | It shall be the duty of the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety to consider all matters relating to the criminal code; criminal justice, the Department of Corrections, sentencing, drug enforcement, bail, probation, parole, corrections facilities, DWI, domestic violence, firearms, fireworks, police and fire training, victims’ assistance and such other matters as may be referred to it.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jody McNally (R) left this committee on January 01, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (12) | |||
• Delmar Burridge | • David Welch, Chair | |||
• Shannon Chandley | • Frank Sapareto, Vice chair | |||
• Laura Pantelakos | • Dennis Fields | |||
• Roger Berube | • Robert Fesh | |||
• Robert Cushing | • Larry Gagne | |||
• Beth Rodd | • John Burt | |||
• Kate Murray | • Dennis Green | |||
• Richard O'Leary | • Carolyn Gargasz | |||
• Linn Opderbecke | • Bonnie Ham | |||
• Jody McNally | ||||
• Dave Testerman | ||||
• Scott Wallace |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (12) | |||
• Roger Berube | • John Tholl, Chair | |||
• Geoffrey Hirsch | • David Welch, Vice Chair | |||
• Len DiSesa | • Dennis Fields, Clerk | |||
• Timothy Robertson | • Robert Fesh | |||
• Andrew O'Hearne | • Shawn Sweeney (New Hampshire) | |||
• Laura Pantelakos | • Robert Fisher | |||
• Robert Cushing | • Dick Marston | |||
• Latha Mangipudi | • Arthur E. Barnes III | |||
• John F. Martin | ||||
• John Burt | ||||
• Ed Comeau | ||||
• Dennis Green (New Hampshire) |
2013-2014
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Laura Pantelakos, Chair | • Gene Charron, Clerk | |||
• Robert Cushing, Vice Chairman | • Dennis Fields | |||
• Roger Berube | • Robert Fesh | |||
• Timothy Robertson | • Moe Villeneuve | |||
• Delmar Burridge | • Larry Gagne | |||
• Philip Ginsburg | • Robbie Parsons | |||
• Ronald Boisvert | • Kyle Tasker | |||
• Brenda Grady | • Mark Warden | |||
• Linda Harriott-Gathright | • Steve Vaillancourt | |||
• Geoffrey Hirsch | ||||
• Andrew O'Hearne |
2011-2012
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Stephen Shurtleff | • Elaine Swinford, Chair | |||
• Laura Pantelakos | • Larry Gagne, Vice Chair | |||
• Phil Ginsburg | • Gene Charron, Clerk | |||
• Roger Berube | • David Welch | |||
• Moe Villeneuve | ||||
• Kenneth Kreis | ||||
• Mark Warden | ||||
• Dennis Fields | ||||
• Jason Antosz | ||||
• Robbie Parsons | ||||
• Robert Fesh | ||||
• Phil Greazzo | ||||
• Kyle Tasker |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed March 1, 2021 (Rule 31)
- ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed March 1, 2021(Rule 29)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted by Ryan Mahoney via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on February 5, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed March 1, 2021 (Rule 31)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.