Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee, Vermont State Senate
The Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Vermont State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Vermont State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Committees at the start of each biennial session.[1] The Committee on Committees is made up of the Senate President, the President Pro Tempore, and one senator elected by the Senate. The Senate reserves the right to overrule any appointment and immediately fill the vacancy.[2] The first and secondly named members of each committee serve as chair and vice-chair, respectively.[3] The chair of each committee is responsible for scheduling committee meetings, and the clerk keeps a record of attendance to be delivered to the Secretary of State at the end of each session.[4][5]
See rules: Permanent Rules of the Vermont Senate
Function
According to the Senate Rules, the Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee is responsible for:
| “ | matters relating to economic development, commerce, and community development, including tourism and marketing, promotion of the arts, and film activities; matters relating to labor; matters relating to housing; matters relating to liquor and tobacco control; matters relating to lotteries; and all matters relating to subjects for which there is no other appropriate committee.[1][6] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | 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.
| Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Michael Sirotkin, Vice chair | • Kevin Mullin, Chair | |||
| • Philip Baruth | ||||
| • Becca Balint | ||||
| • Alison Clarkson | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Philip Baruth, Vice-Chair | • Kevin Mullin (Vermont), Chair | |||
| • Ann Cummings | • William Doyle (Vermont) | |||
| • Becca Balint | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Philip Baruth, Vice chair | • Kevin Mullin, Chair | |||
| • Donald Collins, Clerk | • William Doyle | |||
| • Ann Cummings | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Timothy Ashe, Vice chair | • Vincent Illuzzi, Chair | |||
| • Peter Galbraith | • William Doyle | |||
| • Bill Carris | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Timothy Ashe | • Vincent Illuzzi | |||
| • Bill Carris | ||||
| • Hinda Miller | ||||
| • Douglas Racine | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vermont State Legislature, "Permanent Rules of the Vermont Senate, (Rule 24)," accessed March 1, 2021
- ↑ Vermont State Legislature, "Permanent Rules of the Vermont Senate (Rule 6)," accessed March 1, 2021
- ↑ Vermont State Legislature, "Permanent Rules of the Vermont Senate (Rule 25)," accessed March 1, 2021
- ↑ Vermont State Legislature, "Permanent Rules of the Vermont Senate (Rule 26)," accessed March 1, 2021
- ↑ Vermont State Legislature, "Permanent Rules of the Vermont Senate (Rule 29)," accessed March 1, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
