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Education, Health & Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate
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The Education, Health & Environmental Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Maryland State Senate. Per Senate Rule 18, the committee is made up of 11 members.[1]
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Per Senate Rule 18, committees in the Maryland State Senate are appointed by the President of the Senate at the beginning of each session of the Maryland General Assembly. The President is responsible for appointing chairs and vice chairs, and referring bills and resolutions to a committee. The Senate may suspend the rules to consider a bill or resolution with reference to a committee, provided that each member is given a copy. A member of a standing committee whose main function is to consider legislation may not serve as a member of another such standing committee.[2][3]
See rules: The text of the Senate rules is not available electronically, but can be found in the print version of the Senate Journal. Rules 18 and 33 have been reproduced for Ballotpedia by request, and can be found here. For more information, contact the Department of Legislative Services.
Function
| “ | The Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee reviews legislation relating to agriculture and land preservation; alcoholic beverages; licensing and regulation of businesses, including business, health, and related occupations and professions; education policy; elections; energy; environment; ethics; fire prevention; local government; natural resources; procurement; State government organization and procedures; and veterans affairs.[1][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Education, Health & Environmental Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Education, Health & Environmental Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Education, Health & Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Joan Carter Conway, Chair | • Gail Bates | |||
| • Paul Pinsky, Vice-Chair | • Johnny Ray Salling | |||
| • Cheryl Kagan | • Bryan Simonaire | |||
| • Karen Montgomery | • Stephen Waugh | |||
| • Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | ||||
| • Jim Rosapepe | ||||
| • Ronald Young | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Education, Health & Environmental Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Joan Carter Conway, Chair | • J.B. Jennings | |||
| • Roy Dyson, Vice-Chair | • Edward R. Reilly | |||
| • Joanne Benson | • Bryan Simonaire | |||
| • William Ferguson, IV | ||||
| • Karen Montgomery | ||||
| • Paul Pinsky | ||||
| • Jim Rosapepe | ||||
| • Ronald Young | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Education, Health & Environmental Affairs Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Joan Carter Conway, Chair | • Edward R. Reilly | |||
| • Roy Dyson, Vice-Chair | • Richard Colburn | |||
| • Michael Lenett | • Andrew Harris | |||
| • Jim Rosapepe | • Allan Kittleman | |||
| • Paul Pinsky | • Edward R. Reilly | |||
| • David Harrington, Maryland Senator | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Archives, "Education, Health & Environmental Affairs Committee - Origin & Functions," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Maryland State Archives, "The Legislative Process: How a Bill Becomes a Law," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted by legislative librarian Annette Haldeman via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on February 19, 2021.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
