Growth and Infrastructure Committee, Nevada State Senate
The Growth and Infrastructure Committee is a standing committee of the Nevada State Senate. It was previously named the Transportation Committee and the Energy, Infrastructure and Transportation Committee.
Per the Senate Rules, the Majority Leader of the Nevada State Senate determines the partisan composition of the chamber's standing committees and appoints majority party members, and the Minority Leader appoints minority party members.[1] Interim committees may be appointed by the Majority Leader when needed.[2] If a committee member is unable to perform their duties, a committee chair or member may be temporarily replaced with a member of the same party by the Majority Leader.[3]
See rules: Senate Standing Rules
Function
| “ | Growth and Infrastructure, five members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting
primarily title 44 of NRS, and chapters 403-405, 408, 410, 459A, 476, 480-487, 490 and 701-708 of NRS, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.[4][5] |
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| “ | The several committees shall acquaint themselves with the interests of the State specially represented by the committee and shall present such bills and reports as in their judgment will advance the interests and promote the welfare of the people of the State.[6][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Growth and Infrastructure Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Growth and Infrastructure Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Growth and Infrastructure Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Yvanna Cancela (D, Chair) left this committee on January 11, 2021.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Mark Manendo | • Don Gustavson | • Patricia Farley | ||
| • Kelvin Atkinson, Vice chair | • Scott Hammond | |||
Note: Manendo resigned his chairmanship of the Transportation committee in May 2017 amid sexual harassment allegations.[7]
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Mark Manendo | • Scott Hammond, Chair | |||
| • Moises Denis | • Donald Gustavson, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Patricia Farley | ||||
2013-2014
| Transportation Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Mark Manendo, Chair | • Donald Gustavson | |||
| • Kelvin Atkinson, Vice Chair | • Joseph Hardy | |||
| • Patricia Spearman | ||||
2011-2012
| Transportation Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Shirley Breeden, Chair | • Dean Rhoads | |||
| • Michael Schneider, Vice Chair | • Mike McGinness | |||
| • John Jay Lee | • Elizabeth Halseth | |||
| • Mark Manendo | ||||
2009-2010
| Energy, Infrastructure and Transportation Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Michael Schneider, Chair | • Randolph Townsend | |||
| • Maggie Carlton, Vice Chair | • Barbara Cegavske | |||
| • John Jay Lee | • Dennis Nolan | |||
| • Shirley Breeden | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Senate Standing Rules," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 40
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Senate Standing Rules," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 6
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Senate Standing Rules," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 41
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Senate Standing Rules," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 40(3)(e)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Senate Standing Rules," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 43
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Nevada Sen. Manendo resigns chairmanship amid investigation," May 22, 2017
