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Energy Committee, Delaware House of Representatives
The Energy Committee is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives.
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Per the House Rules, committees of the Delaware House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned at the beginning of each legislative session.[2] Any vacancies that have occurred will be filled by the Speaker of the House.[3] The Speaker shall appoint a chairperson of each committee, and may designate a vice-chairperson to act as the chairperson in the chairperson's absence.[4] Four members or a majority make up a committee's quorum.[5]
See rules: House Resolution 3
Function
| “ | Each bill, resolution or other legislative matter assigned to a standing committee shall pass through a prescribed deliberative process before being brought to the floor of the House, unless it is sooner petitioned out of committee. Such deliberative process shall include regularly scheduled, pre-announced meetings whereby the committee or subcommittee, after notice to the Sponsor, makes time available for each formal Sponsor to explain the legislation and answer possible questions, considers an analysis of the proposed legislation and receives testimony from the general public.[6][7] | ” |
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
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House Energy Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Energy Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (6) | 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.
| Energy Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • W. Charles Paradee, Chair | • Stephen Smyk | |||
| • Sean M. Lynn, Vice chair | • Richard Collins | |||
| • David Bentz | • Charles S. Postles, Jr. | |||
| • John Kowalko | ||||
| • Debra Heffernan | ||||
| • Michael Mulrooney | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Energy Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • William C. Paradee III, Chair | • Richard Collins | |||
| • Sean M. Lynn, Vice chair | • Stephen T. Smyk | |||
| • Debra Heffernan | ||||
| • John Kowalko, Jr. | ||||
| • Michael Mulrooney | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Energy Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • John Kowalko, Chair | • Timothy Dukes | |||
| • W. Charles Paradee, Vice Chair | • Stephen Smyk | |||
| • Debra Heffernan | • Jeffrey Spiegelman | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney | ||||
| • Dennis Williams | ||||
2011-2012
| Energy Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • John Kowalko, Jr., Chair | • Harvey R. Kenton | |||
| • Dennis E. Williams, Vice Chair | • Nick Manolakos | |||
| • S. Quinton Johnson | • William Outten | |||
| • Debra Heffernan | ||||
| • Michael Mulrooney | ||||
2009-2010
| Energy Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • John Kowalko, Chair | • Thomas Kovach | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Vice Chair | • Nick Manolakos | |||
| • Bryon Short | • Pamela Thornburg | |||
| • S. Quinton Johnson | • William Outten | |||
| • Michael Barbieri | • V. George Carey | |||
| • William Carson, Jr. | • Gerald Hocker | |||
| • Robert Walls | ||||
| • John Atkins | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 32)
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 34(a))
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
