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Energy and Environment Committee, Colorado House of Representatives
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The Energy and Environment Committee (formerly the Transportation and Energy Committee) is a standing committee of the Colorado House of Representatives.
Per House Rule 25 standing committees for the Colorado House of Representatives are appointed during the first session after a general election.[1] All appointments last until the first regular session after the next general election.[2] With the exception of the House Workplace Harassment Committee, all committees have between nine and 19 members, as decided by the Speaker of the House.[3] The House Workplace Harassment Committee consists of only six members.[4] The Speaker of the House appoints the chairman and vice-chairman of each committee.[5] The party representation is set proportionally to reflect the party representation in the House.[6]
See rules: Standing Rules of the House
Function
| “ | The House Energy & Environment Committee generally considers matters concerning energy and environment. In addition, the committee also has legislative oversight responsibility for divisions of the Department of Natural Resources and Department of Public Health and Environment, the Public Utilities Commission, and the Colorado Energy Office.[7][8] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Energy and Environment Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Energy and Environment Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Ruby Dickson (D) left this committee on December 11, 2023. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Energy and Environment Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Dominique Jackson (D) left this committee on December 17, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Energy and Environment Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (7) | 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.
| Transportation and Energy Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Diane Mitsch Bush, Chair | • Jon Becker | |||
| • Faith Winter, Vice chair | • Perry Buck | |||
| • Jeff Bridges | • Terri Carver | |||
| • Daneya Esgar | • Polly Lawrence | |||
| • Joann Ginal | • Dan Nordberg | |||
| • Chris Hansen | ||||
| • Dominique Jackson | ||||
| • Barbara Hall McLachlan | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Transportation and Energy Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Max Tyler, Chair | • Jon Becker | |||
| • Diane Mitsch Bush, Vice chair | • Perry Buck | |||
| • Daneya Esgar | • Terri Carver | |||
| • Tracy Kraft-Tharp | • Don Coram | |||
| • Jovan Melton | • Patrick Neville | |||
| • Dominick Moreno | • Dan Nordberg | |||
| • Faith Winter | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Transportation and Energy Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Randy Fischer | • Glenn Vaad, Chair | |||
| • Deb Gardner | • Marsha Looper, Vice Chair | |||
| • Millie Hamner | • Mark H. Barker | |||
| • Matt Jones | • J. Paul Brown | |||
| • Max Tyler | • Kevin Priola | |||
| • Angela Williams | • Robert Ramirez | |||
| • Ray Scott | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(c))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(c))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(g))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(f.5)(1))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(d))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(h))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "Energy & Environment," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
