Environment and Agriculture Committee, New Hampshire House of Representatives
The Environment and Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1]
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Per the House Rules, committees of the New Hampshire House of Representatives are assigned by the speaker of the house after consultation with the minority leader.[2] Committees are assigned after each election.[3] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: House Rules
Function
“ | It shall be the duty of the Committee on Environment and Agriculture to consider all matters concerning agricultural and farm problems of the state, physical land use including current use, the various agricultural organizations, the protection of the state's environment from forms of pollution other than air or water pollution, waste management issues, and such other matters as may be referred to it.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
Environment and Agriculture Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Environment and Agriculture Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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Stephanie Hyland (D) left this committee on January 24, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
Environment and Agriculture Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (9) | 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.
Environment and Agriculture Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Peter Bixby | • John O'Connor, Chair | • Caleb Q. Dyer | ||
• Paula Francese | • Stephen Darrow, Vice chair | |||
• Alan Turcotte | • Richard Gordon | |||
• Donna Ellis | • Aboul Khan | |||
• Donovan Fenton | • Matthew Scruton | |||
• Sherry Frost | • Barbara Comtois | |||
• Amanda Gourgue | • Anne Copp | |||
• Beth Richards | • Michael F. Maloney | |||
• Catherine Sofikitis | • Howard Pearl | |||
• Kevin Verville |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Environment and Agriculture Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (12) | |||
• Tara Sad | • Robert Haefner, Chair | |||
• Rebecca Brown | • John O'Connor (New Hampshire), Vice Chair | |||
• David Doherty | • Michele Peckham, Clerk | |||
• Christy Bartlett | • Warren Groen | |||
• Janice Gardner | • Michael Brewster | |||
• George Saunderson | • Stephen Darrow | |||
• Peter Bixby | • Ernest H. Bridge | |||
• Alan Turcotte | • Richard Gordon | |||
• Alexis Simpson | • Raymond Howard | |||
• Lisa E. Scontsas | ||||
• Carol Bush | ||||
• Rio Tilton |
2013-2014
Environment and Agriculture Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Tara Sad, Chair | • Jane Johnson, Clerk | |||
• Wayne Moynihan, Vice Chair | • Robert Haefner | |||
• Christy Bartlett | • Warren Groen | |||
• Peter Bixby | • Stephen Palmer | |||
• Rebecca Brown | • Guy Comtois | |||
• Scott Burns | • John O'Connor | |||
• Janice Gardner | • James Parison | |||
• Linda Lauer | • Michele Peckham | |||
• David Miller | • Richard Gordon | |||
• Alan Turcotte | ||||
• Lisa Whittemore |
2011-2012
Environment and Agriculture Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (13) | |||
• James Powers | • Robert Haefner, Chair | |||
• Tara Sad | • Warren Groen, Vice Chair | |||
• Suzanne Smith | • Stephen Palmer, Clerk | |||
• Derek Owen | • Irene Messier | |||
• Chuck Townsend | • Laura Gandia | |||
• Holly Mecheski | ||||
• Matthew Swank | ||||
• David Babson | ||||
• Guy Comtois | ||||
• John O'Connor | ||||
• J. David Knox | ||||
• Robert Malone | ||||
• Kenneth Sheffert |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed March 1, 2021 (Rule 31)
- ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed March 1, 2021(Rule 29)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted by Ryan Mahoney via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on February 5, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed March 1, 2021 (Rule 31)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.