Environment and Energy Committee, Washington House of Representatives
The Environment and Energy Committee is a standing committee of the Washington House of Representatives.
Per Rule 24 of the House Rules, committee members of the House of Representatives are selected by the caucus of each party.[1] The chairs of the committees are selected by the majority party caucus.[1] Standing committees of the House have the power to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses, the power to administer oaths, and the powers of subpoena.[2] The debate by any standing committee on a measure is open to the public.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Function
The Environment and Energy Committee considers topics including, but not limited to:
| “ | issues relating to air quality; aquatic lands; oil spill prevention; solid waste; hazardous waste; toxics; climate change; energy; Puget Sound; and land use impacts to environmental quality.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org
2023-2024 legislative session
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Environment & Energy Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | 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 Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Joe Fitzgibbon, Chair | • David Taylor | |||
| • Strom Peterson, Vice chair | • Jacquelin Maycumber | |||
| • Jake Fey | • Vincent Buys | |||
| • Ruth Kagi | • Mary Dye | |||
| • Joan McBride | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Environment Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Joe Fitzgibbon, Chair | • Matthew Shea (Washington), Ranking Minority Member | |||
| • Strom Peterson, Vice-Chair | • Shelly Short, Assistant Ranking Minority Member | |||
| • Jessyn Farrell | • Paul Harris | |||
| • Jake Fey | • Liz Pike | |||
| • Roger Goodman | • David Taylor (Washington) | |||
| • Joan McBride | • Mary Dye | |||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Environment Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Dave Upthegrove, Chair | • Shelly Short | |||
| • John McCoy, Vice chair | • Liz Pike | |||
| • Jessyn Farrell | • Larry Crouse | |||
| • Jake Fey | • Terry Nealey | |||
| • Ruth Kagi | • Jason Overstreet | |||
| • Marko Liias | ||||
| • Jeff Morris | ||||
| • Steve Tharinger | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011-2012 legislative session.
| Environment Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Dave Upthegrove, Chair | • Shelly Short | |||
| • Christine Rolfes, Vice chair | • Paul Harris | |||
| • Joe Fitzgibbon | • Larry Crouse | |||
| • Laurie Jinkins | • Terry Nealey | |||
| • Jeff Morris | • Kirk Pearson | |||
| • Luis Moscoso | • David Taylor | |||
| • Dean Takko | ||||
| • Steve Tharinger | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009-2010 legislative session.
| Environment Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Maralyn Chase | • Tom Campbell | |||
| • Mary Lou Dickerson | • Joel Kretz | |||
| • Hans Dunshee | • Ed Orcutt | |||
| • Fred Finn | • Matthew Shea | |||
| • Zack Hudgins | ||||
| • Christine Rolfes | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 21, 2021 (Rule 24)
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 21, 2021(Rule 26)
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 21, 2021(Rule 25)
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "House Environment and Energy Committee," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.