Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, Minnesota House of Representatives
The Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee (formerly the Environment and Natural Resources Committee) is a standing committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Per Rule 6.01 of the House Rules, standing committees of the Minnesota House of Representatives are appointed by the speaker of the house.[1] Committees are appointed at the beginning of each biennial session. Up to 30 days before the session, the speaker-designate is to submit a list of proposed standing committees and divisions to all minority caucuses. Up to 15 days before the session's start, the minority leader may submit proposed minority assignments to the speaker-designate, who must comply in keeping with attaining proportionate representation. With the exception of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, one may not serve as chair of a committee or another with a similar jurisdiction for longer than three consecutive two-year sessions.[2]
See rules: House Rules
Function
| “ | The committee holds public hearings on bills to put each bill into its best form. During the bill's hearing, the committee can take testimony from the bill's sponsors, the general public and experts in the areas the bill affects.
The committee has several courses of action it can take: |
” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
|
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, 2025-2026 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
|
2023-2024 legislative session
|
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, 2023-2024 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
||
2021-2022 legislative session
|
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, 2021-2022 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
||
Rick Hansen (D, Chair) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Ami Wazlawik (D, Vice Chair) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Peter Fischer (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Jamie Becker-Finn (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Patty Acomb (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
2019-2020 legislative session
|
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, 2019-2020 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
|
Minnesota on 
|
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Environment and Natural Resources Members, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (14) | |||
| • Rick Hansen | • Dan Fabian, Chair | |||
| • Jamie Becker-Finn | • Josh Heintzeman, Vice chair | |||
| • Karen Clark | • Jeff Backer | |||
| • Rob Ecklund | • Matt Bliss | |||
| • Peter Fischer | • Tony Cornish | |||
| • Frank Hornstein | • Steve Green | |||
| • Clark Johnson | • Joe Hoppe | |||
| • Jason Metsa | • Brian Johnson | |||
| • Mike Sundin | • Sandy Layman | |||
| • Jean Wagenius | • Dale Lueck | |||
| • Jim Newberger | ||||
| • Chris Swedzinski | ||||
| • Paul Torkelson | ||||
| • Mark Uglem | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Members, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (12) | |||
| • Rick Hansen, DFL Lead | • Denny McNamara, Chair | |||
| • Peter Fischer | • Dan Fabian, Vice Chair | |||
| • Karen Clark | • Tony Cornish | |||
| • Tony Cornish | • Kelly Fenton | |||
| • David Dill | • Tom Hackbarth | |||
| • Alice Hausman | • Dave Hancock | |||
| • John Persell | • Josh Heintzeman | |||
| • Frank Hornstein | • Jim Newberger | |||
| • Clark Johnson | • Jason Rarick | |||
| • Jeanne Poppe | • Paul Torkelson | |||
| • Mark Uglem | ||||
| • Jim Knoblach, ex officio | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Environment and Natural Resources Policy Members, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • David Dill, Chair | • Tom Hackbarth | |||
| • Peter Fischer, Vice chair | • Tony Cornish | |||
| • John Benson | • Dan Fabian | |||
| • Andrew Falk | • Steve Green | |||
| • Rick Hansen | • Denny McNamara | |||
| • Jason Isaacson | • Mark Uglem | |||
| • John Persell | ||||
| • Jean Wagenius | ||||
| • Joann Ward | ||||
| • Barb Yarusso | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Permanent Rules of the House 2021 - 2022," February 24, 2021 (Rule 6.01)
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Permanent Rules of the House 2021 - 2022," February 24, 2021 (Rule 6.02)
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Committees," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
