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Ethics and Rules Committee, Massachusetts State Senate (decommissioned)
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The Ethics and Rules Committee was a standing committee of the Massachusetts State Senate. Per Senate Rule 12, the committee was made up of six members.[1] The committee was split into separate Ethics and Rules committees for the 2015 session.
Function
The 2013 Massachusetts Senate rules described the function of this committee as outlined below.
| “ | It shall be the duty of the committee on Ethics and Rules to consider all violations of rules and all question of conduct of Senators and employees of the Senate. The committee is also authorized to recommend policy procedures for the Senate and recommend rules changes for matters requiring the expeditious action by the Senate.[2][3][4] | ” |
Membership
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Ethics and Rules Members, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Stanley Rosenberg, Chair | • Michael Knapik | |||
| • Richard Moore, Vice chair | • Richard Ross | |||
| • Stephen Brewer | ||||
| • Karen Spilka | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Ethics and Rules Members, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Frederick Berry, Chair | • Michael Knapik | |||
| • Karen Spilka, Vice chair | • Richard Ross | |||
| • Stephen Brewer | ||||
| • Steven Tolman | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "Rules of the Senate," January 23, 2013. (Rule 12)
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "Senate Committee on Ethics and Rules," accessed January 16, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "Rules of the Senate," January 23, 2013. (Rules 12A, 13A and 16A)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
