Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee, Indiana House of Representatives
The Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Indiana House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Indiana House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House. Committees are assigned at the start of every term.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] Any bill's author, coauthor, sponsor, or cosponsor may serve as an ex officio member of a committee while his or her bill is in consideration of that committee but may not vote.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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David Frizzell (R, Chair) left this committee on April 24, 2019.
Melanie Wright (D) left this committee on November 04, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Family, Children and Human Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Vanessa Summers | • David Frizzell, Chair | |||
| • Sheila Ann Klinker | • Cindy Meyer Ziemke, Vice chair | |||
| • Joe Taylor | • Lloyd Arnold | |||
| • Melanie Wright | • Tony Cook | |||
| • Dale DeVon | ||||
| • Richard Hamm | ||||
| • Kevin Mahan | ||||
| • Julie Olthoff | ||||
| • Milo Smith | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Family, Children and Human Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Vanessa Summers | • David Frizzell, Chair | |||
| • Sheila Ann Klinker | • Cindy Meyer Ziemke, Vice chair | |||
| • Karlee D. Macer | • Ron Bacon | |||
| • Melanie Wright | • Casey Cox | |||
| • Dale R. DeVon | ||||
| • Kevin Mahan | ||||
| • Julie Olthoff | ||||
| • Rhonda Rhoads | ||||
| • Milo Smith | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Family, Children and Human Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Gail Riecken | • Rebecca Kubacki, Chair | |||
| • John Bartlett | • Cindy Meyer Ziemke, Vice chair | |||
| • Karlee D. Macer | • Wes Culver | |||
| • Vanessa Summers | • Dale R. DeVon | |||
| • David Frizzell | ||||
| • Kevin Mahan | ||||
| • Rhonda Rhoads | ||||
| • Milo Smith | ||||
| • Gregory Steuerwald | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Family, Children and Human Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Vanessa Summers | • Cindy Noe, Chair | |||
| • John Bartlett | • David Yarde, II, Vice chair | |||
| • John Day | • Timothy Brown | |||
| • Sheila Ann Klinker | • Rhonda Rhoads | |||
| • Gail Riecken | • Ralph Foley | |||
| • Wes Culver | ||||
| • Mark Messmer | ||||
| • Steve Davisson | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Family, Children and Human Affairs Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Vanessa Summers, Chair | • Cindy Noe | |||
| • Rochelle VanDenburgh, Vice chair | • Douglas Gutwein | |||
| • Peggy Welch | • Jackie Walorski | |||
| • Gail Riecken | • David Yarde, II | |||
| • John Bartlett | • Matthew Bell | |||
| • Mary Ann Sullivan | ||||
| • John Day | ||||
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Footnotes