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Finance Committee, Nevada State Senate
The Finance Committee is a standing committee of the Nevada State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, the Majority Leader of the Nevada State Senate determines the partisan composition of the chamber's standing committees and appoints majority party members, and the Minority Leader appoints minority party members.[1] Interim committees may be appointed by the Majority Leader when needed.[2] If a committee member is unable to perform their duties, a committee chair or member may be temporarily replaced with a member of the same party by the Majority Leader.[3]
See rules: Senate Standing Rules
Function
| “ | Finance, nine members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily chapters 1A,
387 and 400 of NRS, appropriations, operating and capital budgets, state and federal budget issues and bonding, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue, and over any measures carrying or requiring appropriations and favorably reported by any other committee.[4][5] |
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| “ | The Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance may assign any portion of a proposed
executive budget to any of the other standing or select committees of the Senate for review. Upon receiving such an assignment the standing or select committee shall complete its review expeditiously and report its findings and any recommendations to the Standing Committee on Finance for its independent evaluation.[6][5] |
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| “ | The several committees shall acquaint themselves with the interests of the State specially represented by the committee and shall present such bills and reports as in their judgment will advance the interests and promote the welfare of the people of the State.[7][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Finance Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Finance Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Ben Kieckhefer (R) left this committee on October 07, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Finance Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Yvanna Cancela (D) left this committee on January 11, 2021.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Joyce Woodhouse, Chair | • Ben Kieckhefer | |||
| • David Parks, Vice chair | • Peter Goicoechea | |||
| • Moises Denis | • Becky Harris | |||
| • Aaron Ford | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • David Parks | • Ben Kieckhefer, Chair | |||
| • Joyce Woodhouse | • Michael Roberson, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Debbie Smith | • Pete Goicoechea | |||
| • Mark Lipparelli | ||||
2013-2014
| Finance Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Debbie Smith, Chair | • Pete Goicoechea | |||
| • Joyce Woodhouse, Vice Chair | • Ben Kieckhefer | |||
| • Moises Denis | • Michael Roberson | |||
| • David Parks | ||||
2011-2012
| Finance Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Steven Horsford, Chair | • Dean Rhoads | |||
| • Sheila Leslie, Vice Chair | • Barbara Cegavske | |||
| • David Parks | • Ben Kieckhefer | |||
| • Moises Denis | ||||
2009-2010
| Finance Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Bernice Mathews, Chair | • Bill Raggio | |||
| • Steven Horsford, Chair | • Dean Rhoads | |||
| • Bob Coffin | • Warren Hardy | |||
| • Joyce Woodhouse | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Senate Standing Rules," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 40
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Senate Standing Rules," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 6
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Senate Standing Rules," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 41
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Senate Standing Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 40(3)(c))
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Senate Standing Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 40(4))
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Senate Standing Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 43)
