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General Laws Committee, Missouri State Senate
The General Laws Committee (formerly the General Laws and Pensions Committee) is a standing committee of the Missouri State Senate.
Per Rule 25 of the Senate Rules, committees in the Missouri State Senate are appointed by the President Pro Tem.[1] Committees are appointed after the adoption of the Senate Rules at the beginning of the two-year General Assembly. Committee membership is to be as equal to the partisan balance of the chamber as possible.[2] The chair of a committee may appoint subcommittees with the committee's approval.[1] The President Pro Tem, the Majority Floor Leader and the Minority Floor Leader are considered members of all standing and statutory committees ex officio, but do not having voting power in any unless appointed to it proper.[2] Although not explicitly stated in the Senate Rules, the President Pro Tem has previously demonstrated a responsibility for filling vacancies in committees.[3]
See rules: List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate General Laws Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Greg Razer (D) left this committee on April 25, 2024. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate General Laws Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate General Laws Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | 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.
| General Laws and Pensions Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Jacob Hummel | • Bob Onder, Chair | |||
| • John Rizzo | • Doug Libla, Vice chair | |||
| • Dan Brown | ||||
| • Bill Eigel | ||||
| • Jay Wasson | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| General Laws and Pensions Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Joseph Keaveny | • Rob Schaaf, Chair | |||
| • Jill Schupp | • Paul Wieland, Vice Chair | |||
| • Dan Hegeman | ||||
| • Bob Onder | ||||
| • Dave Schatz | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| General Laws Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Jason Holsman | • Brian Nieves, Chair | |||
| • Jamilah Nasheed | • Rob Schaaf, Vice chair | |||
| • Doug Libla | ||||
| • Gary Romine | ||||
| • Ryan Silvey | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| General Laws Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Robin Wright-Jones | • Chuck Purgason | |||
| • Shalonn Curls | • Jane Cunningham | |||
| • Luann Ridgeway | ||||
| • Scott Rupp | ||||
| • Brian Nieves | ||||
| • Robert Schaaf | ||||
| • Ronald Richard | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| General Laws Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Ryan McKenna | • Jack Goodman | |||
| • Yvonne Wilson | • Scott Rupp | |||
| • Dan Clemens | ||||
| • Delbert Scott | ||||
| • Carl Vogel | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed Februrary 19, 2021 (Rule 25)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26)
- ↑ Missouri Senate, "Capitol Briefing: Week of Jan. 13, 2014," accessed February 19, 2021
