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Government Operations and Elections Committee, Minnesota House of Representatives (decommissioned)

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The State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections Committee was a standing committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Function

Article IV of the House Rules describes the function of this committee:

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:

  • amend the bill;
  • combine two or more bills under one file number;
  • recommend a bill to pass as introduced;
  • recommend it be passed as amended;
  • send it to another committee for consideration;
  • vote not to approve the bill; or
  • table it, which in essence delays action.[1][2]
The Committee on Government Operations has jurisdiction over a House or Senate bill that:

(a) establishes or reestablishes a department, agency, commission, board, task force, advisory committee or council, or bureau, or other like entity;

(b) delegates rulemaking authority to, or exempts from rulemaking, a department or agency of state government; or

(c) substantially changes the organization of a department or agency of state government or substantially changes, vests or divests the official rights, powers, or duties of an official, department or agency of state government or an institution under its control.[3][2]

Membership

2019-2020 legislative session

Government Operations Committee, 2019-2020

Democratic members (11) Republican members (8) Third-party members(0)

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Government Operations and Elections Members, 2017
Democratic members (7)Republican members (11)
Michael V. NelsonTim O'Driscoll, Chair
Mike FreibergCindy Pugh, Vice chair
Laurie HalversonMatt Bliss
Fue LeeKelly Fenton
Sandra MasinRandy Jessup
Julie SandstedeJim Nash
Cheryl YouakimRoz Peterson
Duane Quam
Chris Swedzinski
Tama Theis
Nolan West

2015 legislative session

The following table outlines committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2013-2014

The following table outlines committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

Republican Party Republicans (9)

Democratic Party Democrats (6)

2009-2010

External links

Footnotes

  1. Minnesota House of Representatives, "Committees," July 9, 2013
  2. 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Minnesota House of Representatives, "Permanent Rules of the House 2013-2014," February 11, 2013 (Rule 4.13)