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Governmental Operations Committee, Washington State Senate (decommissioned)
The Governmental Operations Committee is a former standing committee of the Washington State Senate. This committee was changed to the Government Operations and Security Committee.
Function
In 2014, the Washington State Senate described the function of this committee as outlined below.
| “ | The Senate Governmental Operations Committee considers issues relating to elections; campaign finance; public disclosure; public records; open public meetings; land use and growth management; the operation of counties, cities, and special purpose districts; ethics in government; and the administrative functions of state government.
(Please note: This general description should not be considered the definitive listing of issues considered by this committee.)[1][2] |
” |
Membership
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Governmental Operations Members, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Bob Hasegawa | • Pam Roach, Chair | |||
| • Steve Conway | • Don Benton, Vice chair | |||
| • Karen Fraser | • John Braun | |||
| • [[Ann Rivers]] | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Governmental Operations Members, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Craig Pridemore, Chair | • Dan Swecker | |||
| • Margarita Prentice, Vice chair | • Don Benton | |||
| • Maralyn Chase | • Pam Roach | |||
| • Sharon Nelson | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Governmental Operations Members, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Darlene Fairley | • Don Benton | |||
| • Joe McDermott | • Pam Roach | |||
| • Eric Oemig | • Dan Swecker | |||
| • Craig Pridemore | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington State Senate, "Governmental Operations," accessed January 25, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
