Health, Education, and Welfare Committee, Rhode Island House of Representatives
The Health, Education, and Welfare Committee is a standing committee of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
Per Section 11 of the House Rules, committees of the Rhode Island House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House following the adoption of House Rules each January.[1][2] The Minority Leader advises the Speaker on appointing minority members to standing committees, subcommittees, joint committees, boards, and commissions.[1] The Speaker has the power to appoint the chair, vice chair, and secretary of each committee. Any vacancies that have occurred in any committees or subcommittees after members have been appointed are filled by the Speaker.[1] The Speaker, Majority Leader and Minority Leader are considered to be ex officio members with voting rights in all committees but are not counted for purposes in determining quorum.[1]
See rules: 2021-2022-- H 0378 Substitute A
Function
| “ | The function of the Health, Education and Welfare Committee is to deliberate on all bills affecting the health care system, public education, human services and children and families.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
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Health, Education, and Welfare Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Health, Education, and Welfare Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(1) |
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Shelby Maldonado (D) left this committee on December 16, 2019.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Health, Education, and Welfare Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Joseph McNamara, Chair | • Robert B. Lancia | |||
| • Mia Ackerman, Vice chair | • Sherry Roberts | |||
| • Dennis Canario, Vice chair | ||||
| • Samuel Azzinaro | ||||
| • David Bennett | ||||
| • Julie Casimiro | ||||
| • Susan Donovan | ||||
| • Arthur Handy | ||||
| • Shelby Maldonado | ||||
| • Ramon Perez | ||||
| • Robert Phillips | ||||
| • Marcia Ranglin-Vassell | ||||
| • Moira Walsh | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Health, Education and Welfare Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (15) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Joseph M. McNamara, Chair | • Robert B. Lancia | |||
| • Grace Diaz, Deputy Chair | • Justin Price | |||
| • Samuel A. Azzinaro, Vice-Chair | ||||
| • Dennis Canario, Secretary | ||||
| • Marvin L. Abney | ||||
| • Mia A. Ackerman | ||||
| • Gregg Amore | ||||
| • David A. Bennett | ||||
| • Arthur J. Corvese | ||||
| • Kathleen Fogarty | ||||
| • Arthur Handy | ||||
| • Shelby Maldonado | ||||
| • James N. McLaughlin | ||||
| • Michael Morin | ||||
| • J. Aaron Regunberg | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Health, Education and Welfare Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Joseph M. McNamara, Chair | • Brian C. Newberry | |||
| • Samuel A. Azzinaro, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Grace Diaz, Deputy Chair | ||||
| • Maria E. Cimini, Secretary | ||||
| • Marvin L. Abney | ||||
| • Mia A. Ackerman | ||||
| • Gregg Amore | ||||
| • David A. Bennett | ||||
| • Dennis M. Canario | ||||
| • Arthur J. Corvese | ||||
| • Arthur Handy | ||||
| • James N. McLaughlin | ||||
| • William W. O'Brien | ||||
2011-2012
| Health, Education and Welfare Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Joseph McNamara, Chair | • Daniel Gordon Jr. | |||
| • Samuel Azzinaro, Secretary | • Patricia Morgan | |||
| • Grace Diaz, Vice Chair | ||||
| • David Bennett | ||||
| • Maria Cimini | ||||
| • Arthur Corvese | ||||
| • Arthur Handy | ||||
| • James McLaughlin | ||||
| • Deborah Ruggiero | ||||
| • Patricia Serpa | ||||
| • Lisa Tomasso | ||||
2009-2010
| Health, Education and Welfare Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Joseph McNamara, Chair | • Robert Watson | |||
| • Grace Diaz, Secretary | ||||
| • Peter Wasylyk, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Samuel Azzinaro | ||||
| • Lisa Baldelli-Hunt | ||||
| • Frank Ferri | ||||
| • Robert Flaherty | ||||
| • Raymond Gallison, Jr. | ||||
| • Arthur Handy | ||||
| • Joy Hearn | ||||
| • Karen MacBeth | ||||
| • Deborah Ruggiero | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rhode Island State Legislature, "2021 -- H 5002 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(rule 11(b))
- ↑ Rhode Island State Legislature, "2021 -- H 5002 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(Section 11(a))
- ↑ Information submitted by Speaker Gordon Fox via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on January 21, 2014.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
