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Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee, New Hampshire House of Representatives
The Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1]
Per the House Rules, committees of the New Hampshire House of Representatives are assigned by the speaker of the house after consultation with the minority leader.[2] Committees are assigned after each election.[3] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: House Rules
Function
“ | It shall be the duty of the Committee on Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs to consider all matters concerning the health of the inhabitants of the state; vital statistics; medical and related professions; the administration of welfare activities by the state government; matters relating to the special needs of our elderly citizens and such other matters as may be referred to it.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(1) |
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William Marsh (D, Vice-Chair) left this committee on June 05, 2021. [Source]
Gary Woods (D) left this committee on November 02, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (8) | 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.
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (12) | |||
• Jim MacKay | • Frank Kotowski, Chair | |||
• Mary C. Freitas | • Don LeBrun, Vice chair | |||
• Pamela S. Gordon | • Bill Nelson | |||
• Kendall A. Snow | • Charles McMahon | |||
• Mariellen MacKay | • Joe Guthrie | |||
• Patrick Long | • Daniel Donovan | |||
• Jerry Knirk | • John Fothergill | |||
• Mindi Messmer | • Martin N. Bove | |||
• Jeffrey Salloway | • Jess Edwards | |||
• Jim Fedolfi | ||||
• William M. Marsh | ||||
• Mark A. Pearson |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (12) | |||
• Jim MacKay | • Frank Kotowski, Chair | |||
• Tom Sherman | • Don LeBrun, Vice Chair | |||
• Mary C. Freitas | • Bill Nelson (New Hampshire), Clerk | |||
• Barbara French | • Susan Emerson | |||
• Susan Ticehurst | • Steve Schmidt | |||
• Pamela S. Gordon | • Joanne Ward | |||
• Helen Deloge | • Charles McMahon | |||
• Lucy McVitty Weber | • Stephen Stepanek | |||
• Kendall A. Snow | • Daniel Donovan (New Hampshire) | |||
• Andre Martel | ||||
• Joe Guthrie | ||||
• John Fothergill |
2013-2014
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (9) | |||
• James MacKay, Chair | • Charles McMahon | |||
• Laurie Harding, Vice Chair | • Susan Emerson | |||
• Jane Hunt, Clerk | • Frank Kotowski | |||
• Barbara French | • Andre Martel | |||
• Thomas Donovan | • Donald LeBrun | |||
• Joy Tilton | • Patrick Culbert | |||
• E. Elaine Andrews-Ahearn | • Richard Meaney | |||
• Lisa DiMartino | • Bill Nelson | |||
• Barbara Helmstetter | • Stephen Schmidt | |||
• Thomas Sherman | ||||
• Susan Ticehurst |
2011-2012
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Jim MacKay | • John Reagan, Chair | |||
• Evalyn Merrick | • Frank Kotowski, Vice Chair | |||
• Rich DiPentima | • Susan Emerson, Clerk | |||
• Laurie Harding | • James Pilliod | |||
• Helen Deloge | • Charles McMahon | |||
• Gail Barry | ||||
• Alida Millham | ||||
• Frank Case | ||||
• Kathleen Cusson-Cail | ||||
• Daniel Donovan | ||||
• Robert Fredette | ||||
• Don LeBrun | ||||
• Steve Schmidt |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed March 1, 2021 (Rule 31)
- ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed March 1, 2021(Rule 29)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted by Ryan Mahoney via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on February 5, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed March 1, 2021 (Rule 31)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.