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
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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
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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
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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.