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Health & Human Development Committee, Delaware House of Representatives
The Health & Human Development Committee is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Delaware House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned at the beginning of each legislative session.[2] Any vacancies that have occurred will be filled by the Speaker of the House.[3] The Speaker shall appoint a chairperson of each committee, and may designate a vice-chairperson to act as the chairperson in the chairperson's absence.[4] Four members or a majority make up a committee's quorum.[5]
See rules: House Resolution 3
Function
| “ | Each bill, resolution or other legislative matter assigned to a standing committee shall pass through a prescribed deliberative process before being brought to the floor of the House, unless it is sooner petitioned out of committee. Such deliberative process shall include regularly scheduled, pre-announced meetings whereby the committee or subcommittee, after notice to the Sponsor, makes time available for each formal Sponsor to explain the legislation and answer possible questions, considers an analysis of the proposed legislation and receives testimony from the general public.[6][7] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Health & Human Development Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Health & Human Development Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Ruth Briggs King (R) left this committee on November 15, 2023. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Health & Human Development Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | 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 Development Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • David Bentz, Chair | • Joseph Miro | |||
| • Debra Heffernan, Vice chair | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
| • Paul Baumbach | • Harvey Kenton | |||
| • Sean Matthews | • Kevin S. Hensley | |||
| • Earl Jaques, Jr. | • Lyndon Dean Yearick | |||
| • John Kowalko | ||||
| • Sean M. Lynn | ||||
| • Kimberly Williams | ||||
| • Edward Osienski | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Health & Human Development Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Michael Barbieri, Chair | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
| • Debra Heffernan, Vice chair | • Timothy D. Dukes | |||
| • Stephanie Bolden | • Kevin S. Hensley | |||
| • Earl Jaques, Jr. | • Joseph Miro | |||
| • S. Quinton Johnson | • Lyndon Dean Yearick | |||
| • John Kowalko, Jr. | ||||
| • Sean M. Lynn | ||||
| • Sean Matthews | ||||
| • Edward S. Osienski | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Health & Human Development Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Michael Barbieri, Chair | • Donald Blakey | |||
| • Rebecca Walker, Vice Chair | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
| • Earl Jaques, Jr. | • Timothy Dukes | |||
| • S. Quinton Johnson | • Joseph Miro | |||
| • John Kowalko | ||||
| • Edward Osienski | ||||
| • Charles Potter | ||||
| • Darryl Scott | ||||
| • Kimberly Williams | ||||
2011-2012
| Health & Human Development Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Michael Barbieri, Chair | • Nick Manolakos | |||
| • Rebecca Walker, Vice Chair | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
| • Darryl Scott | • Joseph Miro | |||
| • S. Quinton Johnson | • Donald Blakey | |||
| • John Kowalko, Jr. | ||||
| • Teresa Schooley | ||||
| • Stephanie Bolden | ||||
| • Earl Jaques, Jr. | ||||
| • Edward S. Osienski | ||||
2009-2010
| Health & Human Development Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Michael Barbieri, Chair | • Thomas Kovach | |||
| • S. Quinton Johnson, Vice Chair | • Nick Manolakos | |||
| • Gerald Brady | • Joseph Miro | |||
| • Teresa Schooley | • William Oberle, Jr. | |||
| • John Kowalko, Jr. | • Donald Blakey | |||
| • Earl Jaques, Jr. | ||||
| • Darryl Scott | ||||
| • Robert Walls | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 32)
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 34(a))
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
