Health & Government Operations Committee, Maryland House of Delegates
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The Health & Government Operations Committee is a standing committee of the Maryland House of Delegates. Per House Rule 18, the committee is made up of 24 members.[1]
Per House Rule 17, committees in the Maryland House of Delegates are assigned by the Speaker of the House. Committees are appointed at the beginning of each session. The Speaker is also responsible for appointing chairs and vice chairs, and referring bills and resolutions to a committee. The House may suspend the rules to consider a bill or resolution without reference to a committee, provided that each member receives a copy. A member of a standing committee whose main function is to consider legislation may not serve as a member of another such standing committee.[2][3]
See rules: The text of the House rules is not available electronically, but can be found in the print version of the House Journal. Rules 17, 18 and 33 have been reproduced for Ballotpedia by request, and can be found here. For more information, contact the Department of Legislative Services.
Function
| “ | The Committee considers legislation relating to health facilities, equipment, and products; health insurance; health occupations and professions; public health, including Medicaid; and long-term care. The Committee also is concerned with laws relating to estates and trusts; human relations; procurement; and State government organization, procedures, and operations.[1][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Health & Government Operations Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (18) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Health & Government Operations Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (17) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Health & Government Operations Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (19) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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Erek Barron (D) left this committee on October 07, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Health & Government Operations Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (16) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Health & Government Operations Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (15) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Peter Hammen, Chair | • Nicholaus Kipke | |||
| • Shane Pendergrass, Vice-Chair | • Susan Krebs | |||
| • Angela Angel | • Pat McDonough | |||
| • Erek Barron | • Herb McMillan | |||
| • Eric Bromwell | • Christian Miele | |||
| • Bonnie Cullison | • Matt Morgan | |||
| • Antonio Hayes | • April Rose | |||
| • Terri L. Hill | • Sid Saab | |||
| • Ariana Kelly | • Chris West | |||
| • Dan Morhaim | ||||
| • Nathaniel Oaks | ||||
| • Joseline Pena-Melnyk | ||||
| • Kirill Reznik | ||||
| • Sheree Sample-Hughes | ||||
| • Karen Lewis Young | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Health & Government Operations Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (15) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Peter Hammen, Chair | • A. Wade Kach | |||
| • Shane Pendergrass, Vice-Chair | • Donald Elliott | |||
| • Ariana Kelly | • Justin Ready | |||
| • Bonnie Cullison | • Nicholaus Kipke | |||
| • Dan Morhaim | • Patrick McDonough | |||
| • Eric Bromwell | • Robert Costa | |||
| • James Hubbard | • Susan Krebs | |||
| • John Donoghue | ||||
| • Joseline Pena-Melnyk | ||||
| • Kirill Reznik | ||||
| • Nathaniel Oaks | ||||
| • Peter Murphy | ||||
| • Shawn Tarrant | ||||
| • Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | ||||
| • Veronica Turner | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Health & Government Operations Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (16) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Peter Hammen, Chair | • Charles Jenkins | |||
| • Shane Pendergrass, Vice-Chair | • Donald Elliott | |||
| • John Donoghue | • A. Wade Kach | |||
| • Eric Bromwell | • Pat McDonough | |||
| • Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | • Susan Krebs | |||
| • Dan Morhaim | • Nicholaus Kipke | |||
| • Karen Montgomery | • Robert Costa | |||
| • Joseline Pena-Melnyk | ||||
| • James Hubbard | ||||
| • Joanne Benson | ||||
| • Veronica Turner | ||||
| • Sue Kullen | ||||
| • B. Daniel Riley | ||||
| • Kirill Reznik | ||||
| • Shawn Tarrant | ||||
| • Nathaniel Oaks | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Archives, "Health & Government Operations Committee - Origin & Functions," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Maryland State Archives, "The Legislative Process: How a Bill Becomes a Law," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted by legislative librarian Annette Haldeman via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on February 19, 2021.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
