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Health and Human Resources Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates
The Health and Human Resources Committee is a standing committee of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Per the House Rules, West Virginia House of Delegates committees are assigned by the Speaker of the House, unless the House orders otherwise. The Speaker must designate a chair for all standing committees and may also designate a vice chair. Additionally, the Speaker serves as an ex officio voting member and chair of the Rules Committee. A majority of committee members constitutes a quorum.[1]
See rules: House Rules
Function
According to the House Rules, the Health and Human Resources Committee handles the following subject areas:
“ | (a) Public health and public welfare generally; (b) mental health; (c) public and private hospitals and similar institutions; (d) prevention and control of communicable and infectious diseases; (e) pure food and drugs; (f) poison and narcotics; (g) correctional and penal institutions; and (h) public assistance and relief.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
House Health and Human Resources Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (18) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jeffrey Pack (R, Chair) left this committee on July 30, 2021. [Source]
Larry Pack (R) left this committee on August 08, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
House Health and Human Resources Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(1) |
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Jordan Hill (R, Chair) left this committee on May 28, 2020.
John Mandt Jr. (R) left this committee on October 03, 2020.
- Note: Jordan Hill resigned on May 28, 2020.[4]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Health and Human Resources Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Linda Longstreth | • Joe Ellington, Chair | |||
• Mike Pushkin | • Amy Summers, Vice chair | |||
• Stephen Baldwin, Jr. | • Karen "Lynne" Arvon | |||
• Mick Bates | • Rick Atkinson | |||
• Barbara Fleischauer | • Jim Butler | |||
• Shawn Fluharty | • Roy G. Cooper | |||
• Richard Iaquinta | • Vernon Criss | |||
• Shirley Love | • Mark Dean | |||
• Ralph Rodighiero | • Jordan Hill | |||
• Ray Hollen | ||||
• Eric Householder | ||||
• Ben Queen | ||||
• Matthew Rohrbach | ||||
• Ruth Rowan | ||||
• Kelli Sobonya | ||||
• Brad White |
2015-2016
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Health and Human Resources Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Barbara Fleischauer, Minority Chair | • Joe Ellington, Chair | |||
• Denise L. Campbell, Minority Vice-Chair | • Eric Householder, Vice-Chair | |||
• Mick Bates | • Karen "Lynne" Arvon | |||
• Shawn Fluharty | • Steve Westfall | |||
• Nancy Guthrie | • Robert Ashley | |||
• Mike Pushkin | • Larry Faircloth | |||
• Ralph Rodighiero | • Patrick Lane | |||
• Stephen Skinner | • Roy G. Cooper | |||
• Clif Moore | • Amanda Pasdon | |||
• Jordan Hill | ||||
• Kelli Sobonya | ||||
• Brian Kurcaba | ||||
• Matthew Rohrbach | ||||
• Chris Stansbury | ||||
• Amy Summers | ||||
• Terry Waxman |
2013-2014
Health and Human Resources Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Don Perdue, Chair | • Karen "Lynne" Arvon, Minority Chair | |||
• David Perry, Vice-Chair | • Eric Householder, Minority Vice-Chair | |||
• Denise Campbell | • Karen "Lynne" Arvon | |||
• Phil Diserio | • Anna Border | |||
• Jeff Eldridge | • Daryl Cowles | |||
• Ryan Ferns | • Larry Faircloth | |||
• Barbara Fleischauer | • Patrick Lane | |||
• Tiffany Lawrence | • Carol Miller | |||
• Charlene Marshall | • Amanda Pasdon | |||
• Clif Moore | • Ruth Rowan | |||
• Ricky Moye | • Kelli Sobonya | |||
• Meshea Poore | ||||
• Margaret Staggers |
2011-2012
Health and Human Resources Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (17) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Don Perdue, Chair | • Larry Border, Minority Chair | |||
• Barbara Hatfield, Vice Chair | • Jonathan Miller, Minority Vice-Chair | |||
• Tony Barill | • Troy Andes | |||
• Denise L. Campbell | • Joe Ellington | |||
• Thomas Campbell | • Eric L. Householder | |||
• Ryan Ferns | • Patrick Lane | |||
• Barbara Fleischauer | • Amanda Pasdon | |||
• Tiffany Lawrence | • Ruth Rowan | |||
• Charlene Marshall | ||||
• Clifton Moore | ||||
• Rick Moye | ||||
• David Perry | ||||
• Linda Goode Phillips | ||||
• Rupert Phillips, Jr | ||||
• Meshea Poore | ||||
• Ralph Rodighiero | ||||
• Margaret Staggers |
2009-2010
Health and Human Resources Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (18) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Thomas Campbell | • Troy Andes | |||
• Jeff Eldridge | • Larry Border | |||
• Barbara Fleischauer | • Mitch Carmichael | |||
• Barbara Hatfield | • Patrick Lane | |||
• Tiffany Lawrence | • Carol Miller | |||
• Michael Manypenny | • Jonathan Miller | |||
• Charlene Marshall | • Ruth Rowan | |||
• Clifton Moore | ||||
• Rick Moye | ||||
• Don Perdue | ||||
• David Perry | ||||
• Linda Lee Phillips | ||||
• Daniel Poling | ||||
• Ralph Rodighiero | ||||
• Sharon Spencer | ||||
• Margaret Staggers | ||||
• Sally Matz Susman | ||||
• William Wooton |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ West Virginia State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ [https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-delegate-jordan-hill-announces-resignation/ WOWK, "West Virginia Delegate Jordan Hill announces resignation," May 19, 2020