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Health and Human Services Committee, Rhode Island State Senate
The Health and Human Services Committee is a standing committee of the Rhode Island State Senate.
Per Section 5 of the Senate Rules, committees of the Rhode Island State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate.[1] Senators are appointed to standing committees every two years. Each standing committee is made up of the President of the Senate and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate.[1] These three leaders are considered to be ex officio members with voting rights in all committees. Any vacancies that have occurred shall be filled by the President of the Senate.[2] The President of the Senate has the power to appoint the chair, vice chair, and secretary among the membership of each committee.[3]
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | It shall be the duty of the committee on health and human services to consider the appointments of the governor referred to it by the senate which require the advice and consent of the senate and to consider all reports of the departments of health, of human services, of mental health, retardation and hospitals, of children and their families, and of elderly affairs; to consider all legislation and matters expanding or defining further areas of responsibility of the foregoing and to consider all legislation and matters relative to public health and welfare; health care and human service access and quality; health and human service professional standards of practice, and facility standards of care; to maintain oversight over the application, execution and operation of the laws within its jurisdiction; and to consider such other matters as may be referred to it by the senate.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Health and Human Services Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Health and Human Services Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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Gayle Goldin (D) left this committee on August 17, 2021.
2019-2020 legislative session
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Health and Human Services Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | 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 and Human Services Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Joshua Miller, Chair | • Thomas Paolino | |||
| • Gayle Goldin, Vice chair | ||||
| • Jeanine Calkin | ||||
| • Elizabeth Crowley | ||||
| • Adam J. Satchell | ||||
| • James Sheehan | ||||
| • V. Susan Sosnowski | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Health and Human Services Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Joshua Miller, Chair | • Christopher Scott Ottiano | |||
| • James C. Sheehan, Secretary | ||||
| • Donna M. Nesselbush, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Cynthia Armour Coyne | ||||
| • Elizabeth Crowley | ||||
| • Gayle L. Goldin | ||||
| • Adam J. Satchell | ||||
| • V. Susan Sosnowski | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Health and Human Services Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Joshua Miller, Chair | • Christopher Scott Ottiano | |||
| • James C. Sheehan, Secretary | ||||
| • Donna M. Nesselbush, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Catherine Cool Rumsey | ||||
| • Gayle L. Goldin | ||||
| • Adam J. Satchell | ||||
| • V. Susan Sosnowski | ||||
2011-2012
| Health and Human Services Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Rhoda Perry, Chair | • Bethany Moura | |||
| • Donna Nesselbush, Secretary | ||||
| • James Sheehan, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Francis Maher, Jr. | ||||
| • Joshua Miller | ||||
| • Juan Pichardo | ||||
| • V. Susan Sosnowski | ||||
2009-2010
| Health and Human Services Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • V. Susan Sosnowski | • Francis Maher, Jr. | |||
| • James Sheehan | • Leo Blais | |||
| • Juan Pichardo | ||||
| • Rhoda Perry | ||||
| • Joshua Miller | ||||
| • Charles Levesque | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rhode Island State Legislature, "2019-2020 -- S 0250 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(Section 5.2)
- ↑ Rhode Island State Legislature, "2019-2020 -- S 0250 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(Section 5.3)
- ↑ Rhode Island State Legislature, "2019-2020 -- S 0250 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(Section 5.4)
- ↑ Rhode Island State Legislature, "2019-2020 -- S 0250 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(Section 5.1-6)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
