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Health and Health Services Committee, Colorado House of Representatives
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The Health and Human Services Committee (formerly the Health, Insurance and Environment and Health and Insurance Committee) is a standing committee of the Colorado House of Representatives.
Per House Rule 25 standing committees for the Colorado House of Representatives are appointed during the first session after a general election.[1] All appointments last until the first regular session after the next general election.[2] With the exception of the House Workplace Harassment Committee, all committees have between nine and 19 members, as decided by the Speaker of the House.[3] The House Workplace Harassment Committee consists of only six members.[4] The Speaker of the House appoints the chairman and vice-chairman of each committee.[5] The party representation is set proportionally to reflect the party representation in the House.[6]
See rules: Standing Rules of the House
Function
| “ | The House Health & Insurance Committee considers matters concerning state health programs and health insurance. The committee also has legislative oversight responsibility for the Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Benefit Exchange, Division of Insurance, and Division of Professions and Occupations relating to health care providers.[7][8] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Health and Health Services Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Health and Health Services Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Health and Health Services Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(1) |
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Dominique Jackson (D) left this committee on December 17, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Health and Health Services Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Susan Beckman (R) left this committee on January 17, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Health, Insurance and Environment Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Joann Ginal, Chair | • Susan Beckman | |||
| • Daneya Esgar, Vice chair | • Philip Covarrubias | |||
| • Janet Buckner | • Stephen Humphrey | |||
| • Dominique Jackson | • Lois Landgraf | |||
| • Christopher Louis Kennedy | • Kim Ransom | |||
| • Susan Lontine | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Health, Insurance and Environment Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Beth McCann, Chair | • J. Paul Brown | |||
| • Joann Ginal, Vice chair | • Stephen Humphrey | |||
| • Daneya Esgar | • Janak Joshi | |||
| • Susan Lontine | • Lois Landgraf | |||
| • Diane Mitsch Bush | • Kim Ransom | |||
| • Dianne Primavera | ||||
| • Su Ryden | ||||
In late March 2015, Klingenschmitt was removed from the committee following controversial comments made about an attack on a pregnant woman.[9]
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Health, Insurance and Environment Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Beth McCann, Chair | • Kathleen Conti | |||
| • Sue Schafer, Vice Chair | • Steve Humphrey | |||
| • Rhonda Fields | • Janak Joshi | |||
| • Joann Ginal | • Amy Stephens | |||
| • Dianne Primavera | • Spencer Swalm | |||
| • Dave Young | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Health and Environment Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Rhonda Fields | • Ken Summers, Chair | |||
| • John Kefalas | • Cindy Acree, Vice Chair | |||
| • Beth McCann | • Laura Bradford | |||
| • Cherylin Peniston | • J. Paul Brown | |||
| • Sue Schafer | • Janak Joshi | |||
| • James Riesberg | • James Kerr | |||
| • Tom Massey | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(c))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(c))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(g))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(f.5)(1))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(d))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(h))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "Health & Insurance," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Denver Post, "Klingenschmitt loses committee post, suspends ministry for six weeks," March 30, 2015
