House Administration Committee, Delaware House of Representatives
The House Administration Committee is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives. The membership of the House Administration Committee shall be made up of the Speaker, Majority Leader, Majority Whip, Minority Leader and Minority Whip. The Majority Leader shall be the chairperson of the House Administration Committee.[1]
Per the House Rules, committees of the Delaware House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[2] Committees are assigned at the beginning of each legislative session.[3] Any vacancies that have occurred will be filled by the Speaker of the House.[4] 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.[5] Four members or a majority make up a committee's quorum.[6]
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.[7][8] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Administration Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Administration Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Administration Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Administration Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | 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.
| House Administration Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Valerie Longhurst, Chair | • Daniel Short | |||
| • John Viola, Vice chair | • Deborah Hudson | |||
| • Peter Schwartzkopf | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| House Administration Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Valerie Longhurst, Chair | • Deborah Hudson | |||
| • Peter Schwartzkopf | • Daniel Short | |||
| • John Viola | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| House Administration Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Valerie Longhurst, Chair | • Deborah Hudson | |||
| • Peter Schwartzkopf, Vice Chair | • Daniel Short | |||
| • John Viola | ||||
2011-2012
| House Administration Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Peter Schwartzkopf, Chair | • Gerald Hocker | |||
| • Valerie Longhurst | • Gregory Lavelle | |||
| • Robert Gilligan | ||||
2009-2010
| House Administration Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Peter Schwartzkopf, Chair | • Richard Cathcart | |||
| • Valerie Longhurst | • Daniel Short | |||
| • Robert Gilligan | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 28(c))
- ↑ 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 19, 2021(Rule 34(a))
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
