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Human Resources and Employee Engagement Committee, Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Human Resources and Employee Engagement Committee (formerly the Personnel and Administration Committee) is a standing committee of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Per House Rule 17, the committee is made up of 13 members.[1]
Per Rule 18 of the House Rules, committees of the Massachusetts House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House and the Minority Leader.[2] At the beginning of each two-year session, the committees are appointed to serve for the entire session. The Speaker and Minority Leader are responsible for choosing members from their respective parties.[3] Apart from a single minority member on the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading and each committee of conference, the partisan balance of committee membership is to be at least equal to the partisan balance of the chamber on the first day of the session, with minority party membership being no less than six on the Ways and Means Committee, four on the Ethics Committee and Personnel and Administration Committee, three on the Rules Committee, and two on all other standing and joint committees. The Speaker is responsible for nominating the chair of each committee, as well as vice-chairs and assistant vice-chairs of applicable committees, subject to a majority vote of the majority party caucus. The Minority Leader is responsible for nominating a ranking minority member for each applicable committee, subject to a majority vote of the minority party caucus. The Speaker and Minority Leader, pursuant to party affiliation, may recommend the removal of committee members or leaders, subject to the ratification of the respective party caucus except in the case of a representative who has been indicted in a court of law, who may be removed outright. Any vacancies that have occurred in any committees after members have been appointed are filled following the same rules.[4]
See rules: Rules of the House
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Human Resources and Employee Engagement Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Human Resources and Employee Engagement Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Human Resources and Employee Engagement Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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James Kelcourse (R) left this committee on June 29, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Human Resources and Employee Engagement Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Shaunna O'Connell (R, Ranking Minority) left this committee on January 06, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Personnel and Administration Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Paul McMurtry, Chair | • James Lyons, Jr. | |||
| • Carole Fiola, Vice chair | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
| • James Miceli | • Kimberly Ferguson | |||
| • David Rogers | • Sheila Harrington | |||
| • Colleen Garry | ||||
| • David Nangle | ||||
| • Solomon Goldstein-Rose | ||||
| • Juana B. Matias | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Personnel and Administration Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Paul McMurtry, Chair | • James Kelcourse | |||
| • Nick Collins, Vice chair | • Donald Berthiaume, Jr. | |||
| • Colleen Garry | • James Lyons, Jr. | |||
| • John Rogers | • David Muradian, Jr. | |||
| • Brian Ashe | ||||
| • Brian Mannal | ||||
| • Christine Barber | ||||
| • Aaron Vega | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Personnel and Administration Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • William Galvin, Chair | • Shaunna O'Connell | |||
| • Russell Holmes, Vice chair | • Geoff Diehl | |||
| • Colleen Garry | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
| • Bruce Ayers | • David Vieira | |||
| • Stephen DiNatale | ||||
| • James Cantwell | ||||
| • Alan Silvia | ||||
| • Aaron Vega | ||||
| • Jonathan Zlotnik | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Personnel and Administration Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Aaron Michlewitz, Chair | • Shaunna O'Connell | |||
| • Cleon Turner, Vice chair | • Geoff Diehl | |||
| • Denise Provost | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
| • James Murphy | • Donald Wong | |||
| • Jennifer Benson | ||||
| • Paul Schmid III | ||||
| • William Galvin | ||||
| • William Pignatelli | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Personnel and Administration Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • William Galvin, Chair | • Elizabeth Poirier | |||
| • James Fagan, Vice chair | • Robert Hargraves | |||
| • Kate Hogan | • Viriato deMacedo | |||
| • Denise Provost | ||||
| • Stephen Smith | ||||
| • Jennifer Benson | ||||
| • Paul McMurtry | ||||
| • Thomas Calter, III | ||||
| • Paul Kujawski | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "House Rules," March 4, 2021 (Rule 17)
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "House Rules," accessed March 4, 2021 (Rule 18)
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "House Rules," accessed March 4, 2021 (Rule 17)
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "House Rules," accessed March 4, 2021 (Rules 18, 18A)
