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Human Services Committee, North Dakota House of Representatives
The Human Services Committee is a standing committee of the North Dakota House of Representatives.[1]
Per Section 501 of the House Rules, committees of the North Dakota House of Representatives are assigned by the Committee on Committees. Committees are assigned at the start of an organizational session after every election. The majority leader shall serve as the chair of the Committee on Committees and the speaker of the house shall serve as the vice chairman of the committee. In addition, the majority leader shall appoint five members from the majority party and four members from the minority party to make up the Committee on Committees.[2] The House has one five-day standing committee, the Appropriations Committee, five three-day standing committees and five two-day standing committees. Members can only serve on two standing committees; no more than one three-day and one two-day standing committee. Members of the Appropriations Committee may not serve on any other standing committee. The speaker and the majority and minority leaders can participate in all standing committees but may not vote in the committees, except for the minority leader and the committees to which they were appointed.[3] The majority leader shall appoint the chair and vice-chair of each standing committee.[4]
See rules: Senate and House Legislative Manual 2021-2022
Function
| “ | The Human Services Committee may consider bills and resolutions in the following areas: Human Services; Public Health; Public Safety.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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House Human Services Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Human Services Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Human Services Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (12) | 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.
| Human Services Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (12) | |||
| • Pamela Anderson | • Robin Weisz, Chair | |||
| • Mary Schneider | • Karen Rohr, Vice chair | |||
| • Bert Anderson | ||||
| • Dick Anderson | ||||
| • Charles Damschen | ||||
| • William Devlin | ||||
| • Dwight Kiefert | ||||
| • Aaron McWilliams | ||||
| • Todd Porter | ||||
| • Jay Seibel | ||||
| • Kathy Skroch | ||||
| • Greg Westlind | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Human Services Committee Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Gail Mooney | • Robin Weisz, Chairman | |||
| • Naomi Muscha | • Curt Hofstad, Vice Chairman | |||
| • Kylie Oversen | • Bert Anderson | |||
| • Dick Anderson | ||||
| • Chuck Damschen | ||||
| • Alan Fehr | ||||
| • Dwight Kiefert | ||||
| • Todd Porter | ||||
| • Jay Seibel | ||||
| • Richard Becker | ||||
2013-2014
| Human Services Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Gail Mooney | • Robin Weisz, Chairman | |||
| • Naomi Muscha | • Curt Hofstad, Vice Chairman | |||
| • Kylie Oversen | • Dick Anderson | |||
| • Chuck Damschen | ||||
| • Alan Fehr | ||||
| • Dwight Kiefert | ||||
| • Vernon R. Laning | ||||
| • Alex Looysen | ||||
| • Todd Porter | ||||
| • Peter F. Silbernagel | ||||
2011-2012
| Human Services Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Tom Conklin | • Robin Weisz, Chairman | |||
| • Richard Holman | • Vonnie Pietsch, Vice Chairman | |||
| • Robert Kilichowski | • Dick Anderson | |||
| • Charles Damschen | ||||
| • William Devlin | ||||
| • Curt Hofstad | ||||
| • Scott Louser | ||||
| • Gary Paur | ||||
| • Todd Porter | ||||
| • James Schmidt | ||||
2009-2010
| Human Services Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Richard Holman | • Robert Frantsvog | |||
| • Louise Potter | • Todd Porter | |||
| • Robert Kilichowski | • Mike Nathe | |||
| • Tom Conklin | • Vonnie Pietsch | |||
| • Kari Lee Conrad | • Gerald Uglem | |||
| • Curt Hofstad | ||||
| • Robin Weisz | ||||
| • Charles Damschen | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Dakota State Legislature, "Senate and House Legislative Manual 2021-2022," accessed February 26, 2021(Section 501)
- ↑ North Dakota State Legislature, "Senate and House Legislative Manual 2021-2022," accessed February 26, 2021(Section 501)
- ↑ North Dakota State Legislature, "Senate and House Legislative Manual 2021-2022," accessed February 26, 2021(Section 502)
- ↑ North Dakota State Legislature, "Senate and House Legislative Manual 2021-2022," accessed February 26, 2021(Section 503)
- ↑ North Dakota State Legislature, "Senate and House Legislative Manual 2021-2022," accessed February 26, 2021(Section 501)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
