Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, Idaho State Legislature
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is a standing committee of the Idaho Legislature.
Per the Joint Senate and House Rules, joint committees are led by the chairperson of the Senate committee. In the absence of the Senate chair, the House chairperson leads a joint committee meeting.[1] Committee members are appointed by their respective chamber leadership. Quorum is not defined in the rules.
See rules: Joint Senate and House Rules
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Function
“ | The joint finance-appropriations committee shall have the following powers and duties:
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Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (17) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (18) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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This committee is formed by combining the members of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees.[4]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Joint Finance-Appropriations Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Janie Ward-Engelking | • Shawn Keough, Chair | |||
• Mark Nye | • Maxine Bell, Chair | |||
• Phylis King | • R. Steven "Steve" Bair | |||
• Melissa Wintrow | • Dean Mortimer | |||
• Fred S. Martin | ||||
• Mary Souza | ||||
• Abby Lee | ||||
• Jeff C. Agenbroad | ||||
• Carl G. Crabtree | ||||
• Rick Youngblood | ||||
• Steve Miller | ||||
• Van Burtenshaw | ||||
• Wendy Horman | ||||
• Luke Malek | ||||
• Neil Anderson | ||||
• Sage Dixon |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Joint Finance-Appropriations Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Dan J. Schmidt | • Dean Cameron, Co-chair | |||
• Roy Lacey | • Maxine Bell, Co-chair | |||
• Phylis K King | • Shawn Keough | |||
• John L. Gannon | • Dean Cameron | |||
• R. Steven Bair | ||||
• Sheryl L. Nuxoll | ||||
• Dan Johnson | ||||
• Steven Thayn | ||||
• Jim Guthrie | ||||
• Marc Gibbs | ||||
• Steve Miller | ||||
• Rick D. Youngblood | ||||
• Van Burtenshaw | ||||
• Wendy Horman | ||||
• Luke Malek | ||||
• Jason Monks |
2013-2014
The following tables describe committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Senate
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Dan Schmidt | • Dean Cameron, Co-chair | |||
• Roy Lacey | • Shawn Keough | |||
• Dean Mortimer | ||||
• Steve Vick | ||||
• Sheryl L. Nuxoll | ||||
• Dan Johnson | ||||
• Clifford Bayer | ||||
• Steven Thayn |
House
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Shirley Ringo | • Maxine Bell, Co-chair | |||
• Phylis King | • Darrell Bolz | |||
• George Eskridge | ||||
• Jeff Thompson | ||||
• Marc Gibbs | ||||
• Thyra Stevenson | ||||
• Steve Miller | ||||
• Rick Youngblood |
2011-2012
The following tables describe committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Senate
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Diane Bilyeu | • Dean Cameron, Co-chair | |||
• Nicole LeFavour | • Dean Mortimer | |||
• Bert Brackett | ||||
• Joyce Broadsword | ||||
• Lee Heider | ||||
• Mitch Toryanski | ||||
• R. Steven "Steve" Bair | ||||
• Shawn Keough |
House
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Shirley Ringo | • Maxine Bell, Co-chair | |||
• Wendy Jaquet | • Mack Shirley | |||
• Darrell Bolz | ||||
• Fred Wood | ||||
• George Eskridge | ||||
• James Patrick | ||||
• John Vander Woude | ||||
• Marv Hagedorn |
2009-2010
The following tables describe committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
House
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Shirley Ringo | • Maxine Bell, Co-chair | |||
• Wendy Jaquet | • George Eskridge | |||
• Frank Henderson | ||||
• Darrell Bolz | ||||
• Clifford Bayer | ||||
• James Patrick | ||||
• Fred Wood | ||||
• Janice McGeachin |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Idaho State Legislature, "Joint Senate and House Rules," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ Idaho State Legislature, "Idaho Statutes," accessed January 28, 2014(Statute 67-435)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Idaho State Legislature, "Idaho Statutes," accessed January 28, 2014(Statute 67-432)