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Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, Minnesota State Senate
The Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee (formerly the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee) is a standing committee of the Minnesota State Senate.
Per Rule 10 of the Senate Rules, committees in the Minnesota State Senate are appointed by the party caucuses every two years. The majority caucus is to assign the number of positions for minority caucus members with adequate notice before the legislative session. Partisan balance of a committee is to match the partisan balance of the chamber at-large as closely as possible.[1] The caucuses then appoint their own members.[2] Chairs are selected by an organizational committee of the majority caucus. The two exceptions to this rule are the Rules and Administration Committee, which is chaired by the Majority Leader, and the Taxes Committee, which has its chair elected by the entire majority caucus.[3] With the exception of the Rules Committee, a member of a committee may not serve as the chair of the same division of a committee, or a substantially similar committee for more than three consecutive terms.[4] The Majority Leader, in his or her capacity as chair of the Rules Committee, may add or remove members after the start of the session with the approval of the Minority Leader.[5]
See rules: 2021 Temporary Rules of the Senate
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jerry Relph (R) left this committee on December 18, 2020. [Source]
- Note: On December 18, 2020, Relph passed away from complications related to coronavirus.[6]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Ron Latz | • Warren Limmer, Chair | |||
| • Sandra Pappas | • Dan Hall, Vice chair | |||
| • Dan Schoen | • Bruce Anderson | |||
| • Bill Ingebrigtsen | ||||
| • Mark Johnson | ||||
| • Jerry Relph | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary and Public Safety Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Ron Latz, Chair | • Warren Limmer, Ranking Minority Member | |||
| • Barbara Goodwin, Vice chair | • Dan Hall | |||
| • Bobby Joe Champion | • Scott Newman | |||
| • Kari Dziedzic | ||||
| • Kathy Sheran | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Judiciary and Public Safety Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Ron Latz, Chair | • Warren Limmer | |||
| • Barbara Goodwin, Vice chair | • Dan Hall | |||
| • Richard Cohen | • Julianne Ortman | |||
| • Kari Dziedzic | ||||
| • Kathy Sheran | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Ron Latz | • Scott Newman | |||
| • John Marty | • Dan Hall | |||
| • Barbara Goodwin | • Gretchen Hoffman | |||
| • Mary Jo McGuire | • Bill Ingebrigtsen | |||
| • John Harrington | • Mike Jungbauer | |||
| • Dave Thompson | ||||
| • Julianne Ortman | ||||
| • Warren Limmer | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Mee Moua, Chair | • Warren Limmer | |||
| • Mary Olson | • Julianne Ortman | |||
| • Linda Scheid | • Patricia Pariseau | |||
| • Leo Foley | ||||
| • Don Betzold | ||||
| • Linda Higgins | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "2021-2022 Temporary Rules of the Senate," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 10.1
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "2021-2022 Temporary Rules of the Senate," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 10.2
- ↑ Minnesota State Legislature, "Frequently Asked Questions About the Minnesota Legislature," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "2021-2022 Temporary Rules of the Senate," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 10.5
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "2021-2022 Temporary Rules of the Senate," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 10.6
- ↑ KTVZ, "Minnesota state senator dies after being diagnosed with Covid-19," December 19, 2020
