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Labor and Business Relations Committee, Iowa State Senate (decommissioned)
The Labor and Business Relations Committee was a standing committee of the Iowa State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Iowa State Senate are assigned by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader after consultation with the President of the Senate. The majority leader designates the committee chair, vice-chair and majority members, while the minority leader designates the minority members and selects one of them as ranking member.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of every term.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
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Labor and Business Relations Committee (decommissioned), 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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Zach Whiting (R, Chair) left this committee on October 30, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Labor and Business Relations Committee (decommissioned), 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | 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.
| Labor and Business Relations Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Nate Boulton | • Jason Schultz, Chair | |||
| • Tony Bisignano | • Brad Zaun, Vice chair | |||
| • William Dotzler | • Michael Breitbach | |||
| • Rich Taylor | • Waylon Brown | |||
| • Jake Chapman | ||||
| • Mark Costello | ||||
| • Dennis Guth | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Labor and Business Relations Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Tony Bisignano, Chair | • Tom Shipley | |||
| • Joe Seng, Vice chair | • Rick Bertrand | |||
| • Chris Brase | • Mark Costello | |||
| • Thomas Courtney | • Jack Whitver | |||
| • Dick Dearden | ||||
| • William Dotzler | ||||
| • Steven Sodders | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Labor and Business Relations Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Wally Horn, Chair | • Hubert Houser | |||
| • Dick Dearden, Vice chair | • Bill Anderson | |||
| • Chris Brase | • Jake Chapman | |||
| • Bill Dix | ||||
| • William Dotzler | ||||
| • Jack Hatch | ||||
| • Joe Seng | ||||
| • Steven Sodders | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Labor and Business Relations Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Wally Horn, Chair | • Pat Ward | |||
| • Pam Jochum, Vice chair | • Bill Anderson | |||
| • Jack Hatch | • Mark Chelgren | |||
| • William Dotzler | • Rick Bertrand | |||
| • Thomas Courtney | ||||
| • Dick Dearden | ||||
| • Gene Fraise | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Labor and Business Relations Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Thomas Courtney | • Hubert Houser | |||
| • Dick Dearden | • Pat Ward | |||
| • William Dotzler | • Ron Wieck | |||
| • Michael Gronstal | • Brad Zaun | |||
| • Jack Hatch | ||||
| • Wally Horn | ||||
| • Pam Jochum | ||||
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