Legislative Council Committee, Vermont State Legislature
The Legislative Council Committee is a joint committee of the Vermont State Legislature.
Per the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, "Joint committees, consisting of members from each house, may be created by these joint rules, by statute, or by joint resolution."[1] In general, the Speaker of the House appoints members of the House to joint committees.[2] In the Senate, the Committee on Committees, which is made up of the Senate President, the President Pro Tempore, and one senator elected by the Senate, determines assignments for the year.[3]
See rules: Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
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Legislative Council Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(1) |
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Legislative Council Members, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Timothy Ashe, Chair | • Carolyn Whitney Branagan | • Barbara Murphy | ||
| • Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Vice chair | • Donald Turner, Jr. | |||
| • Mitzi Johnson | ||||
| • Richard Mazza | ||||
| • Richard Sears | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Legislative Council Members, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • John Campbell (Vermont) | • Diane Snelling | |||
| • Richard Mazza | • Donald Turner, Jr. | |||
| • Richard Sears | ||||
| • Alison Clarkson | ||||
| • Linda Martin | ||||
| • Shap Smith | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Legislative Council Members, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Alison Clarkson, Chair | • Diane Snelling | |||
| • John Campbell | • Donald Turner, Jr. | |||
| • Linda Martin | ||||
| • Richard Mazza | ||||
| • Richard Sears | ||||
| • Shap Smith | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Legislative Council Members, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Shap Smith | • Donald Turner, Jr. | |||
| • Alison Clarkson | • Kevin Mullin | |||
| • Linda Martin | ||||
| • John Campbell | ||||
| • Richard Mazza | ||||
| • Timothy Ashe | ||||
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