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Local Government Committee, Indiana House of Representatives
The Local Government Committee is a standing committee of the Indiana House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Indiana House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House. Committees are assigned at the start of every term.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] Any bill's author, coauthor, sponsor, or cosponsor may serve as an ex officio member of a committee while his or her bill is in consideration of that committee but may not vote.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
House Local Government Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
House Local Government Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Local Government Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
House Local Government Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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Chris Chyung (D, Ranking minority member) left this committee on November 04, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Local Government Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Cherrish Pryor | • Dennis Zent, Chair | |||
• Justin Moed | • Bruce Borders, Vice chair | |||
• Vernon Smith | • Michael J. Aylesworth | |||
• Melanie Wright | • Karen Engleman | |||
• Randy Lyness | ||||
• Christopher May | ||||
• Doug Miller | ||||
• Thomas Saunders |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Local Government Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Cherrish Pryor | • John Price, Chair | |||
• Justin Moed | • Dennis J. Zent, Vice chair | |||
• Vernon Smith | • Michael J. Aylesworth | |||
• Melanie Wright | • Bruce Borders | |||
• Robert Cherry | ||||
• Thomas Saunders | ||||
• Randolph Truitt | ||||
• Heath VanNatter | ||||
• Timothy Wesco |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Local Government Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Cherrish Pryor | • Timothy Neese, Chair | |||
• Justin Moed | • Kathy Heuer, Vice chair | |||
• Gail Riecken | • Robert Cherry | |||
• Vernon Smith | • Timothy P. Harman | |||
• Rick Niemeyer | ||||
• John Price | ||||
• Thomas Saunders | ||||
• Randolph Truitt | ||||
• Heath VanNatter |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Local Government Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Vernon Smith | • Timothy Neese, Chair | |||
• John Day | • Kathy Heuer, Vice chair | |||
• Nancy Dembowski | • Bruce Borders | |||
• Winfield Moses, Jr. | • Phillip Hinkle | |||
• Cherrish Pryor | • Rhonda Rhoads | |||
• Heath VanNatter | ||||
• Sean Eberhart | ||||
• Thomas Saunders |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Local Government Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Nancy Michael, Vice chair | • Milo Smith, Chair | |||
• Nancy Dembowski | • Timothy Neese | |||
• Sandra Blanton | • Randolph Truitt | |||
• Winfield Moses, Jr. | • Bruce Borders | |||
• Cherrish Pryor | • Thomas Saunders | |||
• Mary Ann Sullivan | • Sean Eberhart |
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