Mental Health Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
The Mental Health Committee is a standing committee of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]
Per the Assembly Rules, Wisconsin State Assembly committees are assigned by the Speaker of the Assembly as early as possible at the start of each odd-year legislative session. Unless specified by a rule, the Speaker sets the total number of members on each committee and the allocation of the number between majority and minority party members. The Speaker appoints majority party committee members with the first-named member serving as the committee's chair. The Speaker also appoints minority party committee members from a list of members compiled by the Minority Leader.[2] The first-nominated minority member of each standing committee serves as the ranking member unless the Speaker and Minority leader agree that he or she serves as the vice chair.[3]
Apart from committees upon which he or she serves as a regular member, the Speaker is recognized as a nonvoting member on all standing committees but does not count towards quorum requirements. A quorum is defined as at least fifty percent of the committee members.[3]
See rules: Assembly Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Mental Health Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Mental Health Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Mental Health Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Mental Health Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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Joan Ballweg (R) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
Debra Kolste (D) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
Melissa Agard (D) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Mental Health Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Dave Considine | • Paul Tittl, Chair | |||
| • Melissa Sargent | • John Jagler, Vice chair | |||
| • Jonathan Brostoff | • Joan Ballweg | |||
| • Josh Zepnick | • Todd Novak | |||
| • Joe Sanfelippo | ||||
| • Patrick Snyder | ||||
| • Nancy VanderMeer | ||||
| • John Spiros | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Mental Health Reform Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Daniel Riemer | • Paul Tittl, Chair | |||
| • Melissa Sargent | • John Jagler, Vice Chair | |||
| • Jonathan Brostoff | • Joan Ballweg | |||
| • Dave Considine | • Todd Novak | |||
| • Mike Rohrkaste | ||||
| • Nancy VanderMeer | ||||
| • Joe Sanfelippo | ||||
| • Jessie Rodriguez | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Mental Health Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Sandy Pasch, Vice chair | • Erik Severson, Chair | |||
| • Josh Zepnick | • Joan Ballweg | |||
| • Chris Danou | • Jim Steineke | |||
| • Debra Kolste | • John Jagler | |||
| • Kevin Petersen | ||||
| • Paul Tittl | ||||
| • Joe Sanfelippo | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Prior to 2017, this committee was called the Mental Health Reform Committee.
- ↑ The Speaker may appoint any member of the minority party as a committee chair regardless of whether the Minority Leader nominated him or her.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wisconsin State Legislature, "Assembly Rules," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
