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Natural Resources and Energy Committee, Delaware House of Representatives
The Natural Resources and Energy Committee (formerly known and Natural Resources Committee) is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives.
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Per the House Rules, committees of the Delaware House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned at the beginning of each legislative session.[2] Any vacancies that have occurred will be filled by the Speaker of the House.[3] The Speaker shall appoint a chairperson of each committee, and may designate a vice-chairperson to act as the chairperson in the chairperson's absence.[4] Four members or a majority make up a committee's quorum.[5]
See rules: House Resolution 3
Function
| “ | Each bill, resolution or other legislative matter assigned to a standing committee shall pass through a prescribed deliberative process before being brought to the floor of the House, unless it is sooner petitioned out of committee. Such deliberative process shall include regularly scheduled, pre-announced meetings whereby the committee or subcommittee, after notice to the Sponsor, makes time available for each formal Sponsor to explain the legislation and answer possible questions, considers an analysis of the proposed legislation and receives testimony from the general public.[6][7] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Natural Resources and Energy Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Natural Resources and Energy Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Natural Resources and Energy Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | 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.
| Natural Resources Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Debra Heffernan, Chair | • Ronald Gray | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Vice chair | • Richard Collins | |||
| • S. Quinton Johnson | • Charles S. Postles, Jr. | |||
| • David Bentz | ||||
| • John Kowalko | ||||
| • Gerald Brady | ||||
| • W. Charles Paradee | ||||
| • William Carson Jr. | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Natural Resources Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Debra Heffernan, Chair | • Timothy D. Dukes | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Vice chair | • Ronald E. Gray | |||
| • Michael Barbieri | • Harvey R. Kenton | |||
| • Gerald Brady | • Harold J. Peterman | |||
| • William Carson, Jr. | ||||
| • S. Quinton Johnson | ||||
| • John Kowalko, Jr. | ||||
| • William C. Paradee III | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Natural Resources Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Debra Heffernan, Chair | • Timothy Dukes | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Vice Chair | • Ronald Gray | |||
| • John Atkins | • Harvey Kenton | |||
| • Michael Barbieri | • Harold Peterman | |||
| • William Carson | • Jeffrey Spiegelman | |||
| • S. Quinton Johnson | ||||
| • John Kowalko | ||||
| • W. Charles Paradee | ||||
2011-2012
| Natural Resources Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • S. Quinton Johnson, Chair | • David Wilson | |||
| • Debra Heffernan, Vice Chair | • Harold J. Peterman | |||
| • William Carson | • Nick Manolakos | |||
| • John Kowalko | • Harvey R. Kenton | |||
| • John Atkins | • William Outten | |||
| • Dennis E. Williams | ||||
| • Michael Mulrooney | ||||
2009-2010
| Natural Resources Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Chair | • Nick Manolakos | |||
| • William Carson, Vice Chair | • Pamela Thornburg | |||
| • Thomas Kovach | • V. George Carey | |||
| • S. Quinton Johnson | • Gerald Hocker | |||
| • Dennis E. Williams | ||||
| • John Kowalko, Jr. | ||||
| • Robert Walls | ||||
| • John Atkins | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 32)
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 34(a))
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
