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Oversight Committee, Michigan House of Representatives
The Oversight Committee, previously known as the Oversight Committee, is a standing committee of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Per Rules 8 and 33 of the Standing House Rules, committees of the Michigan House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House, except when otherwise ordered by the House.[1] Committees are appointed at the beginning of each two-year legislative session. The first person named to a committee is to serve as its chair, with the second serving as vice chair. In the absence of both, the first majority member appointed after them is to serve as acting chair.[2] All committees operate under Rule 34, known as the Uniform Committee Rules.[3]
Function
The rules of the Senate and House do not describe the jurisdiction of the individual standing committees except that all Senate bills involving an appropriation must be referred either directly to the appropriations committee or to an appropriate standing committee and then to the appropriations committee. Traditionally, the assignment of bills follows topical lines.[4]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Oversight Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Oversight Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Oversight Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Oversight Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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Cynthia A. Johnson (D, Minority Vice Chair) left this committee on December 09, 2020.
- Note: House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R) and Rep. Jason Wentworth (R) removed Cynthia A. Johnson (D) from the committee on December 9, 2020.[5]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Oversight Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Kevin Hertel, Vice chair | • Joseph Graves, Chair | |||
| • John Chirkun | • Martin Howrylak, Vice chair | |||
| • Brandt Iden | ||||
| • Steven Johnson | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Oversight Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Rose Mary Robinson, Vice chair | • Ed McBroom, Chair | |||
| • Kristy Pagan | • Martin Howrylak, Vice chair | |||
| • Joseph Graves | ||||
| • Lana Theis | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Oversight Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • John Olumba, Vice chair | • Tom McMillin, Chair | |||
| • Rose Mary Robinson | • Tim Kelly, Vice chair | |||
| • Margaret O'Brien | ||||
| • Tom Leonard | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rules 8 and 33
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 35
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 34
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "2019-2020 Legislative Government Briefing Book," accessed February 23, 2021 p. 36
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Michigan House Republicans take Democrat's committee posts after 'warning' to 'Trumpers'," December 9, 2020
