Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, Arkansas State Senate
The Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee is a standing committee of the Arkansas State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Arkansas State Senate are assigned by seniority. Starting with the most senior member, every senator chooses a committee. Once the most junior senator has chosen, everyone selects again in the same order. The President of the Senate then appoints additional senators to any committees with less than eight members.[1] If a senator is elected to fill a mid-term vacancy by special election, the incoming senator assumes any committee responsibilities of the previous senator, but cannot serve as a Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson.[2] Committees are assigned at the start of each legislative session.[3] It is not stated what constitutes a committee's quorum. The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | This committee reviews matters pertaining to public health, mental health, intellectual disabilities, public welfare, human relations and resources, the aged and problems of the aging, environmental affairs, water and air pollution, labor and labor relations, and similar legislation.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (0) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (0) | Republican members (7) | 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.
| Public Health, Welfare and Labor Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Eddie Cheatham, Vice chair | • Cecile Bledsoe, Chair | |||
| • Stephanie Flowers | • John Cooper | |||
| • Scott Flippo | ||||
| • Lance Eads | ||||
| • Missy Irvin | ||||
| • David J. Sanders | ||||
2015 legislative session
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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Public Health, Welfare and Labor Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Stephanie Flowers, Vice chair | • Cecile Bledsoe, Chair | |||
| • Keith Ingram | • Missy Thomas Irvin | |||
| • Gary Stubblefield | ||||
| • David J. Sanders | ||||
| • John Cooper (Arkansas) | ||||
| • Scott Flippo | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Public Health, Welfare and Labor Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Paul Bookout, Vice Chair | • Cecile Bledsoe, Chair | |||
| • Linda Chesterfield | • Missy Irvin | |||
| • Stephanie Flowers | • Jonathan Dismang | |||
| • David Burnett | • Ronald Caldwell | |||
2011-2012
| Public Health, Welfare and Labor Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Percy Malone, Chair | • Cecile Bledsoe | |||
| • Randy Laverty, Vice Chair | • Jonathan Dismang | |||
| • David Burnett | • Missy Irvin | |||
| • Jack Crumbly | • Bill Pritchard | |||
2009-2010
| Public Health, Welfare and Labor Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (14) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Paul Bookout | • Gilbert Baker | |||
| • Steve Bryles | • Cecile Bledsoe | |||
| • Jack Crumbly | • Johnny Key | |||
| • Joyce Elliott | • Bill Pritchard | |||
| • Steve Faris | ||||
| • Barbara Horn | ||||
| • Gene Jeffress | ||||
| • Jimmy Jeffress | ||||
| • David Johnson | ||||
| • Randy Laverty | ||||
| • James Luker | ||||
| • Percy Malone | ||||
| • Tracy Steele | ||||
| • David Wyatt | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Access Arkansas, "Parliamentary Manual of the Senate," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 7.01-b-2)
- ↑ Access Arkansas, "Parliamentary Manual of the Senate," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 7.02-d)
- ↑ Access Arkansas, "Parliamentary Manual of the Senate," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 7.01-b-1)
- ↑ Arkansas Senate, "Public Health, Welfare And Labor Committee - Senate," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
