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Public Policy Committee, Indiana House of Representatives
The Public Policy Committee is a standing committee of the Indiana House of Representatives.
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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
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House Public Policy 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
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House Public Policy 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
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House Public Policy 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
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House Public Policy Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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Christy Stutzman (R, Vice Chair) left this committee on December 14, 2020.
Dan Forestal (D) left this committee on June 15, 2020.
- Note: Dan Forestal resigned from office on June 15, 2020.[4]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Public Policy Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Phil GiaQuinta | • Ben Smaltz, Chair | |||
| • Terri Austin | • Timothy Wesco, Vice chair | |||
| • Charlie Brown | • Edward Clere | |||
| • Vanessa Summers | • Sean Eberhart | |||
| • Todd Huston | ||||
| • Christopher N. Judy | ||||
| • Matthew Lehman | ||||
| • Jim Lucas | ||||
| • Peggy Mayfield | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Public Policy Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Phil GiaQuinta | • Tom Dermody, Chair | |||
| • Terri Austin | • Timothy Wesco, Vice chair | |||
| • Charlie Brown | • Edward Clere | |||
| • Vanessa Summers | • Sean Eberhart | |||
| • Todd Huston | ||||
| • Matthew Lehman | ||||
| • Jim Lucas | ||||
| • Ben Smaltz | ||||
| • Matt Ubelhor | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Public Policy Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Phil GiaQuinta | • Bill Davis, Chair | |||
| • Terri Austin | • L. Jack Lutz, Vice chair | |||
| • Sue E. Errington | • Edward Clere | |||
| • Karlee D. Macer | • Sean Eberhart | |||
| • Matthew Lehman | ||||
| • Jim Lucas | ||||
| • Mark Messmer | ||||
| • Ben Smaltz | ||||
| • Timothy Wesco | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Public Policy Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Phil GiaQuinta | • Bill Davis, Chair | |||
| • Terri Austin | • Wes Culver, Vice chair | |||
| • Vanessa Summers | • Sean Eberhart | |||
| • Scott Pelath | • Matthew Lehman | |||
| • Linda Lawson | • Timothy Wesco | |||
| • Mark Messmer | ||||
| • L. Jack Lutz | ||||
| • Tom Knollman | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Public Policy Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • William Van Haaften, Chair | • Matthew Bell | |||
| • Vanessa Summers, Vice chair | • Jackie Walorski | |||
| • Earl Harris | • L. Jack Lutz | |||
| • Scott Pelath | • Wes Culver | |||
| • Terri Austin | • Tom Knollman | |||
| • Phil GiaQuinta | ||||
| • Mary Ann Sullivan | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 25, 2021(Rule 55)
- ↑ Indiana State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 25, 2021(Rule 56.4)
- ↑ Indiana State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 25, 2021(Rule 58)
- ↑ Indianapolis Star, "State Rep. Dan Forestal resigns after arrest; prosecutor seeks to revoke bond in prior case," June 15, 2020
