Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee, Delaware House of Representatives
The Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives.
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
2025-2026 legislative session
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Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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Ruth Briggs King (R) left this committee on November 15, 2023. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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Gerald Brady (D) left this committee on February 04, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | 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.
| Public Safety & Homeland Security Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • John Mitchell, Jr., Chair | • William Outten | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Vice chair | • David Wilson | |||
| • Melanie George Smith | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
| • James Johnson | • Stephen Smyk | |||
| • William Carson Jr. | ||||
| • Edward Osienski | ||||
| • Gerald Brady | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Public Safety & Homeland Security Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • John Mitchell, Jr., Chair | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Vice chair | • William Outten | |||
| • Gerald Brady | • Stephen T. Smyk | |||
| • William Carson, Jr. | • David Wilson | |||
| • James Johnson | ||||
| • Edward S. Osienski | ||||
| • Melanie George Smith | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Public Safety & Homeland Security Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • John Mitchell, Jr., Chair | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Vice Chair | • William Outten | |||
| • Gerald Brady | • Stephen Smyk | |||
| • William Carson | • David L. Wilson | |||
| • James Johnson | ||||
| • Edward Osienski | ||||
| • Melanie George Smith | ||||
2011-2012
| Public Safety & Homeland Security Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • John Mitchell, Jr., Chair | • David Wilson | |||
| • John Atkins, Vice Chair | • William Outten | |||
| • William Carson, Jr. | • Clifford Lee | |||
| • Dennis P. Williams | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
| • James Johnson | ||||
| • Melanie George | ||||
| • Edward S. Osienski | ||||
2009-2010
| Public Safety & Homeland Security Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • John Mitchell, Jr., Chair | • William Outten | |||
| • John Atkins, Vice Chair | • David Wilson | |||
| • Dennis P. Williams | • Clifford Lee | |||
| • Melanie George | ||||
| • James Johnson | ||||
| • William Carson, Jr. | ||||
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 22, 2021(Rule 34(a))
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
