Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee, Missouri State Senate
The Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee is a standing committee of the Missouri State Senate.
Per Rule 25 of the Senate Rules, committees in the Missouri State Senate are appointed by the President Pro Tem.[1] Committees are appointed after the adoption of the Senate Rules at the beginning of the two-year General Assembly. Committee membership is to be as equal to the partisan balance of the chamber as possible.[2] The chair of a committee may appoint subcommittees with the committee's approval.[1] The President Pro Tem, the Majority Floor Leader and the Minority Floor Leader are considered members of all standing and statutory committees ex officio, but do not having voting power in any unless appointed to it proper.[2] Although not explicitly stated in the Senate Rules, the President Pro Tem has previously demonstrated a responsibility for filling vacancies in committees.[3]
See rules: List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Committee on Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics shall consider and report on rules for the government of the senate and joint rules when requested by the senate, shall consider, examine and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to ethics and the conduct of public officials and employees, shall recommend to the Senate the rules by which investigations and disciplinary proceedings will be conducted, and shall examine and report upon all resolutions and other matters which may be appropriately referred to it. The committee shall see that bills and amendments are properly perfected and printed. The committee shall examine all Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed bills carefully, and report that the printed copies furnished the senators are correct. Upon the written request of the sponsor or floor handler of a bill, the committee may recommend that any such bill on the calendars for perfection or house bills on third reading be called up or considered out of order in which the bill appears on that calendar. A recommendation to consider bills out of order shall require approval by a majority of the committee with the concurrence of two-thirds of the senate members. No floor debate shall be allowed on the motion to adopt the committee report. The Committee shall examine bills placed on the Consent Calendar and may, by majority vote, remove any bill from the consent calendar within the time period prescribed by Rule 45, that it determines is too controversial to be treated as a consent bill.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jason Holsman (D) left this committee on January 16, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Jason Holsman | • Mike Kehoe, Chair | |||
| • Gina Walsh | • Ronald Richard, Vice chair | |||
| • Bob Dixon | ||||
| • Bill Eigel | ||||
| • Dan Hegeman | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Paul LeVota | • Ron Richard, Chair | |||
| • Gina Walsh | • Tom Dempsey, Vice Chair | |||
| • Bob Dixon | ||||
| • Doug Libla | ||||
| • Wayne Wallingford | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Paul LeVota | • Ron Richard, Chair | |||
| • Gina Walsh | • Tom Dempsey, Vice chair | |||
| • Brad Lager | ||||
| • Doug Libla | ||||
| • Brian Nieves | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Jolie Justus | • Bob Dixon | |||
| • Tim Green | • Jack Goodman | |||
| • Brad Lager | ||||
| • Robert Mayer | ||||
| • Tom Dempsey | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Joan Bray | • Kevin Engler | |||
| • Tim Green | • Gary Nodler | |||
| • Norma Champion | ||||
| • Charlie Shields | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed Februrary 19, 2021 (Rule 25)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26)
- ↑ Missouri Senate, "Capitol Briefing: Week of Jan. 13, 2014," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Missouri State Senate, "Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
