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Rules Committee, Virginia House of Delegates
The Rules Committee is a standing committee of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Virginia House of Delegates are assigned by the Speaker of the House. The Speaker also appoints each committee chair and vice-chair. No member may serve as chair or vice-chair on more than one committee except for the Speaker, who automatically serves as the House Rules Committee chair. Each committee is apportioned based on the proportion of majority and minority party members in the House.[1][2] A majority of appointed members constitutes a quorum.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
House Rules Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
House Rules Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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2020-2021 legislative session
House Rules Committee, 2020-2021 |
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2016 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.
Rules Members, 2016 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Ken Plum | • Bill Howell, Chair | |||
• David Toscano | • Kirk Cox, Vice-Chair | |||
• Lionell Spruill | • Steve Landes | |||
• Betsy Carr | • Terry Kilgore | |||
• Lee Ware | ||||
• Chris Jones | ||||
• Bobby Orrock | ||||
• Barry Knight | ||||
• Riley Ingram | ||||
• Jimmie Massie | ||||
• Greg Habeeb |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Rules Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Johnny Joannou | • Bill Howell, Chair | |||
• Ken Plum | • Kirk Cox, Vice-Chair | |||
• David Toscano | • Steve Landes | |||
• Lionell Spruill | • Terry Kilgore | |||
• Lee Ware | ||||
• Chris Jones | ||||
• Bobby Orrock | ||||
• Barry Knight | ||||
• Riley Ingram | ||||
• Jimmie Massie | ||||
• Greg Habeeb |
2014 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
Rules Committee Members, 2014 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Johnny Joannou | • Bill Howell, Chair | |||
• Ken Plum | • Kirk Cox, Vice-Chair | |||
• David Toscano | • Steve Landes | |||
• Algie Howell | • Terry Kilgore | |||
• Lee Ware | ||||
• Chris Jones | ||||
• Bobby Orrock | ||||
• Barry Knight | ||||
• Riley Ingram | ||||
• Jimmie Massie | ||||
• Greg Habeeb |
2012-2013
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2012 legislative session.
Rules Committee Members, 2012 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Kenny Alexander | • Bill Howell, Chair | |||
• Johnny Joannou | • C. Todd Gilbert, Vice-Chair | |||
• Joe Johnson | • Kirk Cox | |||
• Ken Plum | • Chris Jones | |||
• Terry Kilgore | ||||
• Barry Knight | ||||
• Steve Landes | ||||
• Beverly Sherwood | ||||
• Bobby Orrock | ||||
• Lacey Putney | ||||
• Lee Ware |
2010-2011
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.
Rules Committee Members, 2010 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members (2) | ||
• Joe Johnson | • Bill Howell, Chair | • Lacey Putney | ||
• Ward Armstrong | • Morgan Griffith, Vice-Chair | • Watkins Abbitt, Jr. | ||
• Johnny Joannou | • Steve Landes | |||
• Ken Plum | • Kirk Cox | |||
• Kenny Alexander | • Terry Kilgore | |||
• Bill Janis | ||||
• Rob Bell | ||||
• Lee Ware |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Members who are not affiliated with the majority party or largest minority party are counted as members of the majority party.
- ↑ This provision does not apply to the House Rules Committee.
- ↑ Virginia General Assembly, "Rules of the House of Delegates," accessed Feb. 24, 2021