Rural Development Legislative Liaison Committee, Utah State Legislature (decommissioned)

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The Rural Development Legislative Liaison Committee was a joint interim committee of the Utah State Legislature.

Function

The Utah State Code described the function of this committee as outlined below.

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The committee shall: serve as a liaison between the Governor's Rural Partnership Board, the Utah Rural Development Council, rural economic development and planning groups, and the Legislature; recommend legislation for each annual general session of the Legislature if the committee determines that modifications to current law are in the best interest of the state and the economic and planning interests of rural Utah; review the operations of the Office of Rural Development and other state agencies involved in rural economic development and planning; and help sponsor meetings and other opportunities for discussion with and between rural economic development and planning interests.

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Membership

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The Rural Development Legislative Liaison Committee is composed of eleven members:

• four members of the Utah State Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, no more than two of whom shall be from the same political party; and

• seven members from the Utah House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker, no more than four of whom shall be from the same political party.

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Rural Development Legislative Liaison Senate Members, 2015
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (2)
• Jim Dabakis	• David Hinkins, Chair
• Luz Robles	• Ralph Okerlund

Rural Development Legislative Liaison House Members, 2015
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (3)
• Patrice Arent	• Melvin Brown
• Mark Wheatley	• Eric Hutchings
	• Jon Stanard

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

Rural Development Legislative Liaison Members, 2013
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (5)
• Karen Mayne	• David Hinkins
• Luz Robles	• Ralph Okerlund
• Jennifer Seelig	• Melvin Brown
• Mark Wheatley	• Eric Hutchings
	• John Mathis

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

Rural Development Legislative Liaison Members, 2011
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (3)
• Jennifer Seelig	• John Mathis
• Christine Watkins	• David Hinkins
• Ross Romero	• Dennis Stowell

External links

• Utah State Legislature