Seniors, Families and Children Committee, Missouri State Senate (decommissioned)
The Seniors, Families and Children Committee is a former standing committee of the Missouri State Senate. It was known as the Seniors, Families and Pensions Committee before the 2015 session, when the former General Laws Committee took over responsibility for bills regarding pensions.
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Function
The 2013 Missouri Senate rules described the function of this committee as outlined below.
| “ | The Committee on Seniors, Families and Children shall consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it concerning the preservation of the quality of life for senior citizens, nursing home and boarding home operations, alternative care programs for the elderly, and family and children’s issues. It shall also consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it concerning income maintenance, social services, and child support enforcement.[1][2] | ” |
Membership
2019-2020 legislative session
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Seniors, Families and Children Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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Gary Romine (R) left this committee on January 30, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Seniors, Families and Children Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Member removed | • David Sater, Chair | |||
| • Jill Schupp | • Jeanie Riddle, Vice chair | |||
| • Gary Romine | ||||
| • Robert Schaaf | ||||
| • Paul Wieland | ||||
Note: On August 22, 2017, Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D) was removed from all her committee assignments by the Democratic caucus after posting on her Facebook page that she hopes President Trump would be assassinated.[3]
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Seniors, Families and Children Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Maria Chappelle-Nadal | • David Sater, Chair | |||
| • Jill Schupp | • Jeanie Riddle, Vice Chair | |||
| • Will Kraus | ||||
| • Doug Libla | ||||
| • Gary Romine | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Seniors, Families and Pensions Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Maria Chappelle-Nadal | • John Lamping, Chair | |||
| • Joe Keaveny | • David Sater, Vice chair | |||
| • Will Kraus | ||||
| • Doug Libla | ||||
| • Gary Romine | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri Senate, "List of Members, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed March 20, 2015 Rule 28(14)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ KSDK, "Maria Chappelle-Nadal removed from all committee assignments," August 22, 2017
