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Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates
The Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee is a standing committee of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Per the House Rules, West Virginia House of Delegates committees are assigned by the Speaker of the House, unless the House orders otherwise. The Speaker must designate a chair for all standing committees and may also designate a vice chair. Additionally, the Speaker serves as an ex officio voting member and chair of the Rules Committee. A majority of committee members constitutes a quorum.[1]
See rules: House Rules
Function
According to the House Rules, the Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Committee Committee handles the following subject areas:
| “ | (a) small business; (b) entrepreneurship; (c) e-commerce; (d) e-government; (e) economic development; (f) job creation; and (g) commerce generally.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
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Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (17) | Third-party members(0) |
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Larry Pack (R) left this committee on August 08, 2022. [Source]
Joshua Higginbotham (R) left this committee on November 05, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jordan Hill (R) left this committee on May 28, 2020.
John Mandt Jr. (R) left this committee on October 03, 2020.
- Note: Jordan Hill resigned on May 28, 2020.[4]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Larry Rowe | • Jordan Hill, Chair | • Rupert Phillips, Jr. | ||
| • Jason Barrett | • Rick Atkinson, Vice chair | |||
| • Mick Bates | • Saira Blair | |||
| • Andrew Byrd | • Paul Espinosa | |||
| • Justin Marcum | • Nancy Reagan Foster | |||
| • Timothy Miley | • Joshua Higginbotham | |||
| • Isaac Sponaugle | • John R. Kelly | |||
| • Robert Thompson | • Kayla Kessinger | |||
| • Patrick S. Martin | ||||
| • Carol Miller | ||||
| • Riley Moore | ||||
| • Erikka Storch | ||||
| • Guy Ward | ||||
| • Steve Westfall | ||||
| • S. Marshall Wilson | ||||
| • Mark Zatezalo | ||||
2015-2016
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (16) | |||
| • Stephen Skinner, Minority Chair | • Carol Miller, Chair | |||
| • Larry Rowe, Minority Vice-Chair | • Paul Espinosa, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Mick Bates | • Saira Blair | |||
| • Sean Hornbuckle | • Joe Ellington | |||
| • Tim Manchin | • Larry W. Faircloth | |||
| • Tim Miley | • Bob Ashley | |||
| • James Morgan | • Roger Hanshaw | |||
| • Harry White | • Geoff Foster | |||
| • Larry Williams | • Jordan Hill | |||
| • Patrick Lane | ||||
| • Amanda Pasdon | ||||
| • Chris Stansbury | ||||
| • Kayla Kessinger | ||||
| • Erikka Storch | ||||
| • Terry Waxman | ||||
| • Steve Westfall | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ West Virginia State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ [https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-delegate-jordan-hill-announces-resignation/ WOWK, "West Virginia Delegate Jordan Hill announces resignation," May 19, 2020
