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State Government, Tribal Relations, and Elections Committee, Washington State Senate
The State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee is a standing committee of the Washington State Senate.
Per Section V of the Senate Rules, committees of the Washington State Senate are appointed by the President of the Senate and confirmed by the senate.[1] Committees are responsible for considering measures referred to them in the interest of the state.[2] The deliberations of committees considering a vote on any bill, resolution, or memorial must be open to the public.[3]
See rules: Permanent Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Senate State Government & Elections Committee considers issues related to the processes of state government, including procurement standards, agency rulemaking, and emergency management. The committee also considers issues relating to veterans, elections, campaign finance, public disclosure and ethics in government.
(Please note: This general description should not be considered the definitive listing of issues considered by this committee.)[4][5] |
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Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org
2023-2024 legislative session
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State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| State Government Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Sam Hunt | • Mark Miloscia, Chair | |||
| • Patricia Kuderer | • Hans Zeiger, Vice chair | |||
| • Kirk Pearson | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington State Senate, "Permanent Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 41)
- ↑ Washington State Senate, "Permanent Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 44)
- ↑ Washington State Senate, "Permanent Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 45.3)
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "State Government & Elections Committee," accessed March 1, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
