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State Government and Tribal Relations Committee, Washington House of Representatives
The State Government & Tribal Relations Committee is a standing committee of the Washington House of Representatives.
Per Rule 24 of the House Rules, committee members of the House of Representatives are selected by the caucus of each party.[1] The chairs of the committees are selected by the majority party caucus.[1] Standing committees of the House have the power to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses, the power to administer oaths, and the powers of subpoena.[2] The debate by any standing committee on a measure is open to the public.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Function
The State Government & Tribal Relations Committee considers topics including, but not limited to:
“ | issues relating to state government, including state agency structure; rulemaking; procurement standards; performance audits; state information technology; and public employment. The committee also considers issues relating to elections; campaign finance; public disclosure; ethics in government; and the government-to-government relationship of the state and Indian tribes.[4][5] | ” |
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
State Government & Tribal Relations 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
State Government & Tribal Relations Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
State Government and Tribal Relations​ Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 21, 2021 (Rule 24)
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 21, 2021(Rule 26)
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 21, 2021(Rule 25)
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee," accessed March 9, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.