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Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability), Delaware House of Representatives
The Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Delaware House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned at the beginning of each legislative session.[2] Any vacancies that have occurred will be filled by the Speaker of the House.[3] The Speaker shall appoint a chairperson of each committee, and may designate a vice-chairperson to act as the chairperson in the chairperson's absence.[4] Four members or a majority make up a committee's quorum.[5]
See rules: House Resolution 3
Function
| “ | Each bill, resolution or other legislative matter assigned to a standing committee shall pass through a prescribed deliberative process before being brought to the floor of the House, unless it is sooner petitioned out of committee. Such deliberative process shall include regularly scheduled, pre-announced meetings whereby the committee or subcommittee, after notice to the Sponsor, makes time available for each formal Sponsor to explain the legislation and answer possible questions, considers an analysis of the proposed legislation and receives testimony from the general public.[6][7] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability), 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability), 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability), 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability), 2019-2020 |
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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.
| Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Stephanie Bolden, Chair | • Timothy Dukes | |||
| • Andria Bennett | • Jeffrey Spiegelman | |||
| • Gerald Brady | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Sunset Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Gerald Brady, Chair | • Timothy D. Dukes | |||
| • Andria L. Bennett | • Jeffrey Spiegelman | |||
| • Stephanie Bolden | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Sunset (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Gerald Brady, Chair | • William Outten | |||
| • Andria Bennett | • Harold Peterman | |||
| • Stephanie Bolden | ||||
2011-2012
| Sunset (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • John Kowalko, Chair | • Michael Ramone | |||
| • E. Bradford Bennett | • Daniel Short | |||
| • John Atkins | ||||
2009-2010
| Sunset (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • John Kowalko, Chair | • Pamela Thornburg | |||
| • E. Bradford Bennett | • Clifford Lee | |||
| • John Atkins | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 32)
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 34(a))
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
