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Transportation Committee, Michigan House of Representatives
The Transportation Committee (formerly the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) is a standing committee of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Per Rules 8 and 33 of the Standing House Rules, committees of the Michigan House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House, except when otherwise ordered by the House.[1] Committees are appointed at the beginning of each two-year legislative session. The first person named to a committee is to serve as its chair, with the second serving as vice chair. In the absence of both, the first majority member appointed after them is to serve as acting chair.[2] All committees operate under Rule 34, known as the Uniform Committee Rules.[3]
Function
The rules of the Senate and House do not describe the jurisdiction of the individual standing committees except that all Senate bills involving an appropriation must be referred either directly to the appropriations committee or to an appropriate standing committee and then to the appropriations committee. Traditionally, the assignment of bills follows topical lines.[4]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Transportation Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Transportation Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Transportation Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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Gary Eisen (R, Majority Vice Chair) left this committee on December 14, 2020. [Source]
- Note: House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R) and Rep. Jason Wentworth (R) removed Gary Eisen (R) from the committee on December 14, 2020.[5]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Transportation and Infrastructure Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • John Chirkun, Vice chair | • Triston Cole, Chair | |||
| • Leslie Love | • Michael Webber, Vice chair | |||
| • Cara Clemente | • Peter Lucido | |||
| • Terry Sabo | • David Maturen | |||
| • Tim Sneller | • Brett Roberts | |||
| • Gary Howell | ||||
| • Julie Alexander | ||||
| • Julie Calley | ||||
| • Jeff Noble | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Transportation and Infrastructure Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Marilyn Lane, Vice chair | • Peter Pettalia, Chair | |||
| • Scott Dianda | • Ben Glardon, Vice chair | |||
| • David Rutledge | • Jeff Farrington | |||
| • Sheldon Neeley | • Ken Goike | |||
| • Tom Cochran | • Bradford Jacobsen | |||
| • Charles Smiley | • Ken Yonker | |||
| • Triston Cole | ||||
| • Dan Lauwers | ||||
| • Michael D. McCready | ||||
| • David Maturen | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Transportation and Infrastructure Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Marilyn Lane, Vice chair | • Wayne Schmidt, Chair | |||
| • Scott Dianda | • Ben Glardon, Vice chair | |||
| • David Rutledge | • Kevin Daley | |||
| • Gretchen Driskell | • Kurt Heise | |||
| • Tom Cochran | • Bradford Jacobsen | |||
| • Charles Smiley | • Margaret O'Brien | |||
| • Peter Pettalia | ||||
| • Dan Lauwers | ||||
| • Michael D. McCready | ||||
2011-2012
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2009-2010
- Pamela Byrnes Chair
- Paul Opsommer Minority Vice Chair
- Coleman Young II
- Gabriel Leland
- Andrew James Kandrevas
- Douglas Geiss
- Marie Donigan
- Martin Knollenberg
- Harold Haugh
- Paul Scott
- Larry DeShazor
- James Bolger
- Martin Griffin
- Thomas Pearce
- Roy Schmidt
- Wayne Schmidt
- Judy Nerat
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rules 8 and 33
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 35
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 34
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "2019-2020 Legislative Government Briefing Book," accessed February 23, 2021 p. 36
- ↑ WXYZ Detroit, "GOP Rep removed from committees after saying he can't guarantee safety in Lansing on Monday," December 14, 2020
