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Transportation Finance and Policy Committee, Minnesota House of Representatives
The Transportation Finance and Policy Committee is a standing committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Per Rule 6.01 of the House Rules, standing committees of the Minnesota House of Representatives are appointed by the speaker of the house.[1] Committees are appointed at the beginning of each biennial session. Up to 30 days before the session, the speaker-designate is to submit a list of proposed standing committees and divisions to all minority caucuses. Up to 15 days before the session's start, the minority leader may submit proposed minority assignments to the speaker-designate, who must comply in keeping with attaining proportionate representation. With the exception of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, one may not serve as chair of a committee or another with a similar jurisdiction for longer than three consecutive two-year sessions.[2]
See rules: House Rules
Function
| “ | The committee holds public hearings on bills to put each bill into its best form. During the bill's hearing, the committee can take testimony from the bill's sponsors, the general public and experts in the areas the bill affects.
The committee has several courses of action it can take: |
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Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Nolan West (R) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Michael Nelson (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Steve Elkins (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Alice Hausman (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Jon Koznick (R) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Sandra Masin (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Connie Bernardy (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
2017-2018 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (14) | |||
| • Frank Hornstein | • Paul Torkelson, Chair | |||
| • Connie Bernardy | • John Petersburg, Vice chair | |||
| • Alice Hausman | • Dave Baker | |||
| • Clark Johnson | • Regina Barr | |||
| • Sandra Masin | • Brian Daniels | |||
| • Michael V. Nelson | • Steve Drazkowski | |||
| • Paul Rosenthal | • Bob Gunther | |||
| • Duane Sauke | • Jeff Howe | |||
| • Mike Sundin | • Debra Kiel | |||
| • Jon Koznick | ||||
| • Eric Lucero | ||||
| • Tim Miller | ||||
| • Jason Rarick | ||||
| • Linda Runbeck | ||||
2015-2016 legislative session
| Transportation Policy and Finance Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (13) | |||
| • Ron Erhardt, Co-DFL Lead | • Tim Kelly, Chair | |||
| • Frank Hornstein, Co-DFL Lead | • John Petersburg, Vice Chair | |||
| • Joe Atkins | • Mark Anderson | |||
| • Connie Bernardy | • Jeff Howe | |||
| • Steve Drazkowski | • Jon Koznick | |||
| • Alice Hausman | • Eric Lucero | |||
| • Clark Johnson | • Denny McNamara | |||
| • Sandra Masin | • Jim Nash | |||
| • Kim Norton | • Linda Runbeck | |||
| • Mike Sundin | • Tim Sanders | |||
| • Mark Uglem | ||||
| • Abigail Whelan | ||||
| • Jim Knoblach, ex officio | ||||
2013-2014 legislative session
2011-2012 legislative session
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2009-2010 legislative session
- Michael Beard, Chair
- Mark Murdock, Vice Chair
- Frank Hornstein
- Mike Benson
- Mark Buesgens
- Bobby Joe Champion
- Kent Eken
- Kerry Gauthier
- Alice Hausman
- Debra Kiel
- Ernie Leidiger
- Terry Morrow
- Rich Murray
- Michael Nelson
- Tim Sanders
- Ron Shimanski
- Bruce Vogel
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Permanent Rules of the House 2021 - 2022," February 24, 2021 (Rule 6.01)
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Permanent Rules of the House 2021 - 2022," February 24, 2021 (Rule 6.02)
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Committees," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
