Transportation Committee, Vermont House of Representatives
The Transportation Committee is a standing committee of the Vermont House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Vermont House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House unless otherwise specified by the Vermont Constitution or other state statutes. Committees are assigned at the start of each regular session. The first and secondly named members of each committee are the chair and the vice-chair, respectively. Each committee appoints a clerk from its members at the first meeting. The chair of each committee is responsible for calling meetings, and the clerk keeps a record of committee activity, including bills considered and members' votes, to be delivered to the Secretary of State at the end of each session.[1]
See rules: House Rules and Orders
Function
According to the House Rules, the Transportation Committee considers matters relating to:
| “ | All transportation companies and corporations subject to the regulation of the Public Utilities Commission, all air and surface transportation, the registration, regulation, and licensing of transportation operations and users, the construction and maintenance of thoroughfares, and the impact of the transportation sector on air pollution and climate change.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual 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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House Transportation Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Transportation Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Brian Savage (R) left this committee on November 23, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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House Transportation Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(1) |
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2017 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 (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members (2) | ||
| • Dave Potter, Vice chair | • Patrick Brennan, Chair | • Mollie Burke | ||
| • Timothy Corcoran, II | • Robert Bancroft | • Barbara Murphy | ||
| • Clement Bissonnette | • Gary Nolan | |||
| • Jill Krowinski | • Connie Quimby | |||
| • Brian Savage | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members (2) | ||
| • Dave Potter, Vice-Chair | • Patrick Brennan (Vermont legislator), Chair | • Mollie Burke | ||
| • Timothy Corcoran, II, Ranking member | • Connie Quimby | • Barbara Murphy | ||
| • Mark Huntley, Clerk | • Loren Shaw | |||
| • Clement Bissonnette | ||||
| • Curt McCormack | ||||
| • Herb Russell | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Dave Potter, Vice chair | • Patrick Brennan, Chair | • Mollie Burke | ||
| • Timothy Corcoran, II | • Duncan Kilmartin | |||
| • Clement Bissonnette | • Kurt Wright | |||
| • Anne Gallivan | ||||
| • Diane Lanpher | ||||
| • Mike McCarthy | ||||
| • Herb Font-Russell | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Diane Lanpher | • Patrick Brennan | • Mollie Burke | ||
| • Timothy Corcoran, II | • Janice Peaslee | |||
| • William Aswad | • Adam B. Howard | |||
| • Clement Bissonnette | ||||
| • Dave Potter | ||||
| • Gale Courcelle | ||||
| • Charles Bohi | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Dave Potter, Vice chair | • Patrick Brennan, Chair | • Mollie Burke | ||
| • William Aswad | • Janice Peaslee | |||
| • Albert Audette | ||||
| • Timothy Corcoran, II | ||||
| • Gale Courcelle | ||||
| • Diane Lanpher | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont General Assembly, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 24, 2021
- ↑ Vermont General Assembly, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 24, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
