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The Ways and Means Committee is a standing committee of the Washington State Senate.

Per Section V of the Senate Rules, committees of the Washington State Senate are appointed by the President of the Senate and confirmed by the senate.[1] Committees are responsible for considering measures referred to them in the interest of the state.[2] The deliberations of committees considering a vote on any bill, resolution, or memorial must be open to the public.[3]

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Function

“ The Senate Ways and Means Committee considers the operating and capital budget bills and related legislation, including the authorization of state debt. The committee also deals with tax policy and other fiscal issues such as pension policy and compensation in addition to bills with operating budget fiscal impacts.

Senate Ways and Means Committee staff are part of Senate Committee Services, the organization which provides nonpartisan staff services for all standing committees of the Washington State Senate.

(Please note: This general description should not be considered the definitive listing of issues considered by this committee.)[4][5]

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Membership

2021-2022 legislative session

Ways & Means Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (14) Republican members (10) Third-party members(0)

Jeannie Darneille (D) left this committee on November 01, 2021. [Source]

2019-2020 legislative session

Ways & Means Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (13) Republican members (10) 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.

Ways & Means Members, 2017
Democratic members (10)Republican members (13)
• Kevin Ranker• John Braun, Chair
• Christine Rolfes• Sharon Brown, Vice chair
• Dave Frockt• Dino Rossi
• Andy Billig• Jim Honeyford
• Reuven Carlyle• Barbara Bailey
• Steve Conway• Randi Becker
• Jeannie Darneille• Joe Fain
• Bob Hasegawa• Mark Miloscia
• Karen Keiser• Mike Padden
• Jamie Pedersen• [[Ann Rivers]]
• Mark Schoesler
• Judith Warnick
• Hans Zeiger

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Ways & Means Members, 2015
Democratic members (10)Republican members (13)
• James Hargrove, Ranking Member• Andy Hill, Chair
• Karen Keiser• John Braun, Vice-Chair
• Kevin Ranker, Capital Budget Chair• Bruce Dammeier, Vice-Chair
• Andy Billig• Jim Honeyford, Vice-Chair, Capital Budget Chair
• Steve Conway• Barbara Bailey
• Karen Fraser• Randi Becker
• Bob Hasegawa• Sharon Brown (Washington)
• Brian Hatfield• Mike Hewitt
• Jeanne Kohl-Welles• Steve O'Ban
• Christine Rolfes• Mike Padden
• Linda Evans Parlette
• Mark Schoesler
• Judith Warnick

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Washington State Senate, "Permanent Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 41)
  2. ↑ Washington State Senate, "Permanent Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 44)
  3. ↑ Washington State Senate, "Permanent Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 45.3)
  4. ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Senate Ways & Means Committee," accessed March 1, 2021
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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