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Ways and Means Committee, Massachusetts House of Representatives
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The Ways and Means Committee is a standing committee of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Per House Rule 17, the committee is made up of 35 members.[1]
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Per Rule 18 of the House Rules, committees of the Massachusetts House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House and the Minority Leader.[2] At the beginning of each two-year session, the committees are appointed to serve for the entire session. The Speaker and Minority Leader are responsible for choosing members from their respective parties.[3] Apart from a single minority member on the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading and each committee of conference, the partisan balance of committee membership is to be at least equal to the partisan balance of the chamber on the first day of the session, with minority party membership being no less than six on the Ways and Means Committee, four on the Ethics Committee and Personnel and Administration Committee, three on the Rules Committee, and two on all other standing and joint committees. The Speaker is responsible for nominating the chair of each committee, as well as vice-chairs and assistant vice-chairs of applicable committees, subject to a majority vote of the majority party caucus. The Minority Leader is responsible for nominating a ranking minority member for each applicable committee, subject to a majority vote of the minority party caucus. The Speaker and Minority Leader, pursuant to party affiliation, may recommend the removal of committee members or leaders, subject to the ratification of the respective party caucus except in the case of a representative who has been indicted in a court of law, who may be removed outright. Any vacancies that have occurred in any committees after members have been appointed are filled following the same rules.[4]
See rules: Rules of the House
Function
| “ | It shall be the duty of the committee on Ways and Means to consider all legislation affecting the finances of the Commonwealth and such other matters as may be referred thereto.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Ways and Means Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (28) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (27) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (26) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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James Kelcourse (R) left this committee on June 29, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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House Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (27) | Republican members (7) | 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 and Means Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (28) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Brian Dempsey, Chair | • Todd Smola | |||
| • Stephen Kulik, Vice chair | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
| • Elizabeth Malia | • Donald Berthiaume, Jr. | |||
| • James Miceli | • Nicholas Boldyga | |||
| • Thomas Walsh | • Kate Campanale | |||
| • Robert Koczera | • Shawn C. Dooley | |||
| • Thomas Stanley | • Timothy Whelan | |||
| • Sean Garballey | • Donald Wong | |||
| • James Arciero | ||||
| • Brian Ashe | ||||
| • Tricia Farley-Bouvier | ||||
| • Russell Holmes | ||||
| • Josh Cutler | ||||
| • Mary S. Keefe | ||||
| • David Rogers | ||||
| • Alan Silvia | ||||
| • Dan Cullinane | ||||
| • Carole Fiola | ||||
| • Daniel J. Hunt | ||||
| • RoseLee Vincent | ||||
| • Evandro C. Carvalho | ||||
| • Carmine Gentile | ||||
| • Carlos Gonzalez | ||||
| • Joseph McGonagle, Jr. | ||||
| • Rady Mom | ||||
| • Paul Tucker | ||||
| • Adrian Madaro | ||||
| • Gerry Cassidy | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (28) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Brian Dempsey, Chair | • Todd Smola | |||
| • Stephen Kulik, Vice chair | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
| • Benjamin Swan, Assistant Vice chair | • Nicholas Boldyga | |||
| • Angelo Scaccia | • Kate Campanale | |||
| • Gloria Fox | • Shawn Dooley | |||
| • Thomas Petrolati | • Donald Wong | |||
| • Robert Koczera | • Peter Durant | |||
| • James Miceli | • Sheila Harrington | |||
| • Colleen Garry | ||||
| • Ruth Balser | ||||
| • John Fresolo | ||||
| • James Cantwell | ||||
| • Thomas Stanley | ||||
| • William Pignatelli | ||||
| • Marcos Devers | ||||
| • Paul Brodeur | ||||
| • Linda Campbell | ||||
| • Tackey Chan | ||||
| • Michael Finn | ||||
| • Sean Garballey | ||||
| • Russell Holmes | ||||
| • Carolyn Dykema | ||||
| • Timothy Madden | ||||
| • Nicholas Collins, Sr. | ||||
| • Carlos Henriquez | ||||
| • Jeffrey Roy | ||||
| • Alan Silvia | ||||
| • Claire Cronin | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (26) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Brian Dempsey, Chair | • Viriato deMacedo | |||
| • Stephen Kulik, Vice chair | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
| • Cheryl Rivera, Vice chair | • Matthew Beaton | |||
| • Angelo Scaccia | • Geoff Diehl | |||
| • Gloria Fox | • David Vieira | |||
| • Thomas Petrolati | • Donald Wong | |||
| • Robert Koczera | ||||
| • Christine Canavan | ||||
| • Robert Fennell | ||||
| • Kevin Murphy | ||||
| • John Fresolo | ||||
| • Walter Timilty | ||||
| • Thomas Stanley | ||||
| • William Pignatelli | ||||
| • Carl Sciortino, Jr. | ||||
| • Cleon Turner | ||||
| • Linda Campbell | ||||
| • Paul McMurtry | ||||
| • Lori Ehrlich | ||||
| • Sean Garballey | ||||
| • Michael Brady | ||||
| • Carolyn Dykema | ||||
| • Timothy Madden | ||||
| • Nicholas Collins, Sr. | ||||
| • Carlos Henriquez | ||||
| • Rhonda Nyman | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (27) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Brian Dempsey, Chair | • Geoff Diehl | |||
| • Stephen Kulik, Vice chair | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
| • Martha Walz, Vice chair | • Daniel Webster | |||
| • Byron Rushing | • Donald Wong | |||
| • Thomas Petrolati | • Shaunna O'Connell | |||
| • Aaron Michlewitz | • Viriato deMacedo | |||
| • Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | ||||
| • Angelo Scaccia | ||||
| • Ann-Margaret Ferrante | ||||
| • Benjamin Swan, Sr. | ||||
| • Carl Sciortino | ||||
| • Christine Canavan | ||||
| • Christopher Speranzo | ||||
| • Colleen Garry | ||||
| • David Sullivan | ||||
| • Geraldine Creedon | ||||
| • Gloria Fox | ||||
| • James Dwyer | ||||
| • John Fresolo | ||||
| • Joyce Spiliotis | ||||
| • Michael Brady | ||||
| • Robert Koczera | ||||
| • Ruth Balser | ||||
| • Thomas Golden, Jr. | ||||
| • Thomas Stanley | ||||
| • Timothy Toomey, Jr. | ||||
| • Walter Timilty | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (25) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Charles Murphy, Chair | • Jeffrey Perry | |||
| • Barbara L'Italien, Vice chair | • Todd Smola | |||
| • Stephen Kulik, Vice chair | • Robert Hargraves | |||
| • Denis Guyer | • Viriato deMacedo | |||
| • Christopher Speranzo | • Daniel Webster | |||
| • James Fagan | • Karyn Polito | |||
| • Michael Rodrigues | ||||
| • John Quinn | ||||
| • Robert Koczera | ||||
| • Christopher Donelan | ||||
| • Michael Kane | ||||
| • James Welch | ||||
| • Tom Sannicandro | ||||
| • Ruth Balser | ||||
| • Thomas Conroy | ||||
| • Carl Sciortino | ||||
| • Colleen Garry | ||||
| • Joseph Driscoll, Jr. | ||||
| • Walter Timilty | ||||
| • Christine Canavan | ||||
| • Geraldine Creedon | ||||
| • Gloria Fox | ||||
| • Michael Rush | ||||
| • Angelo Scaccia | ||||
| • Robert Rice | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "House Rules," accessed March 4, 2021 (Rule 17)
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "House Rules," accessed March 4, 2021 (Rule 18)
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "House Rules," accessed March 4, 2021 (Rule 17)
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "House Rules," accessed March 4, 2021 (Rules 18, 18A)
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "House Committee on Ways and Means," accessed March 4, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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