Ways and Means Committee, Missouri House of Representatives
The Ways and Means Committee is a standing committee of the Missouri House of Representatives.
Missouri on ![]() |
Per Rule 22 of the House Rules, standing, conference, interim, and statutory committees in the Missouri House of Representatives are appointed by the Speaker of the House, with minority members of regular standing committees being appointed by the Minority Floor Leader. Special standing committees are appointed by the Speaker with input from the Minority Floor Leader on minority leadership. The Speaker is responsible for designating the number of members of each committee. Unless provided for by the act or resolution creating a committee, partisan balance of committee membership is to match partisan balance of the chamber as closely as possible, save for the Ethics Committee, which is to consist of an equal number of majority and minority members. The chair and vice-chair of each standing committee are appointed by the Speaker. The Speaker, Speaker Pro Tem, floor leaders, assistant floor leaders and whips serve as ex officio members on all standing committees. The chair and a minority member of the Budget Committee serve as ex officio members on all appropriations committees. Ex officio members do not hold voting power unless properly appointed.[1]
See rules: Rules of the House of Representatives - 100th General Assembly
Function
“ | The Committee on Ways and Means may consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to the taxes of the state, tax credits, revenue and public debt of the state, and the interest thereon, and the administration of taxation and revenue laws. The committee may also inquire into and suggest to the House such changes, if any, that should be made in respect to existing sources of revenue and such new sources of revenue, if any, that in the judgment of the committee should be considered by the House. The committee may also inquire into and suggest to the House such changes, if any, that should be made in respect to eliminating any existing sources of revenue, if any, that in the judgment of the committee should be considered by the House.[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
House Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024 |
||
---|---|---|
Democratic members (4) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
|
2021-2022 legislative session
House Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2022 |
||
---|---|---|
Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
Wayne Wallingford (R, Chair) left this committee on January 03, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
House Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2020 |
||
---|---|---|
Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
|
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Ways and Means Members, 2017 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Brandon Ellington | • Paul Curtman, Chair | |||
• Richard Brown | • J. Eggleston, Vice chair | |||
• Alan Gray | • Phil Christofanelli | |||
• Jay Mosley | • Gary Cross | |||
• Mike Kelley | ||||
• Shawn Rhoads | ||||
• Shane Roden | ||||
• Nick Schroer | ||||
• Noel Shull |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Ways and Means Members, 2015 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Courtney Curtis | • Andrew Koenig, Chair | |||
• Jon Carpenter | • Mike Moon, Vice chair | |||
• Brandon Ellington | • Paul Curtman | |||
• Galen Higdon | ||||
• Gary Cross | ||||
• Mike Kelley | ||||
• Tila Hubrecht | ||||
• Jeff Pogue | ||||
• Dan Shaul |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Ways and Means Members, 2013 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Courtney Curtis | • Andrew Koenig, Chair | |||
• Rory Ellinger | • Galen Higdon, Vice chair | |||
• Margo McNeil | • Paul Curtman | |||
• Tommie Pierson | • Kevin Engler | |||
• Elaine Gannon | ||||
• Mike Kelley | ||||
• Jeffrey Messenger | ||||
• Bill Reiboldt |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Ways and Means Members, 2011 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Jeanne Kirkton | • Andrew Koenig, Chair | |||
• Gail Beatty | • Galen Higdon, Vice chair | |||
• Margo McNeil | • Paul Curtman | |||
• Mary Still | • Chuck Gatschenberger | |||
• Jeff Grisamore | ||||
• Mike Kelley | ||||
• Cole McNary | ||||
• Bill Reiboldt |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Ways and Means Members, 2011 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (5) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Mary Still | • Mike Sutherland, Chair | |||
• Jason Grill | • Shane Schoeller, Vice chair | |||
• Hope Whitehead | • Doug Ervin | |||
• Rachel Storch | • Cole McNary | |||
• Maria Chappelle-Nadal | • Dwight Scharnhorst | |||
• Scott Largent | ||||
• Clint Tracy |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri House of Representatives, "Rules of the House of Representatives - 100th General Assembly," February 19, 2021 (Rule 21)
- ↑ Missouri House of Representatives, "Rules of the House of Representatives - 100th General Assembly," accessed February 25, 2021 Rule 24(29)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.