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Health Committee, New York State Senate
The Health Committee is a standing committee of the New York State Senate.
Per Senate Rules, committees of the New York State Senate are assigned by the president pro tempore.[1][2] Committees are assigned annually.[3] The president pro tempore appoints the chair and vice-chair of each committee and subcommittee.[1] The president pro tempore, the Senate minority leader, and their deputies are nonvoting ex officio members of all standing committees of which they are not members.[4]
See rules: Rules of the Senate for the State of New York 2019-2020
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Senate Health Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Senate Health Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Brian Benjamin (D) left this committee on September 09, 2021.
2019-2020 legislative session
Senate Health Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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Christopher Jacobs (R) left this committee on July 20, 2020.
*Note: Christopher Jacobs resigned on July 20, 2020.[5]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Health Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (9) | |||
• David Valesky, Vice chair | • Kemp Hannon, Chair | |||
• J. Gustavo Rivera | • Patricia Ritchie | |||
• Simcha Felder | • Martin Golden | |||
• Brad M. Hoylman | • Christopher Jacobs | |||
• Todd Kaminsky | • William Larkin | |||
• Velmanette Montgomery | • Betty Little | |||
• Roxanne Persaud | • Terrence P. Murphy | |||
• Toby Ann Stavisky | • James L. Seward | |||
• James Tedisco |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Health Committee Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (9) | |||
• David Valesky, Vice-Chair | • Kemp Hannon, Chair | |||
• Simcha Felder | • Martin Golden | |||
• Ruth Hassell-Thompson | • William Larkin | |||
• Brad M. Hoylman | • Betty Little | |||
• Velmanette Montgomery | • Jack Martins | |||
• Marc C. Panepinto | • Terrence P. Murphy | |||
• J. Gustavo Rivera | • James L. Seward | |||
• Toby Ann Stavisky | • Catharine Young | |||
• Hugh Farley |
2013-2014
Health Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Eric Adams | • Kemp Hannon, Chair | |||
• Simcha Felder | • Greg Ball | |||
• Ruth Hassell-Thompson | • Hugh Farley | |||
• Velmanette Montgomery | • Charles Fuschillo | |||
• Ted O'Brien | • Martin Golden | |||
• Jose Peralta | • William Larkin | |||
• J. Gustavo Rivera | • James Seward | |||
• John Sampson | • Catharine Young | |||
• Diane Savino |
2011-2012
Health Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Andrea Stewart-Cousins | • Kemp Hannon, Chair | |||
• Carl Kruger | • Hugh Farley | |||
• Michael Gianaris | • Charles Fuschillo | |||
• Velmanette Montgomery | • William Larkin | |||
• Thomas Duane | • Martin Golden | |||
• J. Gustavo Rivera | • James L. Seward | |||
• Eric Adams | • Greg Ball | |||
• Malcolm Smith | • Roy McDonald | |||
• Catharine Young |
2009-2010
Health Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Craig Johnson | • Hugh Farley | |||
• Jeffrey Klein | • Charles Fuschillo | |||
• Carl Kruger | • Kemp Hannon | |||
• Velmanette Montgomery | • William Larkin | |||
• George Onorato | • Elizabeth Little | |||
• John L. Sampson | • George H. Winner, Jr. | |||
• Andrea Stewart-Cousins | • Catharine Young | |||
• Antoine Thompson | ||||
• David Valesky |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of the State of New York 2019-2020," accessed February 24, 2021(Rule 2.2)
- ↑ New York State Legislature, "Providing for the adoption of the Rules of the Assembly for 2021-2022," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ New York State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of the State of New York 2019-2020," accessed February 24, 2021(Rule 7.1)
- ↑ New York State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of the State of New York 2019-2020," accessed February 24, 2021(Rule 7.1 (a))
- ↑ Niagara Gazette, "27th District winner Jacobs to be sworn in today," July 21, 2020