Post Audit and Oversight Committee, Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Post Audit and Oversight Committee is a standing committee of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Per House Rule 17, the committee is made up of 11 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 Post Audit and Oversight (established under Section 63 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws) to oversee the development and implementation of legislative auditing programs conducted by the Legislative Post Audit and Oversight Bureau with particular emphasis on performance auditing.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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House Post Audit and Oversight Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Post Audit and Oversight Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Post Audit and Oversight Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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Shaunna O'Connell (R) left this committee on January 06, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Post Audit and Oversight Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • David Linsky, Chair | • Peter Durant | |||
| • William Pignatelli, Vice chair | • Shaunna O'Connell | |||
| • Thomas Stanley | ||||
| • Linda Dean Campbell | ||||
| • Jay Livingstone | ||||
| • Michael Finn | ||||
| • Michael Day | ||||
| • Daniel Joseph Ryan | ||||
| • Joan Meschino | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Post Audit and Oversight Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • David Linsky, Chair | • Shaunna O'Connell | |||
| • Robert Fennell, Vice chair | • Peter Durant | |||
| • Claire Cronin | ||||
| • Josh Cutler | ||||
| • Daniel Cullinane | ||||
| • Thomas Stanley | ||||
| • Brendan Crighton | ||||
| • Michael Day | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Post Audit and Oversight Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • David Linsky, Chair | • Sheila Harrington | |||
| • Benjamin Swan, Sr., Vice chair | • Peter Durant | |||
| • Robert Fennell | ||||
| • Thomas Golden, Jr. | ||||
| • Bruce Ayers | ||||
| • Thomas Stanley | ||||
| • Danielle Gregoire | ||||
| • Jonathan Hecht | ||||
| • Josh Cutler | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Post Audit and Oversight Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • David Linsky, Chair | • Kevin Kuros | |||
| • Benjamin Swan, Sr., Vice chair | • Sheila Harrington | |||
| • Jennifer Benson | ||||
| • Harriett Stanley | ||||
| • Thomas Stanley | ||||
| • David Torrisi | ||||
| • Bruce Ayers | ||||
| • Jonathan Hecht | ||||
| • Stephen Smith | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Post Audit and Oversight Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • David Linsky, Chair | • Robert Hargraves | |||
| • Benjamin Swan, Sr., Vice chair | • Paul Frost | |||
| • Sarah Peake | ||||
| • John Quinn | ||||
| • James Welch | ||||
| • Pamela Richardson | ||||
| • Thomas Stanley | ||||
| • James Miceli | ||||
| • Stephen Smith | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "House Rules," 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 Post Audit and Oversight," accessed March 4, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.