Rules and Procedure Committee, Wyoming House of Representatives
The Rules and Procedure Committee is a standing committee of the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, Wyoming House of Representatives committees are assigned by the Speaker of the House after conferring with the Majority Leader and Minority Leader. All standing committees consist of nine members except for the Appropriations, Journal, and Rules and Procedure committees, which consists of seven, two, and thirteen members, respectively. Membership is apportioned as nearly as possible to reflect the percentage of elected members of the majority and minority parties. All committee meetings are open to the public unless called into executive session by the chair.[1]
See rules: Combined House and Senate Rules
Function
According to the Wyoming State Legislature's website:
| “ | Standing committees meet during legislative sessions to review bills, hear testimony and recommend action on legislation for the consideration of the full body of the ... House. These committees meet before and after the daily floor sessions and during Noon recess. These committees generally consist of nine members in the House ... All legislation being considered during session is assigned by the presiding officer in the ... House to one of these committees for review and recommendation before being considered on the floor by the entire body of the ... House.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
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House Rules and Procedure Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Rules and Procedure Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (11) | 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.
| Rules and Procedure Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (11) | |||
| • Cathy Connolly | • Steve Harshman, Chair | |||
| • Charles Pelkey | • Donald Burkhart | |||
| • Mike Greear | ||||
| • Dan Laursen | ||||
| • Mike Madden | ||||
| • David Miller | ||||
| • Bob Nicholas | ||||
| • David Northrup | ||||
| • Albert Sommers | ||||
| • Tom Walters | ||||
| • Sue Wilson | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Rules and Procedure Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (11) | |||
| • Cathy Connolly | • Kermit Brown (Wyoming), Chair | |||
| • Mary Throne | • Rosie Berger | |||
| • Mike Greear | ||||
| • Hans Hunt | ||||
| • Dan Laursen | ||||
| • Mike Madden | ||||
| • Glenn Moniz | ||||
| • David Northrup | ||||
| • John Patton | ||||
| • Ruth Ann Petroff | ||||
| • Tim Stubson | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Rules and Procedure Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (11) | |||
| • Cathy Connolly | • Rosie Berger, Chair | |||
| • Mary Throne | • Gregg Blikre | |||
| • Kermit Brown | ||||
| • Mike Greear | ||||
| • Tom Lubnau | ||||
| • Mike Madden | ||||
| • Glenn Moniz | ||||
| • John Patton | ||||
| • Ruth Ann Petroff | ||||
| • Tim Stubson | ||||
| • Dan Zwonitzer | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Rules and Procedure Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Cathy Connolly | • Edward Buchanan, Chair | |||
| • Bernadine Craft | • Bob Brechtel | |||
| • W. Patrick Goggles | • Keith Gingery | |||
| • Mary Throne | • Peter Illoway | |||
| • Thomas E. Lubnau, II | ||||
| • John Patton | ||||
| • Lorraine Quarberg | ||||
| • Lisa Shepperson | ||||
| • Tim Stubson | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Rules and Procedure Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • W. Patrick Goggles | • Edward Buchanan | |||
| • Pete Jorgensen | • Roy Cohee | |||
| • Mary Throne | • Keith Gingery | |||
| • Peter Illoway | ||||
| • Jack Landon, Jr. | ||||
| • Thomas E. Lubnau, II | ||||
| • Frank Philp | ||||
| • Lorraine Quarberg | ||||
| • Colin Simpson | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Wyoming Legislature, "Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Wyoming State Legislature, "About Committees," accessed Feb. 23, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
