Local Government Committee, Missouri House of Representatives
The Local Government Committee is a standing committee of the Missouri House of Representatives.
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 Local Government may consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to counties, cities, towns, villages, other political subdivisions of the state, and local government generally.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Local Government Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Local Government Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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Tom Hannegan (R, Chair) left this committee on October 20, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Local Government Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | 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.
| Local Government Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Joe Adams | • Lyndall Fraker, Chair | |||
| • Donna Baringer | • Tom Hannegan, Vice chair | |||
| • Ingrid Burnett | • Rick Brattin | |||
| • Fred Wessels | • Derek Grier | |||
| • Jay Houghton | ||||
| • John McCaherty | ||||
| • Dave Muntzel | ||||
| • Rob Vescovo | ||||
| • Ken Wilson | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Joe Adams | • Dave Hinson, Chair | |||
| • Kevin McManus | • Kenneth Wilson, Vice chair | |||
| • John Rizzo | • Gary Cross | |||
| • Kevin Austin | ||||
| • Don Gosen | ||||
| • Nick King | ||||
| • Kevin Engler | ||||
| • Nick Marshall | ||||
| • Becky Ruth | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (14) | |||
| • Michael Butler | • Chuck Gatschenberger, Chair | |||
| • Keith English | • Ronald Schieber, Vice chair | |||
| • Michael Frame | • Sonya Anderson | |||
| • Jeanne Kirkton | • Kevin Austin | |||
| • Kevin McManus | • T.J. Berry | |||
| • John Rizzo | • Robert Cornejo | |||
| • Joe Runions | • Kevin Engler | |||
| • Sue Entlicher | ||||
| • Glen Kolkmeyer | ||||
| • Jeanie Lauer | ||||
| • Joe Don McGaugh | ||||
| • Lynn Morris | ||||
| • Donna Pfautsch | ||||
| • Sheila Solon | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (12) | |||
| • Jacob Hummel | • Chuck Gatschenberger, Chair | |||
| • Eileen McGeoghegan | • Vicki Schneider, Vice chair | |||
| • Kevin McManus | • Randy Asbury | |||
| • Paul Quinn | • Charles Denison | |||
| • John Rizzo | • Sue Entlicher | |||
| • Sylvester Taylor, II | • Dave Hinson | |||
| • Jeanie Lauer | ||||
| • Chris Molendorp | ||||
| • Jerry Nolte | ||||
| • Sheila Solon | ||||
| • Raymond Weter | ||||
| • Paul Wieland | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Paul Quinn | • Jason Brown, Chair | |||
| • Trent Skaggs | • Joe Smith, Vice chair | |||
| • Jason Holsman | • Chuck Gatschenberger | |||
| • Michael Colona | • Jerry Nolte | |||
| • Jeff Roorda | • Bryan Pratt | |||
| • Jacob Hummel | • John Diehl, Jr. | |||
| • Mark Bruns | ||||
| • Charles Denison | ||||
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(22)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.