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Appropriations Committee, Delaware House of Representatives
The Appropriations Committee is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Delaware House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned at the beginning of each legislative session.[2] Any vacancies that have occurred will be filled by the Speaker of the House.[3] The Speaker shall appoint a chairperson of each committee, and may designate a vice-chairperson to act as the chairperson in the chairperson's absence.[4] Four members or a majority make up a committee's quorum.[5]
See rules: House Resolution 3
Function
| “ | Each bill or joint resolution, whether emanating from the House or the Senate, containing an appropriation or which may involve any net financial loss or obligation on the part of the State, including Transportation Trust Funds, if any, of $50,000 or more in any one (1) of the next three (3) fiscal years (which has been previously referred by the Speaker under the Rules to any committee of the House other than the Committee on Appropriations) shall, after the same has been reported back to the House, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations.[6][7] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Appropriations Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Appropriations Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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Ruth Briggs King (R) left this committee on November 15, 2023. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Appropriations Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Appropriations Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | 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.
| Appropriations Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Melanie George Smith, Chair | • Michael Ramone | |||
| • James Johnson | • Harvey Kenton | |||
| • Debra Heffernan | ||||
| • William Carson Jr. | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Appropriations Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Melanie George Smith, Chair | • Harvey R. Kenton | |||
| • William Carson, Jr. | • Joseph Miro | |||
| • Debra Heffernan | ||||
| • James Johnson | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Appropriations Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Melanie George Smith, Chair | • Harvey Kenton | |||
| • James Johnson, Vice Chair | • Joseph Miro | |||
| • William Carson | ||||
| • Debra Heffernan | ||||
2011-2012
| Appropriations Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Dennis P. Williams, Chair | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
| • James Johnson | • Joseph Miro | |||
| • Melanie George | ||||
| • John Mitchell, Jr. | ||||
2009-2010
| Appropriations Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Dennis P. Williams, Chair | • Joseph Miro | |||
| • Melanie George | ||||
| • John Mitchell, Jr. | ||||
| • James Johnson | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 32)
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 20)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
