Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee, Virginia House of Delegates
The Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee is a standing committee of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Virginia House of Delegates are assigned by the Speaker of the House. The Speaker also appoints each committee chair and vice-chair. No member may serve as chair or vice-chair on more than one committee except for the Speaker, who automatically serves as the House Rules Committee chair. Each committee is apportioned based on the proportion of majority and minority party members in the House.[1][2] A majority of appointed members constitutes a quorum.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org
2023-2024 legislative session
Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2020-2021 legislative session
Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee, 2020-2021 |
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2016 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.
Health, Welfare and Institutions Members, 2016 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Lionell Spruill | • Bobby Orrock, Chair | |||
• Mark Sickles | • John O'Bannon, Vice-Chair | |||
• Patrick Hope | • Rob Bell | |||
• Matthew James | • Chris Peace | |||
• Mark Levine (Virginia) | • Brenda Pogge | |||
• Marcia Price | • Richard Bell, Virginia legislator | |||
• Lashrecse Aird | • T. Scott Garrett | |||
• Christopher Stolle | ||||
• Roxann Robinson | ||||
• Gordon Helsel | ||||
• Joseph Yost | ||||
• Keith Hodges | ||||
• James Edmunds, II | ||||
• Chris Head | ||||
• Peter Farrell |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Health, Welfare and Institutions Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Lionell Spruill | • Bobby Orrock, Chair | |||
• Mark Sickles | • John O'Bannon, Vice-Chair | |||
• Mamye BaCote | • Rob Bell | |||
• Patrick Hope | • Chris Peace | |||
• Rob Krupicka | • Brenda Pogge | |||
• Matthew James | • Richard Bell, Virginia legislator | |||
• Joseph Preston (Virginia) | • T. Scott Garrett | |||
• Christopher Stolle | ||||
• Roxann Robinson | ||||
• Gordon Helsel | ||||
• Joseph Yost | ||||
• Margaret Ransone | ||||
• Keith Hodges | ||||
• James Edmunds, II | ||||
• Chris Head |
2014 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee Members, 2014 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Lionell Spruill | • Bobby Orrock, Chair | |||
• Mark Sickles | • John O'Bannon, Vice-Chair | |||
• Algie Howell | • Rob Bell | |||
• Mamye BaCote | • Chris Peace | |||
• Patrick Hope | • Brenda Pogge | |||
• Roz Dance | • Richard Bell, Virginia legislator | |||
• Rob Krupicka | • T. Scott Garrett | |||
• Christopher Stolle | ||||
• Roxann Robinson | ||||
• Gordon Helsel | ||||
• Joseph Yost | ||||
• Margaret Ransone | ||||
• Keith Hodges | ||||
• James Edmunds, II | ||||
• Chris Head |
2012-2013
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2012 legislative session.
Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee Members, 2012 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Mamye BaCote | • Bobby Orrock, Chair | |||
• David Englin | • John O'Bannon, Vice-Chair | |||
• Patrick Hope | • Richard Bell, Virginia legislator | |||
• Algie Howell | • Rob Bell | |||
• Joseph Morrissey | • Anne B. Crockett-Stark | |||
• Mark Sickles | • T. Scott Garrett | |||
• Lionell Spruill | • Gordon Helsel | |||
• Keith Hodges | ||||
• Donald Merricks | ||||
• Chris Peace | ||||
• Brenda Pogge | ||||
• Margaret Ransone | ||||
• Roxann Robinson | ||||
• Christopher Stolle | ||||
• Joseph Yost |
2010-2011
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.
Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee Members, 2010 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (14) | |||
• Mark Sickles | • Bobby Orrock, Chair | |||
• David Englin | • John O'Bannon, Vice-Chair | |||
• Adam Ebbin | • Anne B. Crockett-Stark | |||
• Joseph Morrissey | • David Nutter | |||
• Lionell Spruill | • Donald Merricks | |||
• Algie Howell | • Clay Athey | |||
• Mamye BaCote | • Sam Nixon | |||
• Patrick Hope | • Rob Bell | |||
• Jimmie Massie | ||||
• Brenda Pogge | ||||
• Chris Peace | ||||
• Richard Bell, Virginia legislator | ||||
• T. Scott Garrett | ||||
• Christopher Stolle |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Members who are not affiliated with the majority party or largest minority party are counted as members of the majority party.
- ↑ This provision does not apply to the House Rules Committee.
- ↑ Virginia General Assembly, "Rules of the House of Delegates," accessed Feb. 24, 2021