Speaker Bill Howell has released his list of committee assignments for the House of Delegates. I am happy to see my Delegate, Dave LaRock, returning to the Education, Transportation, and Science and Technology committees. Delegate LaRock has already sponsored an excellent Education Bill that I will be covering in a later post.
The Speaker’s committee assignments are:
2016 SESSION COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS Cole (Chairman), Ingram, Jones, Albo, O’Bannon, Miller (Vice Chairman), Landes, Hugo, Ransone, O’Quinn, Minchew, Rush, Fowler, Adams, Miyares, Sickles, Rasoul, Lindsey, Murphy, Torian, Price, Boysko.
COURTS OF JUSTICE Albo (Chairman), Kilgore, Bell (of Albemarle) (Vice Chairman), Cline, Gilbert, Miller, Loupassi, Habeeb, Minchew, Morris, Leftwich, Adams, Campbell, Collins, Miyares, Watts, Toscano, Herring, McClellan, Hope, Mason, Krizek.
EDUCATION Landes (Chairman), Lingamfelter, Cole, Pogge (Vice Chairman), Massie, Greason, Bell (of Staunton), LeMunyon, Robinson, Yost, Yancey, Dudenhefer, Davis, Leftwich, LaRock, McClellan, Tyler, Bulova, Keam, Hester, Lindsey, Bagby.
GENERAL LAWS Gilbert (Chairman), Albo, Wright, Peace (Vice Chairman), Anderson, Greason, Knight, LeMunyon, Helsel, Robinson, Yost, Hodges, Bell (of Staunton), Minchew, Leftwich, Ward, Bulova, Carr, Torian, McQuinn, Hester, Aird.
TRANSPORTATION Villanueva (Chairman), Hugo (Vice Chairman), Garrett, Habeeb, Anderson, Minchew, Yancey, Dudenhefer, LeMunyon, Davis, Taylor, Austin, LaRock, Pillion, Adams, Ward, Toscano, McQuinn, Carr, Filler-Corn, Plum, Bagby.
FINANCE Ware (Chairman), Orrock, Byron, Cole, Hugo, Cline (Vice Chairman), Marshall (of Prince William), Pogge, Head, Farrell, Fariss, Fowler, Bloxom, Taylor, Freitas, Watts, Keam, Filler-Corn, Kory, Sullivan, Murphy, Aird.
APPROPRIATIONS Jones (Chairman), Ingram, Cox, Landes (Vice Chairman), O’Bannon, Lingamfelter, Poindexter, Massie, Peace, Greason, Knight, Anderson, Garrett, Stolle, Rush, Torian, Hester, Sickles, James,Carr, McQuinn, Lindsey.
COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS Ingram (Chairman), Marshall (of Prince William), Marshall (of Danville), Poindexter, Morefield, Stolle (Vice Chairman), Wilt, Morris, Hodges, Webert, Taylor, Austin, Campbell, Pillion, Collins, Spruill, Herring, Mason, Heretick, Boysko, Bell (of Loudoun), Krizek.
COMMERCE AND LABOR Kilgore (Chairman), Byron (Vice Chairman), Ware, Hugo, Marshall (of Danville), Cline, Miller, Loupassi, Bell (of Albemarle), Habeeb, Villanueva, Farrell, O’Quinn, Yancey, Ransone, McClellan, Ward, Tyler, Spruill, Keam, Filler-Corn, Kory.
HEALTH, WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS Orrock (Chairman), O’Bannon (Vice Chairman), Bell (of Albemarle), Peace, Pogge, Bell (of Staunton), Garrett, Stolle, Robinson, Helsel, Yost, Hodges, Edmunds, Head, Farrell, Spruill, Sickles, Hope, James, Levine, Price, Aird.
AGRICULTURE, CHESAPEAKE AND NATURAL RESOURCES Marshall (of Danville) (Chairman), Ware, Wright, Orrock, Poindexter (Vice Chairman), Pogge, Knight, Edmunds, Wilt, Morefield, Webert, Ransone, Fariss, Miller, Bloxom, Plum, Bulova, James, Torian, Keam, Lopez, Sullivan.
MILITIA, POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Lingamfelter (Chairman), Wright (Vice Chairman), Cline, Gilbert, Morefield, Edmunds, Wilt, Webert, Morris, Fariss, O’Quinn, Head, Rush, Fowler, Davis, Tyler, Hope, Kory, Lopez, Simon, Rasoul, Bell (of Loudoun).
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Anderson (Chairman), Marshall (of Prince William), Byron, Robinson (Vice Chairman), Helsel, Dudenhefer, Leftwich, Adams, LaRock, Bloxom, Pillion, Villanueva, Austin, Campbell, Freitas, Watts, Plum, Lopez, Simon, Rasoul, Levine, Heretick.
RULES Howell (Chairman), Landes, Cox (Vice Chairman), Kilgore, Ware, Jones, Orrock, Knight, Ingram, Massie, Habeeb, Plum, Toscano, Spruill, Carr.
Pursuant to House Rule 15, all committee members are appointed by the Speaker, who also designates the chairman and vice chairman of each committee.