Business & Industry Committee, Texas House of Representatives
The Business & Industry Committee is a standing committee of the Texas House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Texas House of Representatives are assigned half by seniority and half by the Speaker of the House. Representatives select three committees they wish to serve on, and half of a committee's seats are filled in this manner based on seniority. In the case of equal seniority, the Speaker decides the seat. Once half of each committee is selected through this method, the Speaker appoints the rest of the committees.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each legislative session.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: House Rules
Function
“ | The committee shall have nine members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
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Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
Business & Industry Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Business & Industry Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Business & Industry Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | 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.
Business & Industry Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
• Rene Oliveira, Chair | • Hugh Shine, Vice chair | |||
• Nicole Collier | • Jonathan Stickland | |||
• Ramon Romero, Jr. | • Jason Villalba | |||
• Paul Workman |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Business & Industry Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
• Rene Oliveira, Chair | • Ron Simmons, Vice-Chair | |||
• Nicole Collier | • Allen Fletcher | |||
• Ramon Romero, Jr. | • Matt Rinaldi | |||
• Jason Villalba |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Business & Industry Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
• Rene Oliveira, Chair | • Dwayne Bohac, Vice chair | |||
• Eddie Rodriguez | • Rob Orr | |||
• Armando Walle | • Jason Villalba | |||
• Paul Workman |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Business & Industry Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Joe Deshotel, Chair | • Rob Orr, Vice chair | |||
• Helen Giddings | • Dwayne Bohac | |||
• Chente Quintanilla | • John Garza | |||
• Sid Miller | ||||
• Burt Solomons | ||||
• Paul Workman |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Business & Industry Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Chente Quintanilla | • Gary Elkins, Vice chair | |||
• Kirk England | • Wayne Christian | |||
• Helen Giddings | • Rob Orr | |||
• Sylvester Turner | • Sid Miller | |||
• Jim Keffer |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-2)
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-1)
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-16)
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 24, 2021(Rule 3-3)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.