Government Committee, Arizona State Senate
The Government Committee (formerly known as the Government and Environment Committee) is a standing committee of the Arizona State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Arizona State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] A majority of members of a committee constitutes a quorum.[3] The President is appointed as an ex officio member of every committee but cannot vote except on the committees that he or she chairs. The President may also vote if he or she is an appointed member of the Rules Committee.[1]
See rules: Senate Rules
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Government Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Government Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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Michelle Ugenti-Rita (R, Chair) left this committee on September 30, 2021.
2019-2020 legislative session
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Government Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | 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.
| Government Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Lupe Contreras | • John Kavanagh, Chair | |||
| • Juan Mendez | • Sonny Borrelli, Vice chair | |||
| • Robert Meza | • David Farnsworth | |||
| • Gail Griffin | ||||
2016 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.
| Government Members, 2016 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Lupe Contreras | • John Kavanagh, Chair | |||
| • Robert Meza | • Sylvia Allen, Vice chair | |||
| • Martin Quezada | • Judy Burges | |||
| • Steve Smith (Arizona) | ||||
2015 legislative session
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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Government Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Lupe Contreras | • John Kavanagh, Chair | |||
| • Robert Meza | • Sylvia Allen, Vice chair | |||
| • Martin Quezada | • Judy Burges | |||
| • Steve Smith (Arizona) | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Government and Environment Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Steve Farley | • Judy Burges, Vice Chair | |||
| • Katie Hobbs | • Chester Crandell | |||
| • Jack Jackson | • Gail Griffin, Chair | |||
| • Kelli Ward | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arizona State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 2-I)
- ↑ Information submitted by Arizona Legislature's Webmaster via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on January 21, 2014.
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 7-B-7)
