Judiciary Committee, Wyoming House of Representatives
The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, Wyoming House of Representatives committees are assigned by the Speaker of the House after conferring with the Majority Leader and Minority Leader. All standing committees consist of nine members except for the Appropriations, Journal, and Rules and Procedure committees, which consists of seven, two, and thirteen members, respectively. Membership is apportioned as nearly as possible to reflect the percentage of elected members of the majority and minority parties. All committee meetings are open to the public unless called into executive session by the chair.[1]
See rules: Combined House and Senate Rules
Function
According to the Wyoming State Legislature's website:
| “ | Standing committees meet during legislative sessions to review bills, hear testimony and recommend action on legislation for the consideration of the full body of the ... House. These committees meet before and after the daily floor sessions and during Noon recess. These committees generally consist of nine members in the House ... All legislation being considered during session is assigned by the presiding officer in the ... House to one of these committees for review and recommendation before being considered on the floor by the entire body of the ... House.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
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House Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | 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.
| Judiciary Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Charles Pelkey | • Dan Kirkbride, Chair | |||
| • Mark Baker | ||||
| • Bo Biteman | ||||
| • Mark Jennings | ||||
| • Jared Olsen | ||||
| • William Pownall | ||||
| • Tim Salazar | ||||
| • Nathan Winters | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Ken Esquibel | • David Miller (Wyoming), Chair | |||
| • Charles Pelkey | • Mark Baker (Wyoming) | |||
| • Marti Halverson | ||||
| • Kendell Kroeker | ||||
| • Sam Krone | ||||
| • William Pownall | ||||
| • Nathan Winters | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Cathy Connolly | • Keith Gingery, Chair | |||
| • Mark Baker | ||||
| • Marti Halverson | ||||
| • Kendell Kroeker | ||||
| • Sam Krone | ||||
| • David Miller | ||||
| • Tom Walters | ||||
| • Stephen Watt | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Joseph Barbuto | • Kermit Brown, Chair | |||
| • Mary Throne | • Bob Brechtel | |||
| • Richard Cannady | ||||
| • Matt Greene | ||||
| • Sam Krone | ||||
| • Bob Nicholas | ||||
| • Frank Peasley | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • George Bagby | • Gregg Blikre | |||
| • Joseph Barbuto | • Richard Cannady | |||
| • Mary Throne | • Keith Gingery | |||
| • John Patton | ||||
| • Frank Peasley | ||||
| • Lorraine Quarberg | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Wyoming Legislature, "Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Wyoming State Legislature, "About Committees," accessed Feb. 23, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
