Local Government Policy Committee, Minnesota State Senate
The Local Government Policy Committee (formerly the Local Government Committee) is a standing committee of the Minnesota State Senate.
Per Rule 10 of the Senate Rules, committees in the Minnesota State Senate are appointed by the party caucuses every two years. The majority caucus is to assign the number of positions for minority caucus members with adequate notice before the legislative session. Partisan balance of a committee is to match the partisan balance of the chamber at-large as closely as possible.[1] The caucuses then appoint their own members.[2] Chairs are selected by an organizational committee of the majority caucus. The two exceptions to this rule are the Rules and Administration Committee, which is chaired by the Majority Leader, and the Taxes Committee, which has its chair elected by the entire majority caucus.[3] With the exception of the Rules Committee, a member of a committee may not serve as the chair of the same division of a committee, or a substantially similar committee for more than three consecutive terms.[4] The Majority Leader, in his or her capacity as chair of the Rules Committee, may add or remove members after the start of the session with the approval of the Minority Leader.[5]
See rules: 2021 Temporary Rules of the Senate
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: [email protected]
2023-2024 legislative session
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Local Government Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Local Government Policy Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Local Government Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jerry Relph (R) left this committee on December 18, 2020. [Source]
- Note: On December 18, 2020, Relph passed away from complications related to coronavirus.[6]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Patricia Torres Ray | • Dan Hall, Chair | |||
| • Carolyn Laine | • Bruce Anderson, Vice chair | |||
| • Charles Wiger | • John Jasinski | |||
| • Melissa Halvorson Wiklund | • Andrew Mathews | |||
| • David Osmek | ||||
| • Jerry Relph | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "2021-2022 Temporary Rules of the Senate," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 10.1
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "2021-2022 Temporary Rules of the Senate," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 10.2
- ↑ Minnesota State Legislature, "Frequently Asked Questions About the Minnesota Legislature," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "2021-2022 Temporary Rules of the Senate," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 10.5
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "2021-2022 Temporary Rules of the Senate," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 10.6
- ↑ KTVZ, "Minnesota state senator dies after being diagnosed with Covid-19," December 19, 2020
