Rules and Administration Committee, Minnesota State Senate
The Rules and Administration 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
2023-2024 legislative session
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Rules and Administration Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Rules and Administration Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(1) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Rules and Administration Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(1) |
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2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Rules and Administration Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Thomas Bakk, Chair | • David Hann, Ranking Minority Member | |||
| • Katie Sieben, Vice chair | • Michelle Fischbach | |||
| • Richard Cohen | • Paul Gazelka | |||
| • John Marty | • Warren Limmer | |||
| • James Metzen | • Scott Newman | |||
| • Sandra Pappas | ||||
| • Rod Skoe | ||||
| • LeRoy Stumpf | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Rules and Administration Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Thomas Bakk, Chair | • David Hann | |||
| • Katie Sieben, Vice chair | • Michelle Fischbach | |||
| • Richard Cohen | • Paul Gazelka | |||
| • John Marty | • Warren Limmer | |||
| • James Metzen | • Scott Newman | |||
| • Sandra Pappas | ||||
| • Rod Skoe | ||||
| • LeRoy Stumpf | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Rules and Administration Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Dick Cohen | • Warren Limmer | |||
| • Linda Berglin | • Julianne Ortman | |||
| • Keith Langseth | • Geoff Michel | |||
| • Thomas Bakk | • Michelle Fischbach | |||
| • David Senjem | ||||
| • Chris Gerlach | ||||
| • Amy Koch | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Rules and Administration Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Lawrence Pogemiller, Chair | • David Senjem | |||
| • Tarryl Clark, Vice chair | • Dennis Frederickson | |||
| • Thomas Bakk | • Gen Olson | |||
| • Keith Langseth | ||||
| • James Metzen | ||||
| • Linda Berglin | ||||
| • Dick Cohen | ||||
Redistricting Subcommittee
Function
| “ | The Subcommittee on Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration has jurisdiction over all bills relating to elections, ethical practices for public officials, campaign financing, and redistricting seats in Congress, the Legislature, or the Metropolitan Council.[6][7] | ” |
=Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Rules and Administration Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Rules and Administration Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(1) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Rules and Administration Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(1) |
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= Members of the 2011 redistricting subcommittee were as follows:
- Geoff Michel (R) Chair
- Thomas Bakk (D)
- Chris Gerlach (R)
- John Harrington (D)
- Amy Koch (R)
- Sean Nienow (R)
- Ann Rest (D)
- David Senjem (R)
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Rules and Administration Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Thomas Bakk | • Paul Gazelka, Chair | |||
| • Dick Cohen | • Michelle Benson, Vice chair | |||
| • Sandra Pappas | • Gary Dahms | |||
| • Ann Rest | • Michelle Fischbach | |||
| • Warren Limmer | ||||
| • Scott Newman | ||||
| • Eric Pratt | ||||
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
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "Senate Committee Jurisdictions - 2013," accessed January 24, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
