State Affairs Committee, Texas House of Representatives

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The State Affairs 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.

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: House Rules

Function

“ The committee shall have 13 members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
  • questions and matters of state policy;
  • the administration of state government;
  • the organization, operation, powers, regulation, and management of state departments, agencies, and institutions;
  • the operation and regulation of public lands and state buildings;
  • the duties and conduct of officers and employees of the state government;
  • the duties and conduct of candidates for public office and of persons with an interest in influencing public policy;
  • the operation of state government and its agencies and departments; all of above except where jurisdiction is specifically granted to some other standing committee;
  • access of the state agencies to scientific and technological information;
  • the regulation and deregulation of electric utilities and the electric industry;
  • the regulation and deregulation of telecommunications utilities and the telecommunications industry;
  • electric utility regulation as it relates to energy production and consumption;
  • pipelines, pipeline companies, and all others operating as common carriers in the state;
  • the regulation and deregulation of other industries jurisdiction of which is not specifically assigned to another committee under these rules;
  • Advances in science and technology, including telecommunications, electronic technology, or automated data processing, by state agencies, including institutions of higher education;
  • the promotion within the state of an advance described by subdivision (14) of this section;
  • cybersecurity; and
  • the following organizations and state agencies: the Council of State Governments, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Office of the Governor, the Texas Ethics Commission, the Texas Facilities Commission, the Department of Information Resources, the Inaugural Endowment Fund Committee, the Sunset Advisory Commission, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and the Office of Public Utility Counsel.[4][5]
 ”

Membership

2023-2024 legislative session

House State Affairs Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (5) Republican members (8) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

House State Affairs Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (5) Republican members (7) Third-party members(0)

Chris Paddie (R, Chair) left this committee on March 01, 2022. [Source]

2019-2020 legislative session

House State Affairs Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (5) Republican members (7) Third-party members(0)

Drew Springer (R) left this committee on January 06, 2021.

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

State Affairs Members, 2017
Democratic members (5)Republican members (8)
• Helen Giddings, Vice chair• Byron Cook, Chair
• Jessica Farrar• Tom Craddick
• Ryan Guillen• Charlie Geren
• Rene Oliveira• Ken King
• Eddie Rodriguez• John Kuempel
• Morgan Meyer
• Chris Paddie
• John Smithee

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-2)
  2. ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-1)
  3. ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-16)
  4. ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 3-31)
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


Current members of the Texas House of Representatives
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Speaker of the House:Dade Phelan
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Ray Lopez (D)
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John Bucy (D)
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Hubert Vo (D)
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