Environment and Energy Committee, Washington House of Representatives
TheEnvironment and Energy Committee is astanding committee of theWashington House of Representatives.
Per Rule 24 of the House Rules, committee members of theHouse of Representatives are selected by the caucus of each party.[1] The chairs of the committees are selected by the majority party caucus.[1] Standing committees of the House have the power to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses, the power to administer oaths, and the powers of subpoena.[2] The debate by any standing committee on a measure is open to the public.[3]
See rules:House Rules
Function
The Environment and Energy Committee considers topics including, but not limited to:
| “ | issues relating to air quality; aquatic lands; oil spill prevention; solid waste; hazardous waste; toxics; climate change; energy; Puget Sound; and land use impacts to environmental quality.[4][5] | ” |
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: editor@ballotpedia.org
2023-2024 legislative session
Environment & Energy Committee, 2023-2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
2021-2022 legislative session
Environment & Energy Committee, 2021-2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | 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.
| Environment Members, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | |||
| •Joe Fitzgibbon, Chair | •David Taylor | |||
| •Strom Peterson, Vice chair | •Jacquelin Maycumber | |||
| •Jake Fey | •Vincent Buys | |||
| •Ruth Kagi | •Mary Dye | |||
| •Joan McBride | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Environment Members, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (6) | |||
| •Joe Fitzgibbon, Chair | •Matthew Shea (Washington), Ranking Minority Member | |||
| •Strom Peterson, Vice-Chair | •Shelly Short, Assistant Ranking Minority Member | |||
| •Jessyn Farrell | •Paul Harris | |||
| •Jake Fey | •Liz Pike | |||
| •Roger Goodman | •David Taylor (Washington) | |||
| •Joan McBride | •Mary Dye | |||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Environment Members, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| •Dave Upthegrove, Chair | •Shelly Short | |||
| •John McCoy, Vice chair | •Liz Pike | |||
| •Jessyn Farrell | •Larry Crouse | |||
| •Jake Fey | •Terry Nealey | |||
| •Ruth Kagi | •Jason Overstreet | |||
| •Marko Liias | ||||
| •Jeff Morris | ||||
| •Steve Tharinger | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011-2012 legislative session.
| Environment Members, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (6) | |||
| •Dave Upthegrove, Chair | •Shelly Short | |||
| •Christine Rolfes, Vice chair | •Paul Harris | |||
| •Joe Fitzgibbon | •Larry Crouse | |||
| •Laurie Jinkins | •Terry Nealey | |||
| •Jeff Morris | •Kirk Pearson | |||
| •Luis Moscoso | •David Taylor | |||
| •Dean Takko | ||||
| •Steve Tharinger | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009-2010 legislative session.
| Environment Members, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | |||
| •Maralyn Chase | •Tom Campbell | |||
| •Mary Lou Dickerson | •Joel Kretz | |||
| •Hans Dunshee | •Ed Orcutt | |||
| •Fred Finn | •Matthew Shea | |||
| •Zack Hudgins | ||||
| •Christine Rolfes | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.1Washington State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 21, 2021 (Rule 24)
- ↑Washington State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 21, 2021(Rule 26)
- ↑Washington State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 21, 2021(Rule 25)
- ↑Washington State Legislature, "House Environment and Energy Committee," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.