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Health and Human Services Committee, Kansas House of Representatives

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TheHealth and Human Services Committee is astanding committee of theKansas House of Representatives.

Per the House Rules, committees of theKansas House of Representatives are assigned by theSpeaker of the House.^[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.^[2] The Speaker is not recognized as anex officio member of any committee.

See rules:House Rules

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

Health and Human Services Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (12)	Third-party members(0)
Susan Ruiz Ranking Minority Member Melissa Oropeza Suzanne Wikle Nikki McDonald Heather Meyer	Ron Bryce Vice Chair Will Carpenter Chair Carl Turner Angela Stiens Allen Reavis Emil Bergquist Doug Blex Leah Howell Fred Gardner Ronald Ellis Duane Droge David Buehler

2023-2024 legislative session

Health and Human Services Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (12)	Third-party members(0)
Melissa Oropeza Christina Haswood Brad Boyd Susan Ruiz Lindsay Vaughn	Brenda Landwehr Chair John Eplee Vice Chair Carl Turner Fred Gardner Ronald Ellis Bill Clifford Ron Bryce David Buehler Doug Blex Emil Bergquist Brian Bergkamp Carrie Barth

2021-2022 legislative session

Health and Human Services Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (12)	Third-party members(0)
Brett Parker Ranking Minority Member Broderick Henderson Susan Ruiz Christina Haswood	Brenda Landwehr Chair John Eplee Vice Chair Adam Smith Megan Lynn Jim Kelly Susan Carlson Ronald Ellis Doug Blex Emil Bergquist John E. Barker Tory Marie Blew Carl Turner

Elizabeth Bishop (D) left this committee on May 26, 2021.^[Source]

2019-2020 legislative session

Health and Human Services Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (12)	Third-party members(0)
Monica Murnan Ranking minority member Cindy Holscher Broderick Henderson Elizabeth Bishop Eileen Horn	Brenda Landwehr Chair John Eplee Vice Chair Kellie Warren Megan Lynn Jim Kelly Ron Howard Ronald Ellis Kenneth Collins Doug Blex Emil Bergquist John E. Barker Tory Marie Blew

2017 legislative session

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

Health and Human Services Members, 2017
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (12)
•John Wilson	•Daniel Hawkins, Chair
•Steven Crum	•Susan L. Concannon, Vice chair
•Broderick Henderson	•John E. Barker
•Cindy Holscher	•Doug Blex
•Monica Murnan	•Willie Dove
	•Ronald B. Ellis
	•John Eplee
	•Jim Kelly
	•Greg Lakin
	•Leslie Osterman
	•Randy Powell
	•Abraham Rafie

2015 legislative session

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

Health and Human Services Members, 2015
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (13)
•Jim Ward, Ranking Minority Member	•Daniel Hawkins, Chair
•Broderick Henderson	•Susan Concannon, Vice Chair
•Roderick Houston	•Barbara Bollier
•John Wilson	•Blake Carpenter
	•John Edmonds
	•Bud Estes
	•Don Hill
	•Dick Jones
	•Kevin Jones
	•Jim Kelly
	•Leslie Osterman
	•Scott Schwab
	•Kent Thompson

Note:Barbara Bollier,Don Hill and vice chairSusan Concannon were removed from the committee after supporting Medicaid expansion.^[3]Willie Dove was transferred from theEducation Committee and made vice chair.Brett Hildabrand andRandy Powell were also named as replacements.

2013-2014

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

Health and Human Services Members, 2013
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (13)
•Jim Ward	•J. David Crum, Chair
•Patricia Sloop	•Brian Weber, Vice chair
•John Wilson	•J. Stephen Alford
•Kathy Wolfe Moore	•Edwin H. Bideau III
	•Barbara Bollier
	•Marshall Christmann
	•Susan Concannon
	•John Edmonds
	•Daniel Hawkins
	•Don Hill
	•Kevin Jones
	•Jim Kelly
	•Leslie Osterman

2011-2012

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

Health and Human Services Members, 2011
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (14)
•Geraldine Flaharty	•Brenda Landwehr, Chair
•Jim Ward	•Owen Donohoe, Vice chair
•Ed Trimmer	•J. Stephen Alford
•Valdenia Winn	•Bob Bethell
•Ann Mah	•Barbara Bollier
	•Terry Calloway
	•J. David Crum
	•Jim Denning
	•Phil Hermanson
	•Peggy Mast
	•Kelly Meigs
	•Susan Mosier
	•Bill Otto
	•Brian Weber

2009-2010

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

Health and Human Services Members, 2009
Democratic members (7)	Republican members (12)
•Geraldine Flaharty	•Brenda Landwehr, Chair
•Cindy Neighbor	•J. David Crum, Vice chair
•Dolores Furtado	•Bill Otto
•Mike Slattery	•Arlen Siegfreid
•Ed Trimmer	•Jill Quigley
•Gail Finney	•Scott Schwab
•Jim Ward	•Lana Gordon
	•Clark Shultz
	•Don Schroeder
	•Peggy Mast
	•Phil Hermanson
	•James Morrison