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TheRules and Administration Committee is astanding committee of theMinnesota State Senate.

Per Rule 10 of the Senate Rules, committees in theMinnesota 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 theRules and Administration Committee, which is chaired by theMajority Leader, and theTaxes 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 theMinority Leader.^[5]

See rules:2021 Temporary Rules of the Senate

Membership

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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.

Redistricting Subcommittee

Function

=Membership

=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.

External links

• Minnesota State Senate Standing Committees

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