Health and Pensions Committee, Missouri State Senate
The Health and Pensions Committee is a standing committee of the Missouri State Senate.
Per Rule 25 of the Senate Rules, committees in the Missouri State Senate are appointed by the President Pro Tem.[1] Committees are appointed after the adoption of the Senate Rules at the beginning of the two-year General Assembly. Committee membership is to be as equal to the partisan balance of the chamber as possible.[2] The chair of a committee may appoint subcommittees with the committee's approval.[1] The President Pro Tem, the Majority Floor Leader and the Minority Floor Leader are considered members of all standing and statutory committees ex officio, but do not having voting power in any unless appointed to it proper.[2] Although not explicitly stated in the Senate Rules, the President Pro Tem has previously demonstrated a responsibility for filling vacancies in committees.[3]
See rules: List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Committee on Health and Pensions shall consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to health, MO HealthNet, alternative health care delivery system proposals, public health, disease control, hospital operations, mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse and addiction. The committee shall also consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it concerning to retirement and pensions and pension plans.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Health and Pensions Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Health and Pensions Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Health and Pensions Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jason Holsman (D) left this committee on January 16, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Health and Pensions Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Member removed | • Robert Schaaf, Chair | |||
| • Jill Schupp | • Andrew Koenig, Vice chair | |||
| • Bob Onder | ||||
| • David Sater | ||||
| • Ryan Silvey | ||||
Note: On August 22, 2017, Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D) was removed from all her committee assignments by the Democratic caucus after posting on her Facebook page that she hopes President Trump would be assassinated.[6]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed Februrary 19, 2021 (Rule 25)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26)
- ↑ Missouri Senate, "Capitol Briefing: Week of Jan. 13, 2014," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Missouri State Senate, "Health and Pensions Committee," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ KSDK, "Maria Chappelle-Nadal removed from all committee assignments," August 22, 2017
