Judiciary Committee, New Hampshire House of Representatives
The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1]
Per the House Rules, committees of the New Hampshire House of Representatives are assigned by the speaker of the house after consultation with the minority leader.[2] Committees are assigned after each election.[3] 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.
See rules: House Rules
Function
“ | It shall be the duty of the Committee on Judiciary to consider all matters relating to the judicial system, right-to-know law, guardianships, life and death (such as abortion or assisted death), landlord/tenant rights, civil proceedings, tort law, forfeiture, immunity, and probate; and such other matters as may be referred to it.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
House Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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Bob Greene (R) left this committee on May 27, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
House Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (8) | 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.
Judiciary Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Sandra Keans | • Joseph Hagan, Chair | |||
• Janet Wall | • Claire Rouillard, Vice chair | |||
• Timothy Horrigan | • Gary Hopper | |||
• Paul Berch | • Michael Sylvia | |||
• Linda B. Kenison | • Robert Hull | |||
• Charlotte DiLorenzo | • Kurt Wuelper | |||
• Mary Jane Mulligan | • Robert Graham | |||
• Dan Hynes | ||||
• Jason Janvrin | ||||
• John A. Leavitt |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (12) | |||
• Janet Wall, Clerk, (d+r) | • Robert Rowe, Chair | |||
• Frank Heffron | • Joseph Hagan, Vice Chair | |||
• Deborah Wheeler | • Gary Hopper | |||
• Timothy Horrigan | • Robbie Parsons | |||
• Larry Phillips (New Hampshire) | • Robert Hull | |||
• Linda B. Kenison | • Michael Sylvia | |||
• Paul Berch | • Barry Palmer | |||
• David Woodbury | • Mark McLean | |||
• Charlene Takesian | ||||
• Eric P. Estevez | ||||
• Claire Rouillard | ||||
• Kurt Wuelper |
2013-2014
Judiciary Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Marjorie Smith, Chair | • Robert Rowe | |||
• Janet Wall, Vice Chair | • Joseph Hagan | |||
• Sylvia Gale, Clerk | • Lenette Peterson | |||
• Paul Hackel | • Gary Hopper | |||
• Rick Watrous | • Lawrence Kappler | |||
• Peter Sullivan | • Robert Luther | |||
• Timothy Horrigan | • Michael Sylvia | |||
• Paul Berch | • Charlene Takesian | |||
• Frank Heffron | • David Thompson | |||
• Larry Phillips | ||||
• David Woodbury |
2011-2012
Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Janet Wall | • Robert Rowe, Chair | |||
• Frances Potter | • Gregory Sorg, Vice Chair | |||
• Lucy McVitty Weber | • Lenette Peterson, Clerk | |||
• Rick Watrous | • Kathleen Souza | |||
• Joseph Hagan | ||||
• Peter Silva | ||||
• Donald Andolina | ||||
• Brandon Giuda | ||||
• Paul LaCasse | ||||
• Donald McClarren | ||||
• Brian Murphy | ||||
• Barry Palmer | ||||
• Norman Tregenza |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed March 1, 2021 (Rule 31)
- ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed March 1, 2021(Rule 29)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted by Ryan Mahoney via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on February 5, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed March 1, 2021 (Rule 31)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.