Minnesota House Committees

DFL HOUSE MAJORITY ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

House Speaker-designate Margaret Anderson Kelliher today announced a revised committee structure that will allow for increased involvement from members across the state and the public, as well as streamline the legislative process by more closely matching the committee structure in the State Senate.

"We're confident that this new structure will increase involvement from members and citizens throughout the state," Kelliher said. "We also believe it will streamline the process, particularly when it comes to conference committees, and allow for more cooperation and joint activity with the Senate on key issues."

The new structure and proposed chairs are as follows:
Rules and Budget Committees
· Rules & Legislative Administration - Majority Leader Tony Sertich (Chisholm)
· Ways & Means - Rep. Loren Solberg (Grand Rapids)
· Finance - Rep. Lyn Carlson (Crystal)
· Taxes - Rep. Ann Lenczewski (Bloomington)
o Property Tax Relief & Local Sales Tax Division - Rep. Paul Marquart (Dilworth)
· Agriculture, Rural Economies & Veterans Affairs Division - Rep. Al Juhnke (Willmar)
· Capital Investment - Rep. Alice Hausman (St. Paul)
· Energy Finance & Policy - Rep. Bill Hilty (Finlayson)
· Environment & Natural Resources Finance - Rep. Jean Wagenius (Minneapolis)
· Education Finance & Economic Competitiveness - Rep. Mary Murphy (Hermantown)
o Early Childhood Learning - Rep. Nora Slawik (Maplewood)
o K-12 Finance - Rep. Mindy Greiling (Roseville)
o Higher Education & Workforce Development Policy/Finance - Rep. Tom Rukavina (Virginia)
· Health Care & Human Services Finance - Rep. Tom Huntley (Duluth)
· Housing & Public Health Policy and Finance - Rep. Karen Clark (Minneapolis)
· Minnesota Heritage Finance - Rep. Mike Jaros (Duluth)
· Public Safety Finance - Rep. Michael Paymar (St. Paul)
· State Government Finance - Rep. Phyllis Kahn (Minneapolis)
· Transportation Finance & Policy - Rep. Bernie Lieder (Crookston)
o Transportation & Transit Policy Subcommittee - Rep. Frank Hornstein (Minneapolis)

Policy Committees
· Agriculture, Rural Economies & Veterans Affairs - Rep. Mary Ellen Otremba (Long Prairie)
o Veterans Affairs Division - Rep. Lyle Koenen (Clara City)
· Public Safety/Civil Justice - Rep. Joe Mullery (Minneapolis)
o Crime Victims Subcommittee - Rep. John Lesch (St. Paul)
· Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections - Rep. Gene Pelowski (Winona)
· Commerce & Labor - Rep. Joe Atkins (Inver Grove Heights)
o Labor & Consumer Protection Division - Rep. Jim Davnie (Minneapolis)
o Telecom Regulation/Infrastructure Division - Rep. Sheldon Johnson (St. Paul)
· Environment - Chair - Rep. Kent Eken (Twin Valley), Vice Chair - Rep. Cy Thao (St. Paul)
o Game, Fish & Forestry Division - Rep. David Dill (Crane Lake)
· E-12 Education - Rep. Carlos Mariani (St. Paul)
· Health Care & Human Services - Rep. Paul Thissen (Minneapolis)
o Mental Health Division - Rep. Neva Walker (Minneapolis)
· Biosciences & Emerging Technologies - Rep. Tim Mahoney (St. Paul)
· Local Government/Metro Affairs - Rep. Debra Hilstrom (Brooklyn Center)

Congratulations to all of these chairs I am told that every non-leadership member in a third or higher term is a chair of a committee or sub-committee.

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