Speaker Chopp is pleased to announce the following changes to committee assignments.
Effective immediately:
Rep. Sherry Appleton is appointed Chair of Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs
Rep. Jessyn Farrell is appointed Vice Chair of Environment
Rep. Jake Fey is moved from Capital Budget to Education
Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon is moved from Government Operations & Elections to Environment, and appointed Chair of Environment
Rep. Mia Gregerson is appointed to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs, Higher Education and Local Government, and is appointed Vice Chair of Local Government
Rep. Laurie Jinkins is appointed Chair of Judiciary and moved from the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services to the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology
Rep. Kris Lytton is appointed to Appropriations, the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, and Rules
Rep. Marcus Riccelli is appointed Vice Chair of Health Care & Wellness (replacing Rep. Jinkins) and removed from Higher Education
Rep. June Robinson is appointed to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs and Government Operations & Elections
Rep. Cindy Ryu is moved from Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs to Technology & Economic Development
Rep. David Sawyer is appointed Vice Chair of Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (replacing Rep. Appleton)
Rep. Tana Senn is appointed to Capital Budget and Environment
Rep. Steve Tharinger is appointed to Appropriations and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services
Rep. Brady Walkinshaw is appointed to Higher Education, Judiciary and Transportation
In addition, several pending appointments require a change to House Rule 23 specifying the number of members on committees.
These appointments will take effect on opening day of the 2014 session, after House Rule 23 is amended:
Rep. Jake Fey is appointed to Technology & Economic Development
Rep. June Robinson is appointed to Capital Budget
Rep. Tana Senn is appointed to Early Learning & Human Services