Public Benefit Reform Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
The Public Benefit Reform Committee is a standing committee of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Per the Assembly Rules, Wisconsin State Assembly committees are assigned by the Speaker of the Assembly as early as possible at the start of each odd-year legislative session. Unless specified by a rule, the Speaker sets the total number of members on each committee and the allocation of the number between majority and minority party members. The Speaker appoints majority party committee members with the first-named member serving as the committee's chair. The Speaker also appoints minority party committee members from a list of members compiled by the Minority Leader.[1] The first-nominated minority member of each standing committee serves as the ranking member unless the Speaker and Minority leader agree that he or she serves as the vice chair.[2]
Apart from committees upon which he or she serves as a regular member, the Speaker is recognized as a nonvoting member on all standing committees but does not count towards quorum requirements. A quorum is defined as at least fifty percent of the committee members.[2]
See rules: Assembly Rules
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
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Public Benefit Reform Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Public Benefit Reform Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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Chris Taylor (D) left this committee on August 01, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Public Benefit Reform Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Lisa Subeck | • Scott Krug, Chair | |||
| • Debra Kolste | • Tyler Vorpagel, Vice chair | |||
| • Daniel Riemer | • Janel Brandtjen | |||
| • Michael Schraa | ||||
| • Jesse Kremer | ||||
| • Kevin Petersen | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Public Benefit Reform Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Andy Jorgensen | • Mark Born, Chair | |||
| • Evan Goyke | • Chris Kapenga, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Debra Kolste | • Janel Brandtjen | |||
| • Mark Spreitzer | • Tyler Vorpagel | |||
| • Lisa Subeck | • Michael Schraa | |||
| • Jesse Kremer | ||||
| • Dave Craig | ||||
| • Adam Neylon | ||||
| • Scott Krug | ||||
| • Gary Tauchen | ||||
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Speaker may appoint any member of the minority party as a committee chair regardless of whether the Minority Leader nominated him or her.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin State Legislature, "Assembly Rules," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
