The remaining members of the Senate Standing Committees and Appropriations Subcommittees were announced this week. Chairs and Vice Chairs had been previously released. Below is a comprehensive list. C=Chair; VC=Vice Chair; MVC=Minority Vice Chair.

Agriculture
Sen. Joe Hune (R-Hamburg Twp.) (C), Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) (VC), Sen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan), Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart); Sen. John Gleason (D-Flushing) (MVC).

Appropriations
Sen. Roger Kahn (R-Saginaw) (C), Sen. John Moolenaar (R-Midland) (VC), Sen. Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Twp.), Sen. Mike Green (R-Mayville), Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton), Sen. John Pappageorge (R-Troy), Sen. Bruce Caswell (R-Hillsdale), Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart), Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph), Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton), Sen. Howard Walker (R-Traverse City); Sen. Glenn Anderson (D-Westland) (Minority VC), Sen. Vincent Gregory (D-Southfield), Sen. Morris Hood III (D-Detroit), Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor), Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Highland Park).

Banking and Financial Institutions
Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) (C), Sen. Mike Nofs (R-Battle Creek) (VC), Sen. Mike Green (R-Mayville), Sen. Jim Marleau (R-Lake Orion), Sen. Tory Rocca (R-Sterling Heights); Sen. Tupac Hunter (D-Detroit) (MVC); Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit).

Economic Development Sen. Mike Kowall (R-White Lake) (C), Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R-Lowell) (VC), Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart), Sen. Mike Nofs (R-Battle Creek), Sen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan); Sen. Tupac Hunter (D-Detroit) (MVC), Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit).

Education
Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair) (C), Sen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan) (VC), Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton); Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor) (MVC), Sen. Coleman Young (D-Detroit).

Energy & Technology Sen. Mike Nofs (R-Battle Creek) (C), Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph) (VC), Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton), Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge), Sen. Howard Walker (R-Traverse City), Sen. Jim Marleau (R-Lake Orion); Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor) (MVC), Sen. Steven Bieda (D-Warren), Sen. Coleman Young (D-Detroit).

Families, Seniors & Human ServicesSen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan) (C), Sen. Tory Rocca (R-Sterling Heights) (VC), Sen. Mike Nofs (R-Battle Creek); Sen. Vincent Gregory (D-Southfield) (MVC).

Finance
Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Twp.) (C), Sen. Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Twp.) (VC), Sen. John Pappageorge (R-Troy), Sen. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc), Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph); Sen. Steven Bieda (D-Warren) (MVC), Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor).

Government Operations Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) (C), Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R-Lowell) (VC), Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R-West Olive); Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) (MVC), Sen. Tupac Hunter (D-Detroit).

Health Policy Sen. Jim Marleau (R-Lake Orion) (C), Sen. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc) (VC), Sen. Joe Hune (R-Hamburg Twp.), Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge), Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton), Sen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan); Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) (MVC), Sen. John Gleason (D-Flushing).

Insurance
Sen. Joe Hune (R-Hamburg Twp.) (C), Sen. Jim Marleau (R-Lake Orion) (VC), Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Twp.), Sen. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc), Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart); Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit) (MVC), Sen. Steven Bieda (D-Warren).

Local Government & Elections Sen. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc) (C), Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart) (VC), Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Twp.); Sen. Coleman Young (D-Detroit) (MVC).

Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security Sen. John Moolenaar (R-Midland) (C), Sen. John Pappageorge (R-Troy) (VC), Sen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan); Sen. Vincent Gregory (D-Southfield) (MVC), Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit).

Judiciary Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) (C), Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton) (VC), Sen. Tory Rocca (R-Sterling Heights); Sen. Steven Bieda (D-Warren) (MVC).

Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) (C), Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair) (VC), Sen. Mike Kowall (R-White Lake), Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R-West Olive), Sen. Mike Green (R-Mayville); Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) (MVC), Sen. Morris Hood III (D-Detroit).

Regulatory Reform Sen. Tory Rocca (R-Sterling Heights) (C), Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) (VC), Sen. Joe Hune (R-Hamburg Twp.), Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair), Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R-West Olive); Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Highland Park) (MVC), Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor).

Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart) (C), Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R-Lowell) (VC), Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba), Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Twp.), Sen. John Moolenaar (R-Midland); Sen. John Gleason (D-Flushing) (MVC), Sen. Coleman Young (D-Detroit).

Reforms, Restructuring, Reinventing Sen. Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Twp.) (C), Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton) (VC), Sen. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc), Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba), Sen. Mike Kowall (R-White Lake); Sen. Coleman Young (D-Detroit) (MVC), Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor).

Transportation Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) (C), Sen. Mike Kowall (R-White Lake) (VC), Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Twp.), Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair); Sen. John Gleason (D-Flushing) (MVC), Sen. Morris Hood III (D-Detroit).

Redistricting
Sen. Joe Hune (R-Hamburg Twp.) (C), Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) (VC), Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R-Lowell), Sen. Jim Marleau (R-Lake Orion), Sen. John Moolenaar (R-Midland), Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph); Sen. Steven Bieda (D-Warren) (MVC), Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Highland Park), Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit).

Appropriations Subcommittees:
Agriculture
Sen. Mike Green (R-Mayville) (C), Sen. John Moolenaar (R-Midland) (VC); Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor).

Capital Outlay Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) (C), Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton) (VC), Sen. Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Twp.), Sen. John Moolenaar (R-Midland), Sen. Mike Green (R-Mayville); Sen. Glenn Anderson (D-Westland), Sen. Morris Hood III (D-Detroit).

Community Colleges Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) (C), Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton) (VC); Sen. Glenn Anderson (D-Westland).

Department of Community Health Sen. John Moolenaar (R-Midland) (C), Sen. Bruce Caswell (R-Hillsdale) (VC), Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart); Sen. Vincent Gregory (D-Southfield).

Human Services Sen. Bruce Caswell (R-Hillsdale) (C), Sen. Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Twp.) (VC), Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph); Sen. Vincent Gregory (D-Southfield).

Department of Natural Resources Sen. Mike Green (R-Mayville) (C), Sen. Howard Walker (R-Traverse City) (VC), Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart); Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor).

Department of Environmental QualitySen. Mike Green (R-Mayville) (C), Sen. Howard Walker (R-Traverse City) (VC), Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart); Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor).

Department of Transportation Sen. John Pappageorge (R-Troy) (C), Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton) (VC); Sen. Glenn Anderson (D-Westland).

Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth Sen. Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Twp.) (C), Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph) (VC); Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Highland Park).

General Government Sen. John Pappageorge (R-Troy) (C), Sen. Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Twp.) (VC), Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton); Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Highland Park).

Higher Education Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton) (C), Sen. Howard Walker (R-Traverse City) (VC); Sen. Morris Hood III (D-Detroit).

Judiciary Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph) (C), Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton) (VC); Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Highland Park).

Department of Corrections Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph) (C), Sen. Howard Walker (R-Traverse City) (VC); Sen. Glenn Anderson (D-Westland).

K-12, School Aid and Education Sen. Howard Walker (R-Traverse City) (C), Sen. Bruce Caswell (R-Hillsdale) (VC), Sen. John Pappageorge (R-Troy); Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor).

Retirement Sen. Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Twp.) (C), Sen. Bruce Caswell (R-Hillsdale) (VC), Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton); Sen. Morris Hood III (D-Detroit).

State Police and Military Affairs Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton) (C), Sen. John Pappageorge (R-Troy) (VC); Sen. Vincent Gregory (D-Southfield).

While an official list has not yet been released, PAAdvisory has learned the names of expected leaders of many of the House panels for the coming term:

Agriculture – Rep. Kevin Daley (R-Lum)
Appropriations – Rep. Chuck Moss (R-Birmingham)
Energy & Technology – Rep. Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth)
Health Policy – Rep. Gail Haines (R-Lake Angelus)
Insurance – Rep. Pete Lund (R-Shelby Twp.)
Redistricting & Elections – Rep. Pete Lund (R-Shelby Twp.)
Regulatory Reform – Rep. Hugh Crawford (R-Novi)
Tax Policy – Rep. Jud Gilbert (R-Algonac)
Transportation – Rep. Paul Opsommer (R-DeWitt)

As expected, the new Administration of Governor Rick Snyder continued to take form this week as several key leadership roles were announced. Below is a summary of the week’s actions:

As speculated, Supreme Court Justice Maura Corrigan is the next Director of the Department of Human Services, also serving as group executive for the “People” group, which will include the Department of Civil Rights, Education, Community Health and DHS.

Governor Snyder’s former campaign manager Jeff Barnes has been appointed Deputy Chief of Staff and will serve as group executive for the Public Safety group under Governor Snyder’s “super cabinet” structure.

At the huge Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth, Governor Snyder has asked current acting Director Andy Levin to remain on a temporary basis as his Administration continues discussing structural changes.

Previously reported Budget Director John Nixon will be the Director of the Department of Technology, Management & Budget.

Major General Gregory Vadnais will be the new Adjutant General and Director of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, replacing the 2003 Granholm appointee Major General Thomas Cutler. Major General Vadnais retired from the military in 2005 after a career of more than 30 years.

Current Civil Service Commission Deputy Director Janine Winters will serve as State Employer replacing Sharon Bommarito.

Former Senator Patricia Birkholz (R-Saugatuck) will be Director of the Office of the Great Lakes, replacing outgoing Director Ken DeBeaussaert. Birkholz was the most recent Chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs.

Previously reported Director of the Department of Community Health Olga Dazzo will also serve as acting Director of the Office of Services to the Aging.

Oversight of the Worker’s Compensation Appellate Commission will be the responsibility of former House Minority Leader Kevin Elsenheimer (R-Kewadin).

Former Senator Tony Stamas (R-Midland) has joined the Department of Community Health as legislative liaison. Although not official, considerable speculation exists regarding former Senator Jason Allen (R-Traverse City) finding employment within the Department of Military & Veterans Affairs.

Finally, in his first Executive Order, Governor Snyder once again split the Department of Natural Resources and Environment into the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Quality effective March 13, 2011.

Newly sworn-in Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette renewed Michigan’s challenge to “Obamacare” by signing onto the suit filed in the US District Court in Florida. With a ruling expected in the somewhat near future, Michigan is one of 31 parties (30 total states and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

The case, challenging the constitutionality of forcing citizens to purchase insurance, is similar to a case filed by the State of Virginia that already received a ruling favorable to the State.

Festivities were held throughout New Year’s Day surrounding the Inauguration of Governor Rick Snyder. Starting with the public swearing-in ceremony under unusual bright skies and near Spring-like temperatures on the Capitol steps, the day’s events concluded with over 1,000 people dancing at Michigan State University’s Wharton Center in East Lansing.

Governor Snyder gave a relatively brief speech, as did Lt. Governor Brian Calley, Attorney General Bill Schuette and Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. The Governor then met citizens at a public receiving line in the Capitol, and hosted a reception for newly elected legislators and other officials before moving to the evening gala.

Former Representative Kate Ebli Passes
After a renewed bout with cancer, former State Representative Kate Ebli (D-Monroe) passed away January 2, 2011 at 52. Ebli had represented the 56th House District in Monroe County for two terms, most recently as Chair of the House Tax Policy Committee. Visitation is today from 2-8PM at Rupp Funeral Home in Monroe. Funeral service is at 11AM Saturday (1/8/11) at St. Michael’s Church in Monroe.

Congressman Rogers Makes Key Staff Changes
US Congressman Mike Rogers has promoted Andrew Hawkins to Legislative Director, Diane Rinaldo to Policy Advisor, Meghan Drenan to Legislative Assistant, Shannon Brown to Legislative Correspondent and Pat McGlone to Staff Assistant. Mary Carpenter will be the new Scheduler and Office Manager and former Rep. Pete Hoekstra’s longtime Communications Director, Dave Yonkman, will serve as Mr. Roger’s Communications Director. Legislative Director Mike Ward, Press Secretary Sylvia Warner and Office Manager Margarita Valdez have departed.

Justice Young to Lead Court
Originally appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1999 by former Governor John Engler and after winning the statewide election in 2002 and, most recently, in 2010, Justice Robert Young was elected Chief Justice by his colleagues on January 5th.

State of the State Address Scheduled
During only his fifth day on the job, Governor Rick Snyder surprised most insiders by announcing the date of his first State of the State address – the earliest in more than a decade. Governor Snyder will deliver his speech in the House of Representatives Chambers at 7PM on Wednesday, January 19th. Stay tuned for information regarding the evening’s festivities.

Former Senate Leader to Join Law FirmAlthough neither confirmed nor denied, most media outlets have reported that former Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) will be joining the law firm of Clark Hill. The firm of more than 200 lawyers has four offices in Michigan as well as offices in Washington, DC, Arizona and Illinois.