This
week, Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof released a full list of
the members of every Senate committee and Senate Appropriations
subcommittee for the next four years.
Mr.
Meekhof had previously announced the Chairs of the standing
committees and Appropriations subcommittees.
The
committees will be composed as follows:
AGRICULTURE:
Sen. Joe Hune (R-Whitmore Lake) as Chair, Sen. Mike Green
(R-Mayville) as Vice Chair, Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City),
Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) and Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit) as
Minority Vice Chair.
APPROPRIATIONS:
Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R-Lowell) as Chair, Sen. Peter MacGregor
(R-Cannon Township) as Vice Chair, Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart), Sen.
Jim Stamas (R-Midland), Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton), Sen. Marty
Knollenberg (R-Troy), Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart), Sen. Mike Shirkey
(R-Clarklake), Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph), Sen. Mike Nofs
(R-Battle Creek), Sen. Mike Green (R-Mayville), Sen. James Marleau
(R-Lake Orion), Sen. Vincent Gregory (D-Lathrup Village) as Minority
Vice Chair, Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor), Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr.
(D-East Lansing), Sen. David Knezek (D-Dearborn Heights) and Sen.
Coleman Young II (D-Detroit).
BANKING
AND FINANCIAL SERVICES: Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) as Chair, Sen.
Margaret O'Brien (R-Portage) as Vice Chair, Sen. Mike Nofs (R-Battle
Creek), Sen. Dale Zorn (R-Ida), Sen. Peter MacGregor (R-Cannon
Township), Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing) as Minority Vice
Chair and Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit).
COMMERCE:
Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City) as Chair, Senate Majority Floor
Leader Mike Kowall (R-White Lake Township) as Vice Chair, Sen. Peter
MacGregor (R-Cannon Township), Sen. Mike Nofs (R-Battle Creek) and
Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing) as Minority Vice Chair.
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT: Sen. Ken Horn
(R-Frankenmuth) as Chair, Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City) as
Vice Chair, Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Township), Sen. Jim
Stamas (R-Midland), Sen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan), Sen. Virgil Smith
(D-Detroit) as Minority Vice Chair and Sen. Steve Bieda (D-Warren).
EDUCATION:
Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair) as Chair, Sen. Marty Knollenberg
(R-Troy) as Vice Chair, Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart), Sen. Patrick
Colbeck (R-Canton Township) and Sen. David Knezek (D-Dearborn
Heights) as Minority Vice Chair.
ELECTIONS
AND GOVERNMENT REFORM: Sen. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc) as Chair,
Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton Township) as Vice Chair, Sen. Judy
Emmons (R-Sheridan), Sen. Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) and Senate
Minority Floor Leader Morris Hood III (D-Detroit) as Minority Vice
Chair.
ENERGY
AND TECHNOLOGY: Sen. Mike Nofs (R-Battle Creek) as Chair, Sen. John
Proos (R-St. Joseph) as Vice Chair, Sen. Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth),
Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton), Sen. Joe Hune (R-Whitmore Lake),
Sen. Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake), Sen. Dale Zorn (R-Ida), Sen.
Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor) as Minority Vice Chair, Sen. David
Knezek (D-Dearborn Heights) and Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit).
FAMILIES,
SENIORS AND HUMAN SERVICES: Sen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan) as Chair,
Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair) as Vice Chair, Sen. Rick Jones
(R-Grand Ledge), Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) and Sen. Bert
Johnson (D-Highland Park) as Minority Vice Chair.
FINANCE:
Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Township) as Chair, Sen. Dave
Robertson (R-Grand Blanc) as Vice Chair, Sen. Marty Knollenberg
(R-Troy), Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba), Sen. John Proos (R-St.
Joseph), Sen. Steve Bieda (D-Warren) as Minority Vice Chair and Sen.
Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor).
GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS: Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof (R-West Olive) as
Chair, Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart) as Vice Chair, Senate Majority
Floor Leader Mike Kowall (R-White Lake Township), Senate Minority
Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) as Minority Vice Chair and Senate
Minority Floor Leader Morris Hood III (D-Detroit).
HEALTH
POLICY: Sen. Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) as Chair, Sen. Joe Hune
(R-Whitmore Lake) as Vice Chair, Sen. Margaret O'Brien (R-Portage),
Sen. James Marleau (R-Lake Orion), Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge),
Sen. Jim Stamas (R-Midland), Sen. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc),
Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing) as Minority Vice Chair and
Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor).
INSURANCE:
Sen. Joe Hune (R-Whitmore Lake) as Chair, Sen. Jack Brandenburg
(R-Harrison Township) as Vice Chair, Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse
City), Sen. Margaret O'Brien (R-Portage), Sen. Ken Horn
(R-Frankenmuth), Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge), Sen. Virgil Smith
(D-Detroit) as Minority Vice Chair, Sen. Steve Bieda (D-Warren) and
Sen. Coleman Young II (D-Detroit).
JOINT
COMMITTEE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES: Sen. Jim Stamas (R-Midland) as Chair,
Sen. Tory Rocca (R-Sterling Heights) as Vice Chair, Senate Majority
Floor Leader Mike Kowall (R-White Lake Township), Senate Minority
Floor Leader Morris Hood III (D-Detroit) as Minority Vice Chair and
Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing).
JUDICIARY:
Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) as Chair, Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker
(R-Lawton) as Vice Chair, Sen. Tory Rocca (R-Sterling Heights), Sen.
Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton Township) and Sen. Steve Bieda (D-Warren)
as Minority Vice Chair.
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT: Sen. Dale Zorn (R-Ida) as Chair, Sen. John Proos (R-St.
Joseph) as Vice Chair, Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Township),
Sen. Tory Rocca (R-Sterling Heights) and Sen. Coleman Young II
(D-Detroit) as Minority Vice Chair.
NATURAL
RESOURCES: Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) as Chair, Sen. Phil Pavlov
(R-St. Clair) as Vice Chair, Sen. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc),
Sen. Jim Stamas (R-Midland) and Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) as
Minority Vice Chair.
MICHIGAN
COMPETITIVENESS: Sen. Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) as Chair, Sen. Jim
Stamas (R-Midland) as Vice Chair, Sen. Dave Robertson (R-Grand
Blanc), Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph) and Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann
Arbor) as Minority Vice Chair.
OUTDOOR
RECREATION AND TOURISM: Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart) as Chair, Sen.
Dale Zorn (R-Ida) as Vice Chair, Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse
City), Sen. Mike Green (R-Mayville) and Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Highland
Park) as Minority Vice Chair.
REGULATORY
REFORM: Sen. Tory Rocca (R-Sterling Heights) as Chair, Sen. Rick
Jones (R-Grand Ledge) as Vice Chair, Sen. Marty Knollenberg (R-Troy),
Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kowall (R-White Lake Township),
Sen. James Marleau (R-Lake Orion), Sen. Joe Hune (R-Whitmore Lake),
Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) as Minority Vice Chair, Sen. Curtis
Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing) and Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Highland Park).
TRANSPORTATION:
Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) as Chair, Sen. Joe Hune (R-Whitmore
Lake) as Vice Chair, Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair), Sen. James
Marleau (R-Lake Orion), and Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor) as
Minority Vice Chair
VETERANS,
MILITARY AFFAIRS AND HOMELAND SECURITY: Sen. Margaret O'Brien
(R-Portage) as Chair, Sen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan) as Vice Chair,
Sen. Dale Zorn (R-Ida), Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton Township) and
Sen. David Knezek (D-Dearborn Heights) as Minority Vice Chair
Mr.
Meekhof also appointed the following members to the Senate
Appropriations subcommittees:
AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT: Sen. Mike Green (R-Mayville) as Chair, Sen.
Jim Stamas (R-Midland) as Vice Chair and Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood
(D-Taylor) as Minority Vice Chair.
CAPITAL
OUTLAY: Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) as Chair, Sen. Mike Nofs
(R-Battle Creek) as Vice Chair, Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton),
Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart), Sen. Peter MacGregor (R-Cannon Township),
Sen. Vincent Gregory (D-Lathrup Village) as Minority Vice Chair and
Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing).
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES: Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) as Chair, Sen. Tonya
Schuitmaker (R-Lawton) as Vice Chair and Sen. David Knezek
(D-Dearborn Heights) as
Minority
Vice Chair.
COMMUNITY
HEALTH: Sen. James Marleau (R-Lake Orion) as Chair, Sen. Mike Shirkey
(R-Clarklake) as Vice Chair, Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart), and Sen.
Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing) as Minority Vice Chair.
CORRECTIONS:
Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph) as Chair, Sen. Marty Knollenberg
(R-Troy) as Vice Chair and Sen. Vincent Gregory (D-Lathrup Village)
as Minority Vice Chair.
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY: Sen. Mike Green (R-Mayville) as Chair, Sen. Peter MacGregor
(R-Cannon Township) as Vice Chair and Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood
(D-Taylor) as Minority Vice Chair.
HUMAN
SERVICES: Sen. Peter MacGregor (R-Cannon Township) as Chair, Sen.
John Proos (R-St. Joseph) as Vice Chair and Sen. Vincent Gregory
(D-Lathrup Village) as Minority Vice Chair.
LICENSING
AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS: Sen. Marty Knollenberg (R-Troy) as Chair,
Sen. James Marleau (R-Lake Orion) as Vice Chair and Sen. Coleman
Young II (D-Detroit) as Minority Vice Chair.
NATURAL
RESOURCES: Sen. Mike Green (R-Mayville) as Chair, Sen. Darwin Booher
(R-Evart) as Vice Chair and Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor) as
Minority Vice Chair.
TRANSPORTATION:
Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart) as Chair, Sen. Marty Knollenberg (R-Troy)
as Vice Chair and Sen. Coleman Young II (D-Detroit) as Minority Vice
Chair.
GENERAL
GOVERNMENT: Sen. Jim Stamas (R-Midland) as Chair, Sen. Mike Nofs
(R-Battle Creek) as Vice Chair, Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) and Sen.
Coleman Young II (D-Detroit) as Minority Vice Chair.
HIGHER
EDUCATION: Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton) as Chair, Sen. Peter
MacGregor (R-Cannon Township) as Vice Chair and Sen. Curtis Hertel
Jr. (D-East Lansing) as Minority Vice Chair.
JUDICIARY:
Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph) as Chair, Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker
(R-Lawton) as Vice Chair and Sen. Coleman Young II (D-Detroit) as
Minority Vice Chair.
K-12,
SCHOOL AID AND EDUCATION: Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart) as Chair, Sen.
Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair) as Vice Chair and Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood
(D-Taylor) as Minority Vice Chair.
STATE
POLICE AND MILITARY AFFAIRS: Sen. Mike Nofs (R-Battle Creek) as
Chair, Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton Township) as Vice Chair and
Sen. David Knezek (D-Dearborn Heights) as Minority Vice Chair.