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November 22, 2016

Minnesota Legislature Committee Chairs and Structure Announced

Today Minnesota Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt (R-Crown) and Minnesota Senate Majority Leader-elect Paul Gazelka (R-Nisswa) announced their respective committee structures and committee chairs for the 2017-2018 legislative biennium. In total, the Minnesota House of Representatives will have 24 standing committees and divisions while the Senate will have 22 standing committees.

The committee chairs and jurisdictions are as follows:

2016-17 Senate Committee Name	Chair
Aging and Long Term Care Policy	Sen. Karin Housley
Agriculture, Rural Development, & Housing Finance	Sen. Torrey Westrom
Agriculture, Rural Development, & Housing Policy	Sen. Bill Weber
Capital Investment	Sen. Dave Senjem
Commerce & Consumer Protection	Sen. Gary Dahms
E-12 Finance	Sen. Carla Nelson
E-12 Policy	Sen. Eric Pratt
Energy & Utilities Finance & Policy	Sen. David Osmek
Environment & Natural Resources Finance	Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen
Environment & Natural Resources Policy & Legacy Finance	Sen. Carrie Ruud
Finance	Sen. Julie Rosen
Health & Human Services Finance & Policy	Sen. Michelle Benson
Human Services Reform Finance & Policy	Sen. Jim Abeler
Higher Education Finance & Policy	Sen. Michelle Fischbach
Jobs & Economic Growth Finance & Policy	Sen. Jeremy Miller
Judiciary & Public Safety Finance & Policy	Sen. Warren Limmer
Local Government	Sen. Dan Hall
Rules & Administration	Sen. Paul Gazelka
State Government Finance & Policy & Elections	Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer
Taxes	Sen. Roger Chamberlain
Transportation Finance & Policy	Sen. Scott Newman
Veterans & Military Affairs Finance & Policy	Sen. Bruce Anderson

2016-17 House of Representatives Committee Name	Chair
Agriculture Finance	Rep. Rod Hamilton
Agriculture Policy	Rep. Paul Anderson
Capital Investment	Rep. Dean Urdahl
Civil Law & Data Practices Policy	Rep. Peggy Scott
Commerce & Regulatory Reform	Rep. Joe Hoppe
Education Finance	Rep. Jenifer Loon
Education Innovation Policy	Rep. Sondra Erickson
Environment & Natural Resources Policy and Finance	Rep. Dan Fabian
Ethics	Rep. Sondra Erickson
- Subcommittee on Mining, Forestry, & Tourism	Rep. Chris Swedzinski
Government Operations & Elections Policy	Rep. Tim O’Driscoll
HHS Finance	Rep. Matt Dean
HHS Reform	Rep. Joe Schomacker
- Subcommittee on Aging & Long-Term Care	Rep. Deb Kiel
- Subcommittee on Childcare Access & Affordability	Rep. Mary Franson
Higher Education & Career Readiness Policy and Finance	Rep. Bud Nornes
Job Growth & Energy Affordability Policy and Finance	Rep. Pat Garofalo
Legacy Funding Finance	Rep. Bob Gunther
Property Tax & Local Government Finance Division (Taxes)	Rep. Steve Drazkowski
Public Safety & Security Policy and Finance	Rep. Tony Cornish
Rules & Legislative Administration	Rep. Joyce Peppin
State Government Finance	Rep. Sarah Anderson
Taxes	Rep. Greg Davids
Transportation Finance	Rep. Paul Torkelson
Transportation & Regional Governance Policy	Rep. Linda Runbeck
Veterans Affairs Division (SGF)	Rep. Bob Dettmer
Ways & Means	Rep. Jim Knoblach

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