West Virginia Legislative Process
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House Committees
House of Delegates
The House of Delegates describes within its formal rules the jurisdictions of its standing committees. Those descriptions are summarized below.
House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources
Addresses issues and bills generally relating to agriculture and natural resources, including: production and marketing; animal industry and health, commercial feed, fertilizer and pesticides; dairy, poultry and livestock products, game and fish; forests and wildlife; parks and recreation; and water resources and reclamation.
Robert Beach, Agriculture Chair - 222E, telephone 304-340-3112
Robert Tabb, Agriculture Vice-Chair - 6UC, telephone 304-340-3274
William Stemple, Natural Resources Chair - 216E, telephone 304-340-3116
Gerald Crosier, Natural Resources Vice-Chair - 220E, telephone 304-340-3188
Allen Evans, Agriculture Minority Chair - 200C-E, telephone 304-3399
Patti Schoen, Agriculture Minority Vice-Chair - 150-R, telephone 304-340-3141
William Anderson, Natural Resources Minority Chair, 151-R, telephone 304-340-3168
Bill Hamilton, Natural Resources Minority Vice-Chair, 223-E, telephone 304-340-3167
House Committee on Banking & Insurance
Addresses issues and bills generally relating to banking and insurance, including: regulation and control of all types of insurance, securities and exchanges.
Ron Thompson Jr., Banking Chair - 200-A-E, telephone 304-340-3189
David Perry, Banking Vice-Chair - 233-E, telephone 304-340-3159
Harry K. White, Insurance Chair - 276-M, telephone 304-340-3117
Lidella Hrutkay, Insurance Vice Chair - 227-E, telephone 304-340-3156
Mitch Carmichael, Banking Minority Chair - 150-R, telephone 304-340-3115
Ray Canterbury, Banking Minority Vice-Chair - 223-E, telephone 304-340-3131
L. Gil. White, Insurance Minority Chair - 150-R, telephone 304-340-3174
Tom Azinger, Insurance Minority Vice-Chair - 200C-E, telephone 304-340-3202
House Committee on Constitutional Revision
Addresses issues and bills relating to constitutional conventions as well as proposed revisions of the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of West Virginia.
Joe Talbott, Chair - 205-E, telephone, 304-340-3169
Carrie Webster, Vice Chair - 207E, telephone 304-340-3184
John Overington, Minority Chair - 258-M, telephone 304-340-3148
John Ellem, Minority Vice-Chair - 223-E, telephone 304-340-3394
House Committee on Education
Addresses issues and bills generally relating to education in our state's public schools and institutions of higher learning, including: boards of education, administration and control of schools; textbooks and curricula, vocational education and rehabilitation; employment and tenure of teachers; and libraries.
Thomas Campbell, Chair - 434-M, telephone 304-340-3132
Larry Williams, Vice-Chair - 442-M, telephone 304-340-3337
Otis Leggett, Minority Chair - 151-R, telephone 304-340-3195
Walter Duke, Minority Vice-Chair - 150-R, telephone 304-340-3151
House Committee on Finance
Addresses issues and bills generally relating to taxes and revenue, including: increasing and/or decreasing the revenue or fiscal liability of the state: collection of taxes and other revenue; annual and supplemental appropriations; and financial claims against the state.
Harold Michael, Chair - 462-M, telephone 304-340-3230
John Doyle, Vice-Chair - 472-M, telephone 304-340-3280
Mike Hall, Minority Chair - 258-M, telephone 304-340-3145
William Anderson, Minority Vice-Chair - 151-R, telephone 304-340-3168
House Committee on Government Organization
Addresses issues and bills generally relating to the executive department of state government, including: creation, consolidation and abolition, as well as duties and functions, of the state's departments, commissions, boards, offices and agencies.
JD Beane, Chair - 213E, telephone 304-340-3192
Timothy Ennis, Vice-Chair - 212-E, telephone 304-340-3192
Ron Walters, Minority Chair - 224-E, telephone 304-340-3194
Craig Blair, Minority Vice-Chair - 150-R, telephone 304-340-3122
House Committee on Health & Human Resources
Addresses issues and bills generally relating to public health and welfare, including: mental health-, public and private hospitals and similar institutions, prevention and control of communicable and infectious diseases; poison and narcotics; correctional and penal institutions; and public assistance and relief.
Don Perdue, Chair - 208E, telephone 304-340-3269
Barbara Hatfield, Vice Chair - 209-E, telephone 304-340-3140
Bob Ashley, Minority Chair - 224-E, telephone 304-340-3185
Robert Schadler, Minority Vice-Chair - 224-E, telephone 304-340-3191
House Committee on Industry & Labor/Economic Development & Small Business
Addresses issues and bills generally relating to employment and establishment of industry, including: labor standards and statistics; mediation and arbitration of labor disputes; wages and hours of labor; child labor; and safety and welfare of employees.
Dave Pethtel, Industry & Labor Chair - 204-E, telephone 304-340-3149
Mary Poling, Industry & Labor Vice-Chair - 227-E, telephone 304-340-3102
Samuel J. Cann, Economic Development & Small Business Chair - 214-E, telephone 304-340-3186
Eustace Frederick, Economic Development & Small Business Vice-Chair - 221-E, telephone 304-340-3164
Kelli Sobonya, Minority Chair Industry & Labor - 8D, telephone 304-340-3175
Cindy Frich, Minority Vice-Chair Industry & Labor - 6R, telephone 304-340-3125
Craig Blair, Minority Chair Economic Development & Small Business - 150-R, telephone 304-340-3122
Greg Howard, Minority Vice-Chair Economic Development & Small Business - 6R, telephone 304-340-3121
House Committee on the Judiciary
Addresses issues and bills generally relating to civil and criminal judicial proceedings, including: state and local courts; crimes and their punishments; domestic relations and family law; revision and codification of state statutes; and other matters not properly referred to another standing committee.
Jon Amores, Chair - 418-M, telephone 304-340-3252
Kevin Craig, Vice-Chair - 418-M, telephone 304-340-3248
Tim Armstead, Minority Chair - 150-R, telephone 304-340-3124
John Overington, Minority Vice-Chair - 258-M, telephone 304-340-3148
House Committee on Pensions & Retirement
Addresses issues and bills generally relating to the continuous study and investigation of public retirement systems, including: federal and non-federal plans available to public employees, and all aspects of pension planning, operation and stability.
Douglas Stalnaker, Chair - 212-E, telephone, 304-340-3218
Tim Manchin, Vice-Chair - 219-E, telephone, 304-340-3170
House Committee on Political Subdivisions
Addresses issues and bills generally relating to counties, districts and municipalities, including: division of the state into Senate and House of Delegates districts; and division of the state into districts for representation in the United States Congress.
Bill Proudfoot, Chair - 206-E, telephone, 304-340-3166
Sally Susman, Vice-Chair - 209-E, telephone 304-340-3187
Linda Sumner, Minority Chair - 150-R, telephone 304-340-3180
Ron Walters, Minority Vice-Chair - 224-E, telephone 304-340-3194
House Committee on Roads and Transportation
Addresses issues and bills generally relating to roads and transportation, including: highways, public roads, railways, airways, canals and waterways; motor vehicle administration, registration and licensor of operators, and traffic regulations.
Brent Boggs, Chair - 201-E, telephone 304-340-3134
Greg Butcher, Vice-Chair - 217-E, telephone, 304-340-3139
William Romine, Minority Chair - 151-R, telephone 304-340-3226
Otis Leggett, Minority Vice-Chair - 151-R, telephone 304-340-3195
House Committee on Rules, chaired by the Speaker of the House
Addresses issues generally relating to the House's rules, joint orders, orders of business and parliamentary procedure, including setting each session day's calendar of items to be addressed. Also responsible for practical administration of House business, including staff employees and office services, furnishings, equipment and supplies.
Robert S. Kiss, Chair - 234-M, telephone, 304-340-3210
House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security
Addresses issues and bills generally relating to our state's military veterans, including: benefits and bonuses-, memorials and memorial funding: and the state veterans' home.
Joe DeLong, Chair Veteran Affairs - 218-E, telephone 304-340-3161
Dale Martin, Vice-Chair Veteran Affairs - 229-E, telephone 304-340-3126
Randy Swartzmiller, Homeland Security Chair - 203-E, telephone 304-340-3138
Nancy Houston, Homeland Security Vice-Chair - 226-E, telephone 304-340-3173
Tom Azinger, Minority Chair Veteran Affairs - 200C-E, telephone 304-340-3202
Bob Ashley, Minority Vice-Chair Veteran Affairs - 224-E, telephone 304-340-3185
Christopher Wakin, Minority Chair Homeland Security - 6R-A, telephone 304-340-3177
Larry Border, Minority Vice-Chair Homeland Security - 151-R, telephone 304-340-3136
