House wraps up, announces committee assignments, chairmanships
Finally, at 5 p.m. on the dot Boise time, the House has announced its decisions on committees and chairmanships. Here's the full list:
APPROPRIATIONS (JFAC): Chair: Rep. Maxine Bell, R-Jerome; Vice-Chair: Rep. Rick Youngblood, R-Nampa. Members: Reps. Miller, Horman, Burtenshaw, Malek, Anderson, Dixon, King and Wintrow.
EDUCATION: Chair: Rep. Julie VanOrden, R-Pingree; Vice-Chair: Rep. Pat McDonald, R-Boise. Members: Reps. Shepherd, Boyle, Clow, Mendive, Kerby, Cheatham, Amador, DeMordaunt, Moon, Syme, Kloc, McCrostie, and Toone.
STATE AFFAIRS: Chair: Rep. Tom Loertscher, R-Iona; Vice-Chair: Rep. Jason Monks, R-Nampa. Members: Reps. Luker, Crane, Palmer, Barbieri, Holtzclaw, Harris, Scott, Armstrong, Giddings, Manwaring, Zito, Smith and Jordan.
AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS: Chair: Rep. Judy Boyle, R-Midvale; Vice-Chair: Rep. Tom Dayley, R-Boise. Members: Reps. Bell, Miller, VanOrden, Burtenshaw, Kerby, Troy, Stevenson, Amador, Armstrong, Hanks, Zito, Erpelding and Toone.
HEALTH & WELFARE: Chair: Rep. Fred Wood, R-Burley; Vice-Chair: Rep. Kelley Packer, R-McCammon. Members: Reps. Hixon, Perry, VanderWoude, Redman, Gibbs, Blanksma, Hanks, Kingsley, Zollinger, Chew and Rubel.
REVENUE & TAXATION: Chair: Rep. Gary Collins, R-Nampa; Vice-Chair: Rep. Janet Trujillo, R-Idaho Falls. Members: Reps. Moyle, Raybould, Anderst, Dayley, Hartgen, Kauffman, Chaney, Nate, Thompson, Gestrin, Stevenson, Troy, Erpelding, and Gannon.
COMMERCE & HUMAN RESOURCES: Chair: Rep. Stephen Hartgen, R-Twin Falls; Vice-Chair: Rep. Neil Anderson, R-Blackfoot. Members: Reps. Harris, Holtzclaw, Horman, Packer, Redman, Scott, Kingsley, Moon, Syme, King and Chew.
RESOURCES & CONSERVATION: Chair: Rep. Marc Gibbs, R-Grace; Vice Chair: Rep. Terry Gestrin, R-Donnelly. Members: Reps. Moyle, Raybould, Shepherd, Wood, Boyle, VanderWoude, Miller, Burtenshaw, Mendive, VanOrden, Youngblood, Kauffman, Giddings, Erpelding, Rubel and Jordan.
JUDICIARY & RULES: Chair: Rep. Lynn Luker, R-Boise; Vice Chair: Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d’Alene. Members: Reps. Perry, Dayley, Trujillo, McDonald, Cheatham, Kerby, Nate, Chaney, Amador, Blanksma, Hanks, Zito, Zollinger, Gannon, McCrostie and Wintrow.
WAYS & MEANS: Chair: Rep. Robert Anderst, R-Nampa. Members: Reps. Moyle, Crane, VanderWoude, Erpelding, Rubel and Smith.
ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY: Chair: Rep. Dell Raybould, R-Rexburg; Vice-Chair: Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Idaho Falls. Members: Reps. Hartgen, VanderWoude, Anderson, Anderst, Mendive, Trujillo, Chaney, Nate, Scott, Cheatham, Malek, Moon, Smith, Jordan and Rubel.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Chair: Rep. Christy Perry, R-Nampa; Vice-Chair: Rep. Eric Redman, R-Athol. Members: Reps. Luker, Barbieri, Clow, Collins, Blanksma, Giddings, Kingsley, Manwaring, Zollinger, Chew and McCrostie.
TRANSPORTATION: Chair: Rep. Joe Palmer, R-Meridian; Vice-Chair: Rep. Paul Shepherd, R-Riggins. Members: Reps. Gestrin, Hixon, Kauffman, Packer, Youngblood, McDonald, Dixon, Harris, Holtzclaw, Monks, DeMordaunt, Syme, King, Wintrow and Gannon.
BUSINESS: Chair: Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens; Vice-Chair: Rep. Lance Clow, R-Twin Falls. Members: Reps. Collins, Crane, Palmer, Thompson, Hixon, Monks, Anderst, Dixon, Troy, Stevenson, Armstrong, DeMordaunt, Manwaring, Smith, Kloc and Toone.
