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Senate and House announce 54th Legislature committees and committee chairs

Senate President-elect (R) LD-1 and House Speaker-elect (R) LD-25 announced the 54th Legislature committees and the chairs overseeing them this week.

There will be 12 Senate committees and 20 House committees starting in January.

Senate Committees:

Committee on Appropriations:

Committee on Commerce:

Committee on Education:

Committee on Finance:

Committee on Government:

Committee on Health and Human Services;

Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development:

  • Sen. Heather Carter (LD15), Chair
  • Sen. J.D. Mesnard (LD17), Co-chair

Committee on Judiciary:

Committee on Natural Resources and Energy:

Committee on Rules:

  • President-Elect Karen Fann (LD1), Chair
  • Sen. Rick Gray (LD21), Co-chair

Committee on Transportation and Public Safety:

  • Sen. David Livingston (LD22), Chair
  • Sen. Frank Pratt (LD8), Co-chair

Committee on Water and Agriculture:

  • Sen. Sine Kerr (LD13), Chair
  • Sen. Frank Pratt (LD8), Co-chair

House Committees:

Committee on Appropriations:

Committee on Commerce:

Committee on County Infrastructure:

Committee on Education:

Committee on Elections:

Committee on Federal Relations:

Committee on Government:

  • Rep. John Kavanagh (LD23), Chair

Committee on Health & Human Services

Committee on Judiciary:

Committee on Land & Agriculture:

  • Rep. Travis Grantham (LD12), Vice Chair

Committee on Military & Veterans Affairs:

  • Rep. Jay Lawrence (LD23), Chair

Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water:

  • Rep. Gail Griffin (LD14), Chair
  • Rep. Tim Dunn (LD13), Vice Chair

Committee on Public Safety:

  • Rep. Kevin Payne (LD21), Chair

Committee on Regulatory Affairs:

  • Rep. Travis Grantham (LD12), Chair

Committee on Rules:

  • Rep. Anthony Kern (LD20), Chair

Committee on Sentencing & Recidivism Reform:

  • Rep. David Stringer (LD1), Chair
  • Rep. John Allen (LD15), Vice Chair

Committee on State & International Affairs:

Committee on Technology:

  • Rep. Jeff Weninger (LD17), Vice Chair

Committee on Transportation:

Committee of Ways & Means:

  • Rep. Ben Toma (LD22), Chair

The legislative session will start Jan. 14, 2019.

Emily Richardson

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