This year’s state legislative session began on Monday. Here’s a PowerPoint with our 2019 Legislative Priorities. Like other years, lots of things will come up during the session that we will support or be opposed to. Our Public Health Policy Committee will share information and meet during the session as we prepare our positions and conduct our public health advocacy.
The party balance in the Senate will remain 17-13 while the balance in the House will be 31-29 (a much closer party balance than there has been in recent years).
The President of the Senate will be Karen Fann (R) LD-1 and House Speaker will be Rusty Bowers (R) LD-25. The Senate Health and Human Service Committee will be chaired by Senator Kate Brophy-McGee (Sen. Heather Carter will be Co-chair). The House Health Committee will be chaired by Representative Nancy Barto (Rep. Jay Lawrence is Vice Chair)
Senate Health & Human Services Committee
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee will meet this Session on Wednesday mornings at 9 am in Senate Hearing Room #1. The Chair will be Senator Kate Brophy McGee with Senator Heather Carter as the Vice Chair. Other committee members will be Tyler Pace, Rick Gray, Sylvia Allen, Rebecca Rios, Tony Navarette, and Victoria Steel.
House Health & Human Services Committee
The House of Representatives Health and Human Services Committee will meet this Session on Thursday mornings at 9 am. The Chair will be Rep. Nancy Barto with Jay Lawrence serving as Vice Chair. Other members are Representatives John Allen, Gail Griffin, Becky Nutt, Kelli Butler, Pamela Powers-Hannley, Alma Hernandez and Amish Shah.