Committees |
| Mike Jorgenson currently serves on the following Senate Committees:
Millennium Committee
Judiciary and Rules - Member - Vice Chair
Meets M, W, F, 1:30 PM, Room 211
Local Government & Taxation - Member
Meets T, W, Th, 3:00 PM, Room 211
Idaho Council on Indian Affairs - Chair
View the State Statute
Former Committees Served:
Education: Vice-Chair, 05-06, 07-08
State Affairs: Vice-Chair, 07-08
Interim Committee:
Energy, Environment & Technology
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What are Committees? |
| The Senate has ten (10) committees. Committee membership is determined basically by the interest of the individual members. Although no one member can be expected to be expert in all fields, the vast majority of the members, through training or inclination, are highly conversant in certain areas. Effort is made to see that each member is assigned the committee of his choice. When appointments of committee chairmanships are made, a member of the majority party is chosen or is appointed as chairman.
Once the legislative session gets underway, the committees concern themselves with all bills assigned to them. Those interested in a particular bill are encouraged to testify before the committee to which the bill is assigned.
Committee study guarantees a fair and impartial hearing upon each bill before committee members vote upon its merits and then determine whether or not it should be sent out to the Senate floor for consideration by the entire body. Much of the decision-making and evaluation of bills, or proposed laws, is done by committees. Usually the Legislature will follow the recommendations of its committees. However, the members who support or oppose bills will often speak on controversial measures in an attempt to influence the final vote by the entire Senate.
Please refer to this web site to learn more about the various Senate and House of representative Committees
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