Senate and House announce 54th Legislature committees and committee chairs

Senate President-elect Karen Fann (R) LD-1 and House Speaker-elect Rusty Bowers (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:

•     Sen. David Gowan (LD14), Chair
•     Sen. Vince Leach (LD11), Co-chair

Committee on Commerce:

•     Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita (LD23), Chair
•     Sen. Tyler Pace (LD25), Co-chair

Committee on Education:

•     Sen. Sylvia Allen (LD6), Chair
•     Sen. Paul Boyer (LD20), Co-chair

Committee on Finance:

•     Sen. J.D. Mesnard (LD17), Chair
•     Sen. David Livingston (LD22), Co-chair

Committee on Government:

•     Sen. David Farnsworth (LD16), Chair
•     Sen. Sonny Borrelli (LD5), Co-chair

Committee on Health and Human Services;

•     Sen. Kate Brophy McGee (LD28), Chair
•     Sen. Heather Carter (LD15), Co-chair

Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development:

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

Committee on Judiciary:

•     Sen. Eddie Farnsworth (LD12), Chair
•     Sen. Rick Gray (LD21), Co-Chair

Committee on Natural Resources and Energy:

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

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:

•     Rep. Regina Cobb (LD5), Chair
•     Rep. John Kavanagh (LD23), Vice Chair

Committee on Commerce:

•     Rep. Jeff Weninger (LD17), Chair
•     Rep. Travis Grantham (LD12), Vice Chair

Committee on County Infrastructure:

•     Rep. David Cook (LD8), Chair
•     Rep. Bret Roberts (LD11), Vice Chair

Committee on Education:

•     Rep. Michelle Udall (LD25), Chair
•     Rep. John Fillmore (LD16), Vice Chair

Committee on Elections:

•     Rep. Kelly Townsend (LD16), Chair
•     Rep. Frank Carroll (LD22), Vice Chair

Committee on Federal Relations:

•     Rep. Mark Finchem (LD11), Chair
•     Rep. Gail Griffin (LD14), Vice Chair

Committee on Government:

•      Rep. John Kavanagh (LD23), Chair
•     Rep. Kevin Payne (LD21), Vice Chair

Committee on Health & Human Services

•     Rep. Nancy Barto (LD15), Chair
•     Rep. Jay Lawrence (LD23), Vice Chair

Committee on Judiciary:

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

Committee on Land & Agriculture:

•     Rep. Tim Dunn (LD13), Chair
•      Rep. Travis Grantham (LD12), Vice Chair

Committee on Military & Veterans Affairs:

•      Rep. Jay Lawrence (LD23), Chair
•     Rep. Joanne Osborne (LD13), Vice 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
•     Rep. Anthony Kern (LD20), Vice Chair

Committee on Regulatory Affairs:

•      Rep. Travis Grantham (LD12), Chair
•     Rep. Ben Toma (LD22), Vice Chair

Committee on Rules:

•      Rep. Anthony Kern (LD20), Chair
•     Rep. T.J. Shope (LD8), Vice Chair

Committee on Sentencing & Recidivism Reform:

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

Committee on State & International Affairs:

•     Rep. Tony Rivero (LD21), Chair
•     Rep. Walt Blackman (LD6), Vice Chair

Committee on Technology:

•     Rep. Bob Thorpe (LD6), Chair
•      Rep. Jeff Weninger (LD17), Vice Chair

Committee on Transportation:

•     Rep. Noel Campbell (LD1), Chair
•     Rep. Leo Biasiucci (LD5), Vice Chair

Committee of Ways & Means:

•      Rep. Ben Toma (LD22), Chair
•     Rep. Shawnna Bolick (LD20), Vice Chair

The legislative session will start Jan. 14, 2019.