Committees
As of 2011, The Oklahoma House of Representatives has the following 18 committees:
| Committee | Chair | Vice-Chair |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Rules & Government Oversight | George Faught | Purcy Walker |
| Agriculture, Wildlife & Environment | Phil Richardson | Todd Russ |
| Appropriations and Budget | Earl Sears | Scott Martin |
| Common Education | Ann Coody | Jabar Shumate |
| Economic Development, Tourism & Financial Services | Randy McDaniel | Charles Ortega |
| Energy & Utility Regulation | Ron Peters | Mike Jackson |
| Government Modernization | Jason Murphey | Wes Hilliard |
| General Government | Dennis Johnson | Mike Christian |
| Higher Education & Career Tech | Todd Thomsen | Steve Kouplen |
| Human Services | Pam Peterson | Mike Sanders |
| Insurance | Charles Key | Dan Kirby |
| Judiciary | Fred Jordan | Colby Schwartz |
| Long-term Care & Senior ServicesJudiciary | Sally Kern | R.C. Pruett |
| Public Health | John Enns | David Derby |
| Public Safety | Steve Martin | Paul Roan |
| Rules | Gary Banz | Weldon Watson |
| Transportation | T.W. Shannon | Charlie Joyner |
| Veterans & Military Affairs | Paul Wesselhoft | Lewis Moore |
As of 2011, The Oklahoma House of Representatives has the following eight budget subcommittees:
| Subcommittee | Chair | Vice-Chair |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Lee Denney | |
| General Government & Transportation | Guy Liebmann | Harold Wright |
| Human Services | Jason Nelson | Richard Morrissette |
| Judiciary | Gus Blackwell | Mark McCullough |
| Natural Resources & Regulatory Services | Don Armes | Leslie Osborn |
| Public Health & Social Services | Doug Cox | Marian Cooksey |
| Public Safety | Lisa Billy | Mike Ritze |
| Revenue & Taxation | David Dank | Pat Ownbey |
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Famous quotes containing the word committees:
“When committees gather, each member is necessarily an actor, uncontrollably acting out the part of himself, reading the lines that identify him, asserting his identity.... We are designed, coded, it seems, to place the highest priority on being individuals, and we must do this first, at whatever cost, even if it means disability for the group.”
—Lewis Thomas (b. 1913)
“A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.”
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