Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford) on Wednesday announced changes to the standing committees of the Virginia House of Delegates for the remainder of the 2014-2015 General Assembly.
Pursuant to House Rule 15, all committee members are appointed by the Speaker, who also designates the chairman and vice chairman of each committee. A full list of all assignments to the House standing committees can be found here.
- Anderson, Richard L. – named chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology
- Bell, Richard P. – removed from the Committee on Finance and appointed to the Committee on General Laws
- Bloxom, Robert S., Jr. – appointed to the Committee on Science and Technology
- Carr, Betsy – removed from the Committee on Commerce and Labor, and the Committee on Finance; and appointed to the Committee on Appropriations
- Filler-Corn, Eileen – removed from the Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety and appointed to the Committee on Commerce and Labor
- Futrell, Michael T. – appointed to the Committee on Science and Technology
- Hester, Daun – appointed to the Committee on General Laws
- James, Matthew – removed from the Committee on Commerce and Labor and the Committee on Finance; and appointed to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- Keam, Mark – removed from the Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Committee for Courts on Justice; and appointed to the Committee on Commerce and Labor
- LaRock, Dave A. – appointed to the Committee for Courts of Justice
- Lindsey, Joseph C. – appointed to the Committee for Courts of Justice, Committee on Education, and the Committee on Privileges and Elections
- Murphy, Kathleen – appointed to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Privileges and Elections
- Pillion, Todd E. – appointed to the Committee on Science and Technology and Committee on Transportation
- Plum, Kenneth R. – appointed to the Committee on Transportation
- Preston, Joseph E. – appointed to the Committee on Education and the Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- Rasoul, Sam – appointed to the Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- Robinson, Roxannn L. – named vice chair of the Committee on Science and Technology
- Sickles, Mark D. – removed from the Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and appointed to the Committee on Appropriations
- Simon, Marcus – appointed to the Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- Spruill, Lionell, Sr. – appointed to the Committee on Rules
- Sullivan, Richard C., Jr. – appointed to the Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Committee on Finance
- Taylor, Scott W. – appointed to the Committee on Finance
- Yancey, David E. – removed from the Committee on General Laws and appointed to the Committee on Commerce and Labor