The Tourism Committee is a standing committee of the Mississippi House of Representatives. Per Rule 60 of the House Rules, the committee is made up of 21 members.[1]
Per Rule 60(4) of the House Rules, committee appointments in the Mississippi House of Representatives are made by the Speaker of the House.[2] After the adoption of House Rules, committees are appointed according to legislators' preferences as well as seniority, abilities and geographic location.[3] Representatives are to submit a list of at least 10 committee preferences by 5 p.m. on the third calendar day of the legislative session following an election. A legislator who has served in the House less than four years in his or her lifetime is guaranteed two of his or her top seven preferences unless appointed to the Appropriations or Ways and Means Commitees; one who has served for four or more years in his or her lifetime is guaranteed three of his or her first seven choices unless appointed to the Appropriations or Ways and Means Committees.[2] Representatives are barred from serving on both the Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees, and may serve on at least four standing committees.[4] The first person appointed to a committee is to serve as the chair, with the second serving as vice chair. A representative appointed to serve as chair or vice chair of a committee is barred from serving in either position on another committee.[5] The Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore serve on the Rules and Management Committees ex officio.[6]
See rules: House Rules
This membership information was last updated in March 2021. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
House Tourism Committee, 2020-2021 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Tourism Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Linda Whittington, Vice Chair | • Rita Martinson, Chair | |||
• Willie Bailey | • Carolyn Crawford | |||
• Nick Bain | • Eugene Forrest Hamilton | |||
• Clara Burnett | • Greg Haney | |||
• Alyce Clarke | • Bill Kinkade | |||
• Esther Harrison | • Alex Monsour | |||
• Steve Holland | • Gary Staples | |||
• America Chuck Middleton | • Patricia H. Willis | |||
• Sonya Williams-Barnes |
Democrats (8) |
Republicans (9) |