The House of Delegates convenes for its 2022 session. Photo by Markus Schmidt

House Speaker Todd Gilbert has announced committee assignments for the 2022 session. Committee chairs had been previously announced so what’s new here are the remaining assignments. The committee assignments in the state Senate remain unchanged, since it did not have an election last year.

Of particular interest to Southwest and Southside:

  1. Del. Terry Austin, R-Botetourt County, will be vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee;
  2. Del. Les Adams, R-Pittsylvania County, will be vice chair of Courts of Justice;
  3. Del. John Avoli, R-Staunton, will be vice chair of Education;
  4. Del. Will Morefield, R-Tazewell County, will be vice chair of Counties, Cities and Towns;
  5. Del. Terry Kilgore, R-Scott County, will be vice chair of Commerce and Energy;
  6. Del. Chris Head, R-Botetourt County, will be vice chair of Health, Welfare and Institutions;
  7. Del. Danny Marshall, R-Danville, will be vice chair of Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay and Natural Resources;
  8. Del. Matt Farris, R-Campbell County, will be vice chair of Public Safety;
  9. Del. Jim Edmunds, R-Halifax County, will be vice chair of Communication, Technology and Innovation.
  10. Del. Tommy Wright, R-Lunenburg County, will be vice chair of General Laws.

Also, Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, was named to Appropriations, giving the Roanoke Valley two seats on that budget-writing committee where it previously just had one.

The full list of committee assignments is here:

PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS
Ransone (Chairman), O’Quinn (Vice Chairman), Adams (of Pittsylvania), Leftwich, Head, McGuire, Bloxom, Williams, Taylor, Scott (of Spotsylvania), Greenhalgh, Wachsmann, Sickles, Price, VanValkenburg, Convirs-Fowler, Krizek, Adams (of Richmond City), Reid, Simonds, Mundon King, Maldonado

COURTS OF JUSTICE
Bell (Chairman), Adams (of Pittsylvania) (Vice Chairman), Kilgore, Leftwich, Campbell (of Smyth), Ransone, Campbell (of Rockbridge), Wyatt, Ballard, Williams, Anderson, Watts, Herring, Hope, Bourne, Simon, Keam, Sullivan, Delaney, Scott (of Portsmouth)

EDUCATION
Davis (Chairman), Avoli (Vice Chairman), LaRock, McGuire, Batten, Wampler, Freitas, Coyner, Cherry, Durant, Greenhalgh, Tata, Bourne, VanValkenburg, Rasoul, McQuinn, Subramanyam, Guzman, Filler-Corn, Simonds, Sewell, Maldonado

GENERAL LAWS
Leftwich (Chairman), Wright (Vice Chairman), Knight, Robinson, Morefield, Fowler, Brewer, Wampler, Campbell (of Smyth), Freitas, Walker, Runion, Bulova, Carr, Torian, Murphy, Price, Krizek, Adams (of Richmond City), VanValkenburg, Convirs-Fowler, Roem

TRANSPORTATION
Austin (Chairman), LaRock (Vice Chairman), Walker, Wyatt, Avoli, McGuire, Runion, Wiley, Taylor, Durant, Anderson, Tata, Ward, McQuinn, Carr, Bagby, Murphy, Delaney, Reid, Watts, Herring, Subramanyam

FINANCE
Robinson (Chairman), Fowler (Vice Chairman), Orrock, Ware, Byron, Freitas, McNamara, Wright, Campbell (of Rockbridge), Runion, Wiley, Durant, Watts, Keam, Sullivan, Murphy, Hudson, Willett, Scott (of Portsmouth), Mundon King, Simon, Bennett-Parker

APPROPRIATIONS
Knight (Chairman), Austin (Vice Chairman), Morefield, Fariss, Davis, Bloxom, Brewer, Marshall, Hodges, Coyner, Wyatt, Wampler, Torian, Sickles, Plum, Bulova, Carr, McQuinn, Krizek, Hayes, Reid, Rasoul

COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS
Hodges (Chairman), Morefield (Vice Chairman), McNamara, LaRock, Coyner, Avoli, Ballard, Cherry, Scott (of Spotsylvania), Cordoza, March, Wachsmann, Mullin, Roem, Gooditis, Kory, Subramanyam, Jenkins, Williams Graves, Sewell, Bennett-Parker, Shin

COMMERCE AND ENERGY
Byron (Chairman), Kilgore (Vice Chairman), Ware, Marshall, O’Quinn, Ransone, Webert, Wilt, Head, Adams (of Pittsylvania), McNamara, Batten, Ward, Keam, Kory, Bagby, Mullin, Lopez, Sullivan, Guzman, Gooditis, Scott (of Portsmouth)

HEALTH, WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS
Orrock (Chairman), Head (Vice Chairman), Bell, Hodges, Edmunds, Robinson, Walker, Avoli, Cherry, Taylor, Scott (of Spotsylvania), Wachsmann, Sickles, Hope, Price, Hayes, Delaney, Adams (of Richmond City), Guzman, Tran, Willett, Hudson

AGRICULTURE, CHESAPEAKE AND NATURAL RESOURSES
Ware (Chairman), Marshall (Vice Chairman), Wright, Orrock, Edmunds, Wilt, Webert, Ransone, Fariss, Bloxom, Fowler, Runion, Plum, Bulova, Lopez, Gooditis, Tran, Helmer, Simonds, Willett, Williams Graves, Filler-Corn

PUBLIC SAFETY
Wilt (Chairman), Fariss, (Vice Chairman), Webert, Freitas, Campbell (of Rockbridge), Davis, Batten, Wiley, Ballard, Williams, Cordoza, March, Hope, Kory, Simon, Rasoul, Plum, Bourne, Jenkins, Williams Graves, Mundon King, Clark

COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Brewer (Chairman), Edmunds (Vice Chairman), Byron, Campbell (of Smyth), McNamara, Hodges, Davis, Cordoza, Anderson, Greenhalgh, March, Tata, Lopez, Simon, Convirs-Fowler, Roem, Ward, Helmer, Sewell, Maldonado, Shin, Clark

RULES
Gilbert (Chairman), Kilgore, Orrock, Knight, Austin, Byron, Bell, Wilt, Webert, Ransone, O’Quinn, Head, Batten, Bagby, Filler-Corn, Watts, Sickles, Herring