ar9(1)(i) (i) Environment and forestry, committee on.

ar9(1)(j) (j) Family law, committee on.

ar9(1)(jm) (jm) Financial institutions, committee on.

ar9(1)(k) (k) Health, committee on.

ar9(1)(km) (km) Housing and real estate, committee on.

ar9(1)(L) (L) Insurance, committee on.

ar9(1)(Lr) (Lr) Interstate affairs, committee on.

ar9(1)(m) (m) Jobs and the economy, committee on.

ar9(1)(n) (n) Judiciary, committee on.

ar9(1)(o) (o) Labor, committee on.

ar9(1)(p) (p) Mental health reform, committee on.

ar9(1)(q) (q) Mining and rural development, committee on.

ar9(1)(qm) (qm) Natural resources and sporting heritage, committee on.

ar9(1)(r) (r) Public benefit reform, committee on.

ar9(1)(s) (s) Small business development, committee on.

ar9(1)(t) (t) State affairs and government operations, committee on.

ar9(1)(u) (u) Tourism, committee on.

ar9(1)(v) (v) Transportation, committee on.

ar9(1)(w) (w) Urban and local affairs, committee on.

ar9(1)(x) (x) Veterans and military affairs, committee on.

ar9(1)(y) (y) Ways and means, committee on.

ar9(1)(z) (z) Workforce development, committee on.

ar9(2) (2) Unless otherwise designated:

ar9(2)(a) (a) The speaker shall determine the total number of members on each committee, unless specified by joint rule or assembly rule, and the allocation of the number between members of the majority and minority party.

ar9(2)(b) (b) The speaker shall make all committee appointments of members of the majority party.

ar9(2)(bm) (bm) The first-named person of each standing committee is the chairperson and the second-named person is the vice chairperson.

ar9(2)(c) (c) The speaker shall make all committee appointments of members of the minority party as nominated by the minority leader, except that the speaker may appoint any member of the minority party as chairperson of a committee.

ar9(2)(cd) (cd) If an assembly member of an assembly committee or a joint committee is unable to serve, the speaker may select a temporary replacement for a member of the majority party who is unable to serve from among those members of the same party and may select a temporary replacement for a member of the minority party, upon recommendation of the minority leader, who is unable to serve from among those members of the same party. The replacement takes effect when the member who is a temporary replacement answers the roll call of the assembly committee or joint committee and terminates upon the adjournment of the assembly committee or joint committee meeting or the return of the member who was unable to serve, whichever occurs first.

ar9(2)(cm) (cm) Unless the member is the chairperson, the first-nominated minority member of each standing committee who is first nominated by the minority leader is the ranking minority member of that committee unless the speaker and minority leader agree that the first-nominated member is the vice chairperson of the committee.