House Committees

This page is an archive of the 2022nd Assembly of the House.

Measures in this typeface shall indicate the measure was discharged out of Committee.

Select Committee to Investigate House Renovation Practices

Chair | Leo Cavinder

Ranking Member | Tim Cavinder

Establishment

The House passed H Res 54 that established this committee to investigate House Renovation Practices. The Speaker appointed himself and Tim Cavinder to serve on the Select Committee.

Purpose

The following is the purpose of the Select Committee:

To investigate and report upon the facts in respect to all violations of the House Renovation Act

To investigate and report upon the facts in respect to all damage occurring because of George Neal

Pursuant to House Resolution 53, provide for a replacement contractor and approve the dissolution of George Neal as the contractor

Functions

The following are the functions of the Select Committee:

Find all violations of George Neal in respect to the Act

Find all damage to the Property of the House caused by George Neal and an estimated value to replace such damage

Provide for approval of dissolution of George Neal

Provide for a replacement of a contractor to repair and finish all aspects of the Act

Issue a final report to the House containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations

Select Committee Reports

Pursuant to Section 4(b) of H Res 54, the Select Committee may report to the House or any committee of the House from time to time the results of its investigations, together with such detailed findings and legislative recommendations as it may deem advisable.

May 31, 2022 Incident Report | Download PDF

House Renovation Fiances (As of June 3) | Download Excel Sheet

Recorded Videos for Evidence | Folder

George Neal Menards Receipts Tranaction Log (As of June 26 at 3 PM) | Download Excel Sheet

Money We Are Collecting | View PDF

Final Report

Exhibit C - June 18 Invoice

Exhibit E - Menards Receipts/Records

Exhibit G - Menards Rebate Records

Exhibit H - Original House Renovation Plans

Exhibit I - Updat House Renovation Finances

Exhibit J - Other Receipts

Termination and Records

The Select Committee shall terminate 30 days after filing the final report.

Upon the termination of the Select Committee, the records of the Select Committee shall become records of the House as designated by the Speaker.

Action We Have Taken

On June 12, we Approved the Removal of George Neal and found a replacement. The House passed H Res 56 which approved the removal and fill in the vacancy.

The Select Committee is working to collect money from the damages. The House approved the ability for us to prosecute if necessary to collect the money.

On July 7, we moved to take civil action against Mr. Neal

Committee on Rules & Reform

Chair | Leo Cavinder

Ranking Member | Tim Cavinder

Access Amendment Resources

Measures Assigned to this Committee

Bill	Sponsor Members	Title	Information
HR 38	Leo Cavinder	The Taxation Act	Discharged under H Res 75
HR 30	Leo Cavinder	Contractor Standards and Accountability Act (CSAA)	Hearing July, 27, 2022, 2:00 PM Via Google Meets Amendment Process Deadline on July 22 at noon
H Res 61	Tim Cavinder	Establish Offical Cheese of the House
H Res 60	Sarah Cavinder	Establish a Committee to Protect Cod
H Res 48	Leo Cavinder	Provide for consideration of H Res 48 and HR 28
HR 28	Leo Cavinder	Outdoor Advancement Act of 2022
H Res 44	Leo Cavinder	Provide for consideration of H Res 43 and HR 24
HR 26	Leo Cavinder	Speed Limit Act
HR 25	Leo Cavinder	Executive Act
HR 24	Leo Cavinder	Speaker Requirement Act
H Res 22	Leo Cavinder	Provide for Consideration of HR 9
HR 9	Leo Cavinder	Amendement to House Renovation Act of 2021
H Res 26	Sarah Cavinder	Repeal House Resolution 24
HR 16	Leo Cavinder	Limited Amendments to House Renovation Act
H Res 28	Leo Cavinder	Providing for Consideration of HR 16 and for other purposes
H Res 30	Leo Cavinder	Censure Sarah Cavinder, a Member of the House

HR 30 - The Contractor Standards and Accountability Act (CSAA)

Information

Amendment Deadline

July 22 by noon

Hearing

July 27, 2022 at 2:00 PM, Via Google Meets

Documents

Rule
Resolution - H Res 64
Report - House Rpt. 222-01

Rule Information

1. Structured Rule for HR 30;
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by a proponent and opponent or their designees;
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill;
4. Provides that amendments printed in Part A of House Report 222-01 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read;
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended;
6. Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in Part B of House Report 222-01 report not earlier considered as part amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question;
7. Section 3 provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Rules & Reform or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in Part B of House Report 222-01 report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by a proponent and an opponent or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question; and
8. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in Part B of the report and amendments en bloc described in Section 3 of this Resolution.

Committee Votes

MOTION BY LEO CAVINDER TO REPORT THE RULE - Agreed to without objection

Amendments

#	Version #	Sponsor(s)	Summary	Status
1	2	Leo Cavinder	Amend the summary clause; technical correction	Agreed To
2	1	Leo Cavinder	Strike the requirement to be a citizen of the U.S.	Made in Order
3	1	Leo Cavinder	Clarify the role is in the Committee, not the House	Made in Order
4	1	Leo Cavinder	Correct Section 2 subsection; technical correction	Withdrawn
5	1	Leo Cavinder	Clarify the nomination of the contractor. Updated to meet requirement of Rule XIX.	Made in Order
6	1	Leo Cavinder	Clarify that the Committee shall be discharged from consideration stating if the nominated person meets the requirements.	Made in Order
7	2	Leo Cavinder	Amend the assistant applicability clause. Requires assistants to be insured and bonded, does not take social security benefits, subject to crimes. States that the House is not subject to payment or nomination. Defines Assistant.	Made in Order
8	1	Leo Cavinder	Amend Line 53 by inserting “vote on the” between “A” and “nomination”	Made in Order
9	1	Leo Cavinder	Amend Line 104 and 105 by striking “and an Assistant”	Made in Order
10	2	Leo Cavinder	Adds a management section to the Act, to manage process of collecting required information and powers granted.	Made in Order
11	1	Leo Cavinder	Requires the contractor to either be a resident or be primary employed in the State of Indiana	Made in Order
12	1	Leo Cavinder	Requires the contractor and all assistants to submit a limited criminal history record. Sets disqualification standard.	Made in Order

Hearing: May 13 2022

Leo Cavinder, on behalf of the Committee on Rules & Reform, submitted House Report 221-05.

Bill to Be Heard	Sponsor Members	Committee Recommendation to House
HR 28	Leo Cavinder	DO PASS
H Res 48	Leo Cavinder	DO PASS

Hearing: Feb 3 2022 (via Google Meets)

Leo Cavinder, on behalf of the Committee on Rules & Reform, submitted House Report 221-02.

Bill to Be Heard	Sponsor Members	Committee Recommendation to House
H Res 22	Leo Cavinder	DO PASS 2-0
HR 9	Leo Cavinder	DO PASS AMEND 2-0

Hearing: Feb 25 2022 (via Google Meets)

Leo Cavinder, on behalf of the Committee on Rules & Reform, submitted House Report 221-03.

Bill to Be Heard	Sponsor Members	Committee Recommendation to House
HR 16	Leo Cavinder	DO PASS AMEND 2-0
H Res 28	Leo Cavinder	DO PASS 2-0

Committee on The Whole House

Bills Assigned to this Committee

Bill	Sponsor Members	Title
HR 9	Leo Cavinder	Amendement to House Renovation Act of 2021
HR 5	Sarah Cavinder	Hood Re-establish Act
HR 2	Sarah Cavinder	--

Feb 4 2022

Bill to Be Heard	Sponsor Members	Committee Recommendation to House
HR 9	Leo Cavinder	REJECTED 1-2

Committee on Vacation

Chair | Christina Cavinder

Ranking Member | Leo Cavinder

Bills Assigned to this Committee

Bill	Sponsor Members	Title
H J Res 7	Leo Cavinder	Provide that HEAA can apply to public settings, including vacations
HR 23	Leo Cavinder	Vacation Rights Act of 2022 and an accompanying veto message
HR 27	Leo Cavinder	Sick Vacation Act
H Res 41	Tim Cavinder	Vacation to Columbus, Ohio and for other purposes
H J Res 6	Leo Cavinder	Amend Section 5 of the Better Vacation Planning Act of 2021

Markup Session: May 14 2022

Markup Session for 2022 Vacation

Committee Consideration
Committee Report
House Concurrence

Current Status | House Concurres

Date: May 14, 2022
Location: In-person
Purpose: As required under the Better Vacation Planning Act, the Committee on Vacation meets to debate and vote on each submitted location for consideration of 2022 Vacation.
Presiding: Christina Cavinder, Chair

Witnesses

The Committee has not subpoenaed anyone.

Locations to be Considered

The Chair and Ranking Member will vote on each location. If both vote NAY, the location will no longer be considered. If there is a tie, the location will move forward. If both vote YEA, the location will move forward. Results will be in a House Report and sent to the Speaker.

Philadelphia
Chair, YEA; Ranking Member, YEA
Wisconsin
Chair, YEA; Ranking Member, NAY
Jamestown, VA
Chair, NAY; Ranking Member, NAY
Memphis, TN
Chair, NAY; Ranking Member, NAY
Black Hills, Arkansas
Chair, NAY; Ranking Member, NAY
Cleveland, OH
Chair, YEA; Ranking Member, NAY
Upper Peninsula (UP), MI
Chair, YEA; Ranking Member, YEA
Pigeon Ford, TN
Chair, YEA; Ranking Member, NAY
Springfield, IL
Chair, YEA; Ranking Member, NAY
Elk, CA
Chair, YEA; Ranking Member, YEA
Santa Fe, NM
Chair, NV; Ranking Member, YEA
Southern Illinois
Chair, YEA; Ranking Member, NAY
Southern Indiana
Chair, YEA; Ranking Member, NAY
Great Wolf Lodge, OH
Chair, YEA; Ranking Member, NAY

House Concurrence

The House passed H Res 52, which approved Philadelphia for the 2022 Vacation. In addition, they approved the Intnent for Elk, CA.

Documents

May 24, 2022 - Leo Cavinder, on behalf of the Committee on Vacation, submitted House Report 221-06.

Hearing: April 2 2022 (Room C200)

Meeting on a Report Recommending that the House of Commons take a Vacation to Columbus, Ohio

Date: RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 2 2022, Concluded April 2 2022
Location: In-person, Room C200
Purpose: The Committee on Vacation will meet to consider vacation for the first week of April. The House has already passed an Intent Resolution (H Res 39), as required under HCC.
Presiding: Tim Cavinder, Ranking Member