Health Committee
The Health Committee provides a forum in which legislators can engage in the exchange of information and ideas on relevant policy topics at all levels of government. It represents state government on key regional and national issues, promotes the importance of health concerns, and works toward collaborative solutions to strengthen the west.
For more information on the committee, please contact Shilpa Patel, Policy Committee & Programs Coordinator.
Committee Leadership
Senator Rochelle Nguyen
Nevada
Co-Chair
Representative Steve Eliason
Utah
Co-Chair
Committee Roster
Alaska
- Senator Cathy Giessel
- Senator David S. Wilson
- Representative Jennifer Armstrong
- Representative Andy Josephson
- Representative Genevieve Mina
- Representative Mike Prax
Arizona
- Representative Steve Montenegro
- Representative Amish Shah
California
- Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains
- Assemblymember Mia Bonta
- Assemblymember James Ramos
- Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo
- Assemblymember Marie Waldron
- Assemblymember Akilah Weber
- Assemblymember Jim Wood
Colorado
- Senator Janet Buckner
- Senator Lisa Cutter
- Senator Rhonda Fields
- Senator Joann Ginal
- Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis
- Senator Kyle Mullica
- Senator Janice Rich
- Senator Jim Smallwood
- Senator Perry Will
- Representative Kyle Brown
- Representative Lindsey Daugherty
- Representative Iman Jodeh
- Representative Sheila Lieder
- Representative David Ortiz
- Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet
- Representative Matt Soper
- Representative Ron Weinberg
Hawaii
- Senator Henry Aquino
- Senator Joy San Buenaventura
- Representative Terez Amato
- Representative Della Au Belatti
- Representative Trish La Chica
- Representative John M. Mizuno
- Representative Jenna Takenouchi
Idaho
- Senator Mark Harris
- Senator Ron Taylor
- Senator Julie VanOrden
Montana
- Senator Jen Gross
- Senator Dennis Lenz
- Senator Christopher Pope
- Representative Denise Baum
New Mexico
- Senator Linda Lopez
- Senator Bill O’Neill
- Senator Gerald Ortiz Y Pino
- Senator Nancy Rodriguez
- Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
- Senator Benny Shendo, Jr.
- Senator Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics
- Representative Kathleen Cates
- Representative Pamelya Herndon
- Representative Jenifer Jones
- Representative Elizabeth Thomson
Nevada
- Senator Fabian Doñate
- Senator Rochelle Nguyen
- Assemblywoman Tracy Brown-May
- Assemblyman Duy Nguyen
- Assemblyman Gregory T. Hafen
- Assemblyman David Orentlicher
- Assemblywoman Sarah Peters
Oregon
- Senator Daniel Bonham
- Senator Wlnsvey Campos
- Representative Christine Goodwin
- Senator Chris Gorsek
- Senator Cedric Hayden
- Senator Deb Patterson
- Senator Elizabeth Steiner
- Representative Rob Nosse
Utah
- Senator Jacob L. Anderegg
- Representative Steve Eliason
- Senator Luz Escamilla
- Senator Michael S. Kennedy
- Senator Jennifer Plumb
- Representative Stewart Barlow
- Representative Steve Eliason
- Representative Raymond Ward
Washington
- Senator Annette Cleveland
- Senator Ann Rivers
- Representative My-Linh Thai
Wyoming
- Senator Fred A. Baldwin
- Senator Troy McKeown
- Representative Sarah Penn
- Representative Mike Yin
Past Committee Rosters
2021-2022
Co-Chair
Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno
Nevada
Co-Chair
Representative Edward Buttrey
Montana
Alaska
Senator David S. Wilson
Representative Andy Josephson
Representative Tiffany Zulkosky
Arizona
Senator Nancy K. Barto
California
Assemblymember Mia Bonta
Assemblymember James C. Ramos
Assemblymember Marie Waldron
Assemblymember Jim Wood
Colorado
Representative Monica Duran
Representative Iman Jodeh
Representative Susan Lontine
Representative Matt Soper
Representative Mary Young
Hawaii
Senator Jarrett Keohokalole
Representative Linda Ichiyama
Representative Matthew LoPresti
Representative Nadine Nakamura
Representative Adrian Tam
Representative Gene Ward
Representative Ryan I. Yamane
Idaho
Representative Paul Amador
Representative Greg Ferch
Representative Laurie Lickley
Montana
Senator Jen Gross
Senator Diane Sands
Representative Alice Buckley
Representative Edward Buttrey
Representative Geraldine Custer
Representative Mary Ann Dunwell
Representative Dennis Lenz
Representative Lola Sheldon-Galloway
Representative Tom Welch
New Mexico
Senator Jacob Candelaria
Senator Linda M. Lopez
Senator Bill B. O’Neill
Senator Gerald P. Ortiz Y Pino
Senator Nancy Rodriguez
Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
Senator Benny Shendo, Jr.
Senator Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics
Representative Deborah Armstrong
Nevada
Senator Fabian Donate
Senator Dina Neal
Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno
Assemblywoman Rochelle T. Nguyen
Assemblywoman Robin L. Titus
Oregon
Senator Deb Patterson
Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
Utah
Senator Jacob L. Anderegg
Senator Gene Davis
Senator Luz Escamilla
Senator Ann Millner
Representative Stewart Barlow
Representative Steve Eliason
Representative Candice B. Pierucci
Representative Raymond Ward
Washington
Senator Annette Cleveland
Representative Lauren Davis
Representative Mia Gregerson
Representative Paul Harris
Representative Alicia Rule
Representative My-Linh Thai
Wyoming
Senator Fred A. Baldwin
Representative Pepper Ottman
Representative John Romero-Martinez
2019-2020
Chair
Representative Eric Barlow
Wyoming
Vice Chair
Representative Deborah Armstrong
New Mexico
Alaska
- Representative Ivy Spohnholz
Arizona
- n/a
California
- Assemblymember Autumn Burke
- Assemblymember Kevin McCarty
- Assemblymember James Ramos
- Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes
- Assemblymember Marie Waldron
- Assemblymember Jim Wood
Colorado
- Senator Rhonda Fields
- Senator Jim Smallwood
- Representative Monica Duran
- Representative Sonya Jaquez Lewis
- Representative Susan Lontine
- Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet
- Representative Kyle Mullica
- Representative Dylan Roberts
Hawaii
- Senator Rosalyn Baker
- Representative Bertrand Kobayashi
- Representative John Mizuno
- Representative Nadine Nakamura
- Representative Joy San Buenaventura
- Representative Gene Ward
Idaho
- Senator Maryanne Jordan
- Senator Mary Souza
- Representative Megan Blanksma
- Representative Sue Chew
- Representative Laurie Lickley
Montana
- Senator John Esp
- Senator Douglas Kary
- Senator Albert Olszewski
- Senator Diane Sands
- Representative Jade Bahr
- Representative Barbara Bessette
- Representative Tom Burnett
- Representative Mary Caferro
- Representative Mary Ann Dunwell
- Representative Jessica Karjala
- Representative Emma Kerr-Carpenter
- Representative Dennis Lenz
- Representative Joe Read
- Representative Tom Welch
Nevada
- Senator Julia Ratti
- Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen
- Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel
- Assemblywoman Robin Titus
New Mexico
- Senator Craig Brandt
- Senator Jacob Candelaria
- Senator Candace Gould
- Senator Linda Lopez
- Senator Bill O’Neill
- Senator Gerald Ortiz Y Pino
- Senator Nancy Rodriguez
- Senator Antionette Sedillo Lopez
- Senator Benny Shendo Jr.
- Senator Elizabeth Stefanics
- Representative Deborah Armstrong
- Representative Karen Bash
- Representative Rudy Martinez
- Representative Elizabeth Thomson
Oregon
- Senator Ginny Burdick
- Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
- Representative Rachel Prusak
- Representative Marty Wilde
Utah
- Senator Allen Christensen
- Senator Gene Davis
- Senator Luz Escamilla
- Senator Deidre Henderson
- Senator Ann Millner
- Senator Evan Vickers
- Senator Ron Winterton
- Representative Robert Spendlove
Washington
- Senator Annette Celveland
- Senator Patty Kuderer
- Senator Steve O’Ban
- Senator Emily Randall
- Representative Lauren Davis
- Representative Mia Gregerson
- Representative My-Linh Thai
Wyoming
- Senator Fred Baldwin
- Representative Eric Barlow
- Representative Tim Hallinan
2017-2018 Health and Human Services Committee
Chair
Assemblyman James Oscarson
Nevada
Vice Chair
Senator Patty Kuderer
Washington
Alaska
- Senator Cathy Giessel
- Representative Geran Tarr
Arizona
- Representative John Allen
- Representative Heather Carter
- Representative Regina Cobb
- Representative Jay Lawrence
California
- Senator Edward Hernandez
- Assemblymember David Chiu
- Assemblymember Steven Choi
- Assemblymember Kevin McCarty
- Assemblymember Blanca Rubio
- Assemblymember Marie Waldron
- Assemblymember Jim Wood
Colorado
- Senator Irene Aguilar
- Senator Larry Crowder
- Senator John Kefalas
- Senator Kevin Lundberg
- Senator Beth Martinez Humenik
- Senator Jim Smallwood
Hawaii
- Representative Della Au Belatti
- Represenatitve Tom Brower
- Representative Bertrand Kobayashi
- Representative Matthew LoPresti
- Representative Dee Morikawa
- Representative Nadine Nakamura
- Representative Marcus Oshiro
- Representative Gregg Takayama
- Representative Chris Todd
- Representative Andria Tupola
Idaho
- Senator Lee Heider
- Senator Steven Thayn
- Representative Megan Blanksma
- Representative Sue Chew
- Representative Kelley Packer
- Representative Christy Perry
Montana
- Senator Jen Gross
- Senator Albert Olszewski
- Senator Diane Sands
- Senator Nels Swandal
- Senator Roger Webb
- Representative Kimberly Dudik
- Representative Wendy McKamey
- Representative Marilyn Ryan
Nevada
- Senator Moises Denis
- Senator Aaron Ford
- Senator Joseph Hardy
- Senator Julia Ratti
- Senator Pat Spearman
- Senator Joyce Woodhouse
- Assemblywoman Amber Joiner
- Assemblyman James Oscarson
- Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel
- Assemblyman Michael Sprinkle
New Mexico
- Senator Craig Brandt
- Senator Jacob Candelaria
- Senator Candace Gould
- Senator Cisco McSorley
- Senator Bill O’Neill
- Senator Gerald P. Ortiz Y Pino
- Senator Benny Shendo Jr.
- Senator Nancy Rodriguez
- Senator Elizabeth Stefanics
- Representative Deborah Armstrong
- Representative Rebecca Dow
- Representative Harry Garcia
- Representative Rodolfo S. Garcia
- Representative Elizabeth Thomson
Oregon
- Senator Ginny Burdick
- Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
Utah
- Senator Allen Christensen
- Senator Luz Escamilla
- Senator Peter Knudson
- Senator Evan Vickers
- Senator Todd Weiler
- Representative Brad Daw
- Representative James Dunnigan
- Representative Paul Ray
- Representative Norman Thurston
Washington
- Senator Annette Cleveland
- Senator Patty Kuderer
Wyoming
- Senator Brian Boner
- Representative Timothy Hallinan
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76th CSG West Annual Meeting
This year marks an exciting one for CSG West. We are thrilled to invite you, on behalf of…
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74th CSG West Annual Meeting
Mark your calendar for the 74th CSG West Annual Meeting to be hosted September 28 – October 1,…
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2020 Virtual Annual Meeting
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSG West hosted a first of its kind virtual Annual…
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Latest Efforts at Addressing the Fentanyl Crisis at the State & Federal Levels
Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as…
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Health Committee Recap
The Health Committee, co-chaired by Nevada Senator Rochelle Nguyen and Utah Representative Steve Eliason, gathers to provide a…
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Psychedelics Research, Psilocybin Therapy, and Collaborative Care
Health Committee Recap: The CSG West Health Committee, chaired by Senator Rochelle Nguyen (NV) and Representative Steven…
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State Legislators and White House Officials Discuss Transition to 988 Crisis Line Services
White House officials recently convened a meeting with bipartisan state legislative leaders, discussing efforts to address what was…
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Health Committee Session Recap
Members discuss treatment options for opioid use disorder, nursing recruitment & retention, and ARPA funding for health initiatives.
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HHS Announces Grant Funding Opportunities to Support State and Tribal Opioid Response
With an estimated 105,000 overdose deaths during the 12 month period that ended in October 2021,…
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Mental Health Awareness Month: Recognizing Efforts to Meet Growing Challenges
As research depicts increasing challenges surrounding mental health, CSG West recognizes the timeliness of Mental Health Awareness Month.
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State Policies for Ensuring a Disability-Inclusive COVID-19 Recovery
CSG, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor’s State Exchange on Employment &…
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