New House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese of Colorado Springs is shaking up committee assignments for her 19-member caucus.

Among the most significant changes: Rep. Stephanie Luck of Penrose is no longer on the the House Judiciary Committee, which is considered a plum committee assignment.

The 13-member committee was already down to 12 with the resignation of former Rep. Said Sharbini of Adams County.

Luck is currently on maternity leave. She was also added to the appropriations committee, replacing Rep. Brandi Bradley of Roxborough Park.

In addition to coming off appropriations, Bradley also lost her assignment on the Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee. She was added to the Health and Human Services Committee.

Castle Rock Rep. Lisa Frizell, who has the most assignments of any GOP member at five replaced Bradley on transportation. 

Frizell was also named chair of the Legislative Audit Committee this week, the only Republican to chair a legislative committee in the General Assembly (the audit committee rotates chairs between chambers and caucuses.)

Rep. Matt Soper of Delta, who challenged Pugliese for the leadership post, was taken off the Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Committee and from Health and Human Services. He remains on the Judiciary Committee and was added to the Finance Committee, replacing Rep. Rick Taggart.

Taggart is now on the Joint Budget Committee, replacing Rep. Rod Bockenfeld of Watkins, who is current receiving treatment for cancer.

Taggart taken off the Business Affairs & Labor Committee and replaced by Rep. Mike Lynch of Wellington, who will also serve on the ag committee. 

The three Republicans who led last week’s coup of Lynch as minority leader – Reps. Scott Bottoms, Ken DeGraaf and Bradley – are serving together on the State, Civic, Military & Veterans Affairs Committee, an assignment that usually reflects membership from the safest seats in each caucus. Bottoms retained assignments on the Energy & Environment Committee and on appropriations; DeGraaf also serves on the energy committee. 

There were no changes to committee assignments for state affairs, education or the energy committee.