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Health Committee, New Jersey General Assembly
The Health Committee (formerly the Health and Senior Services Committee) is a standing committee of the New Jersey General Assembly.[1]
Per Section 10.1 of the General Assembly Rules, committees of the New Jersey General Assembly are appointed by the speaker of the house. Assembly members are appointed to standing committees at the commencement of every annual session.[2] The speaker of the house shall appoint a chair and vice-chair of each standing committee.[3] The speaker, majority leader and the minority leader shall be ex-officio members of all standing reference committees, but have no voting rights.[4]
See rules: Rules of the General Assembly 2020-2021
Function
The 2020-2021 New Jersey General Assembly rules described the function of standing committees as outlined below.
| “ | Each standing reference committee, within its subject area, is authorized to: (a). consider and report bills and resolutions referred to it. Bills and resolutions may be reported to the General Assembly with or without amendments, or by committee substitute; (b). determine whether laws and programs are effective and implemented in accordance with the intent of the Legislature by – (1) conducting investigations and studies of public entities responsible for the application, administration and execution of the laws and programs; (2) meeting with public officials and citizens responsible for or involved with the application, administration and execution of the laws and programs; (3) reviewing books, papers, documents, records and other data pertaining to the application, administration and execution of laws and programs; (4) holding public hearings; (5) issuing reports; and 6) making recommendations to the General Assembly as the committee deems appropriate; and (c). perform other duties as the Speaker or the General Assembly may direct.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Health Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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Daniel Benson (D) left this committee on January 01, 2024. [Source]
2020-2021 legislative session
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Health Committee, 2020-2021 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2016 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.
| Health and Senior Services Members, 2016 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Herbert Conaway, Jr., Chair | • BettyLou DeCroce | |||
| • Timothy Eustace, Vice-Chair | • Nancy Munoz | |||
| • Daniel Benson | • Erik Peterson | |||
| • Gerald Green | • Holly Schepisi | |||
| • Angelica Jimenez | ||||
| • James J. Kennedy | ||||
| • Angela McKnight | ||||
| • Nancy Pinkin | ||||
| • Shavonda Sumter | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Health and Senior Services Committee Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Herbert Conaway, Jr., Chair | • Mary Pat Angelini | |||
| • Daniel Benson, Vice-Chair | • Amy Handlin | |||
| • Timothy Eustace | • Nancy Munoz | |||
| • Angel Fuentes | • Erik Peterson | |||
| • Gerald Green | ||||
| • Angelica Jimenez | ||||
| • Nancy Pinkin | ||||
| • Shavonda Sumter | ||||
2014 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
| Health and Senior Services Members, 2014 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Herbert Conaway, Jr., Chair | • Mary Pat Angelini | |||
| • Daniel Benson, Vice-Chair | • Amy Handlin | |||
| • Joseph Cryan | • Nancy Munoz | |||
| • Timothy Eustace | • Erik Peterson | |||
| • Angel Fuentes | ||||
| • Gerald Green | ||||
| • Angelica Jimenez | ||||
| • Shavonda Sumter | ||||
2010-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.
| Health and Senior Services Members, 2010 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Herbert Conaway, Jr., Chair | • Vincent Polistina | |||
| • Concetta Wagner, Vice-Chair | • Mary Pat Angelini | |||
| • Celeste Riley | • Amy Handlin | |||
| • Linda Greenstein | • Nancy Munoz | |||
| • Gerald Green | ||||
| • Joan Quigley | ||||
| • Cleopatra Tucker | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Rules of the General Assembly 2020-2021," accessed March 2, 2021(Section 10.1)
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Rules of the General Assembly 2020-2021," accessed March 2, 2021(Section 10.1)
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Rules of the General Assembly 2020-2021," accessed March 2, 2021(Section 10.3)
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Rules of the General Assembly 2020-2021," accessed March 2, 2021(Section 10.4)
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Rules of the General Assembly 2020-2021," accessed March 2, 2021(Section 10.5)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
