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Tourism and Gaming Committee, New Jersey General Assembly (decommissioned)
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The Tourism and Gaming Committee (formerly the Tourism and the Arts Committee) is a former standing committee of the New Jersey General Assembly. In 2015, this committee was changed to the Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee.
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.[1][2] | ” |
Members
2014 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
| Tourism and Gaming Members, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Ralph Caputo, Chair | • Chris Brown, New Jersey | |||
| • Troy Singleton, Vice-Chair | • Ronald Dancer | |||
| • John Burzichelli | ||||
| • Vincent Mazzeo | ||||
| • Valerie Vainieri Huttle | ||||
2010-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.
| Tourism and the Arts Members, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Matthew Milam, Chair | • Nancy Munoz | |||
| • Jack Conners, Vice-Chair | • Gary Chiusano | |||
| • Valerie Vainieri Huttle | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
