Bill Text: NJ A153 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Introduced

New Jersey Assembly Bill 153 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires chairs of certain ward political party committees to have same rights and responsibilities as chairs of municipal political party committees; specifies certain cities not required to have municipal chairs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-27 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee [A153 Detail]

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ASSEMBLY, No. 153

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

217th LEGISLATURE

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER

District 28 (Essex)

Assemblyman RALPH R. CAPUTO

District 28 (Essex)

SYNOPSIS

Requires chairs of certain ward political party committees to have same rights and responsibilities as chairs of municipal political party committees; specifies certain cities not required to have municipal chairs.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.

An Act concerning certain ward committees of a political party, and supplementing chapter 5 of the Revised Statutes.

Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

1. a. Whenever a city of the first class with a population of 270,000 or more, according to the most recent federal decennial census, is divided into wards pursuant to the "Municipal Ward Law," P.L.1981, c.496 (C.40:44-9 et seq.), the chair of each ward committee of a political party of that city shall have the same rights and responsibilities as the chair of a municipal committee of a political party as provided for in R.S.19:5-2 and section 22 of P.L.1983, c.579 (C.19:5-2.1). Such a city shall not be required to have a chair for a municipal committee of a political party in that city.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

This bill would provide that whenever a city of the first class with a population of 270,000 or more is divided into wards, the chair of each ward committee of a political party of that city is to have the same rights and responsibilities as the chair of a municipal committee of a political party as provided for in current law.

The bill also provides that such a city would not be required to have a chair for a municipal committee of a political party in that city.