Constitutes special committee of Senate entitled "Senate Select Committee on the Executive Branch's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic."
SR 21 establishes a special Senate committee titled "Senate Select Committee on the Executive Branch’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic" to review how New Jersey’s executive branch managed the pandemic. The committee, composed of six Senate members appointed by the Senate President (with no more than three from one party), will investigate the state’s response - including emergency measures, resource allocation, and economic impacts - and develop strategies for future health crises. It has standard investigative powers (like issuing subpoenas with approval from the chair, vice-chair, and Senate President) to gather evidence and hold hearings, but does not create new laws or directly affect residents. The resolution takes effect immediately upon passage.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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Joe Pennacchio
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