§ 52:11-1 President of senate to exercise powers of vice president of council
§ 52:11-2 Officers and employees of senate and their compensation
§ 52:11-2.1 Sergeant-at-arms; tenure
§ 52:11-2.2 Journal clerk; tenure
§ 52:11-3 Officers and employees of house of assembly and their compensation
§ 52:11-4 Record of attendance; deduction from compensation for absences
§ 52:11-5 One-half compensation payable in advance of session; balance at close of session
§ 52:11-5.1 Legislator’s district office, prohibition against employment of relatives
§ 52:11-5.2 Legislators, enrollment in health care benefits, election, limitations
§ 52:11-5.3 Annual salary for certain executive directors
§ 52:11-5a Findings, declarations relative to plaques honoring Senator Hutchins F. Inge and Assemblyman Walter Gilbert Alexander
§ 52:11-5b Display of plaques
§ 52:11-20.4 Repeals
§ 52:11-42 Effective date
§ 52:11-54 Short title
§ 52:11-55 Legislative Services Commission, Office of Legislative Services
§ 52:11-56 Organization and meetings of the commission
§ 52:11-57 Duties of the commission
§ 52:11-57.1 Preparation of racial and ethnic impact statement for certain proposed legislation
§ 52:11-58 Organization of the Office of Legislative Services
§ 52:11-59 Executive Director
§ 52:11-60 Legislative Counsel
§ 52:11-61 Duties of Legislative Counsel
§ 52:11-62 State Auditor
§ 52:11-63 Studies, reports by State Auditor
§ 52:11-64 Award of contracts by Office of Legislative Services
§ 52:11-65 Director of Public Information
§ 52:11-66 Duties of Director of Public Information
§ 52:11-67 Legislative Budget and Finance Officer
§ 52:11-68 Duties of Legislative Budget and Finance Officer
§ 52:11-69 Officers and employees of the office; status
§ 52:11-70 Request for assistance, information or advice, confidential
§ 52:11-71 Forbids lobbying
§ 52:11-72 Reports
§ 52:11-73 Personnel transferred; rules continued
§ 52:11-74 Property transferred
§ 52:11-75 Appropriations transferred
§ 52:11-76 Powers and duties of Legislative Budget Officer under Appropriations Act
§ 52:11-77 Initial members and officers of commission; terms of office
§ 52:11-78 Legislative information available to public, maintained in electronic form
§ 52:11-79 Findings, declarations relative to Henry J. Raimondo New Jersey Legislative Fellows Program
§ 52:11-80 Henry J. Raimondo New Jersey Legislative Fellows Program
§ 52:11-81 Selection, assignment of fellows; stipend
§ 52:11-82 Henry J. Raimondo New Jersey Legislative Fellows Program Advisory Committee
§ 52:11-83 Appointment of director
§ 52:11-84 Tuition, fee support; matching appropriations
§ 52:11-85 Adoption, maintenance of policy by the Legislature regarding sexual harassment

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 52 > Chapter 11 - President of Senate to Exercise Powers of Vice President of Council

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
  • Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.