The Assistant to the President and the Speaker
is responsible for all administrative functions. He
serves in a coordinating capacity for the Legisla-
tive Department with respect to administrative
functions involving agencies such as the Depart-
ment of General Services, the Department of
Budget and Fiscal Planning, the Department of
State Planning, the Department of Personnel, and
the Comptroller's Office.

STANDING COMMITTEES

SENATE
Budget and Taxation

Laurence Levitan, Chairperson
Room 100, James Building Telephone: 841-3690

State operating and capital budgets, including
revenues and expenditures; supplementary appro-
priation bills; State and county bond authoriza-
tions; legislative budgetary procedures; all taxa-
tion and property assessment legislation; and
creation of judgeships.

Constitutional and Public Law

Edward T. Conroy, Chairperson
Room 400, James Building Telephone: 841-3582

Government operations; procedures of executive
and administrative departments and agencies; civ-
il rights; election laws; motor vehicle code; ad-
ministrative law; and constitutional amendments.

Economic Affairs

Harry T. McGuirk, Chairperson
Room 200, James Building Telephone: 841-3661

Regulation of businesses, labor, occupations, and
professions in general; economic development; in-
surance; banking; utility regulation; consumer
protection; natural resources and environmental
matters; agriculture; energy; and land use plan-
ning and zoning.

Finance

Melvin A. Steinberg, Chairperson

Presidential Wing, James Building
Telephone: 841-3677

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Education; transportation; health and welfare
matters; gambling and horse racing; pensions;
and State personnel and pension matters.

Judicial Proceedings

J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Chairperson
Room 300, James Building Telephone: 841-3623

Judicial administration and court structure; legal
profession; crimes and punishments; criminal and
civil laws and procedures; juvenile justice; real
property; trusts, estates, and probate matters; and
legal rights and immunities.

Executive Nominations

Margaret C. Schweinhaut, Chairperson

Examines all nominations for appointments made
by the Governor and reports thereon to the Sen-
ate with recommendations.

Rules, Organization, and Procedure

James dark, Jr., Chairperson

Considers proposals concerning the rules, organi-
zation, and procedures of the Senate and makes
recommendations thereon; reviews legislation in-
troduced after bill deadline.

Protocol

Harry J. McGuirk, Chairperson

Organizes, plans, and schedules the social activi-
ties of the General Assembly.

Consent Calendar (appointed on an as needed ba-
sis)

Determines the bills and joint resolutions pro-
posed for inclusion on the consent calendar.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Appropriations

John R. Hargreaves, Chairperson
Room 131, Lowe Building Telephone: 841-3407

Consideration of State operating and capital bud-
gets, including revenues and expenditures; supple-
mentary appropriation bills; State and county