New Jersey 2024-2025 Regular Session

New Jersey Assembly Bill AR149 Compare Versions

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1	1	ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION No. 149 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 221st LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
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3	3	ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION No. 149
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5	5	STATE OF NEW JERSEY
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7	7	221st LEGISLATURE
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11	11	INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
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15	15	Sponsored by: Assemblyman ROY FREIMAN District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset) Assemblywoman ELLEN J. PARK District 37 (Bergen) Assemblywoman MITCHELLE DRULIS District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset) Co-Sponsored by: Assemblywoman Peterpaul SYNOPSIS Supplements General Assembly Rules to require members of General Assembly to be addressed as State Representative. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced.
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19	19	Sponsored by:
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21	21	Assemblyman ROY FREIMAN
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23	23	District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
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47	47	SYNOPSIS
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49	49	Supplements General Assembly Rules to require members of General Assembly to be addressed as State Representative.
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53	53	CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
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59	59	An Assembly Resolution supplementing the Rules of the General Assembly to require members of the General Assembly to be addressed as State Representative. Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Rule 25:1 is added to read as follows: 25:1. Addressing Members of the General Assembly All members of the General Assembly shall be addressed, and referred to, as State Representative. 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT This resolution supplements the General Assembly Rules to require that all members of the General Assembly be addressed as State Representative. State Representative is a gender-neutral term that provides all members of the General Assembly with the same title. Currently, members of the General Assembly are referred to as Assemblyman and Assemblywoman. The New Jersey State Constitution of 1947 refers to persons elected to the General Assembly as "members," not as "Assemblyman" or "Assemblywoman." 45 states and territories use the term "representative" for members of the lower body. While other states and territories have other genderless titles for members of their lower house, only New Jersey, New York, Nevada, and California call their members "Assemblyman" and "Assemblywoman." New Jersey would be joining the large majority of states by choosing a genderless title for its General Assembly members.
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61	61	An Assembly Resolution supplementing the Rules of the General Assembly to require members of the General Assembly to be addressed as State Representative.
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65	65	Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
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69	69	1. Rule 25:1 is added to read as follows:
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71	71	25:1. Addressing Members of the General Assembly
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73	73	All members of the General Assembly shall be addressed, and referred to, as State Representative.
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77	77	2. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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83	83	STATEMENT
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87	87	This resolution supplements the General Assembly Rules to require that all members of the General Assembly be addressed as State Representative. State Representative is a gender-neutral term that provides all members of the General Assembly with the same title. Currently, members of the General Assembly are referred to as Assemblyman and Assemblywoman.
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89	89	The New Jersey State Constitution of 1947 refers to persons elected to the General Assembly as "members," not as "Assemblyman" or "Assemblywoman." 45 states and territories use the term "representative" for members of the lower body. While other states and territories have other genderless titles for members of their lower house, only New Jersey, New York, Nevada, and California call their members "Assemblyman" and "Assemblywoman." New Jersey would be joining the large majority of states by choosing a genderless title for its General Assembly members.