New state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced Wednesday he is retaining the committee leadership structure he inherited from former speaker Sheldon Silver, including keeping Joseph Lentol, D-Brooklyn, as Codes Committee chairman and Helene Weinstein, D-Brooklyn, as Judiciary Committee chairwoman.
Heastie, a Bronx Democrat, said the chairs of other committees that often deal with legislation related to the law and the criminal justice system also will hold onto their posts, including Corrections Committee Chairman Daniel O’Donnell, D-Manhattan; Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried, D-Manhattan; and Insurance Committee Chairman Kevin Cahill, D-Kingston.
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