Jurisdiction
Matters pertaining to commerce, industry, economic and industrial development, the workforce and the workplace, and tourism not specifically assigned to another committee; economic development planning, international trade and investment; investment companies and industrial loan corporations as they relate to economic and industrial development; recruitment of business and industry; small business matters relative to economic and industrial development; financing of business and industrial development; business regulatory matters, including the Uniform Commercial Code, relative to economic and industrial development; worker training; technology development and application; chambers of commerce; convention centers and publicly owned exhibition and parking facilities; arts and arts exhibition facilities; state, interstate, and national parks and historic sites; travel promotion and advertising; labor unions; collective bargaining; liquefied petroleum gas and other flammable liquids; electricians; plumbers and plumbing; wages and hours; garnishments; safety and health of employees; child labor; employment agencies; apprenticeship; unemployment compensation; workers' compensation; consumer protection; industrial weights and measures; development and support of small businesses; job creation and job-training programs; federal, state and local regulations that impact small businesses and their employees; all other matters not specifically assigned to another committee relating to administrative, regulatory or operating issues which, because of their smaller size, uniquely impact small business; information technology planning; statewide standards related to information technology; broadband Internet; Internet service providers; tourism and travel promotion and development; state, interstate, and national parks and historic sites; fish and wildlife; small business matters relative to tourism development; hotels and motels generally; hotel and restaurant regulations; billboards; advertising related to tourism development; entertainment establishments; campgrounds; the Tourism Cabinet; hunting and fishing; boating; horseback riding; hiking; bird watching; rock climbing; recreational use of all-terrain vehicles; mountain biking; cycling; kayaking; and recreational land use.