Press Releases

Singleton, Addiego Bill To Help Families Of Deceased Essential Workers Passes Senate

Trenton – Legislation which would provide a cost of living adjustment to death benefit payments to the dependents of essential employees who died due to COVID-19 passed the Senate today. The bill is sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton and Senator Dawn Marie Addiego.

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Singleton Bill Designated ‘Moose’s Law’ Passes Committee

Trenton – Legislation, which would prohibit anyone convicted of criminal animal cruelty from owning a domestic animal and from working or volunteering at businesses involving animals, passed the Senate Environment and Energy Committee today. The bill is sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton, and is designated as “Moose’s Law” named after a Burlington County dog that was stolen and killed after it was left in a hot car.

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Singleton Bill To Provide Funding To NJSHARES S.M.A.R.T. Program Clears Committee

Trenton – Legislation to provide $10 million to the NJSHARES S.M.A.R.T. program, which offers energy assistance to homeowners in financial trouble cleared the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee today. The bill is sponsored by Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee Chair Senator Troy Singleton.

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Senate Approves Kean/Singleton Legislation To Support Charitable Giving

Measure Creates Tax Deduction for Contributions to NJ Charities During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Singleton, Cruz-Perez Bill To Establish The ‘Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program’ Clears Senate

Trenton – Legislation to establish the “Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program”, which would help a homeowner reduce the remaining amount of money owed on a mortgage, cleared the Senate today. The bill, S-2034, is sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton and Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez.

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Senate’s Fiscal Recovery Strategists To Conduct Public Hearing

Trenton – The team of economic recovery strategists leading the State Senate’s work to develop plans to restart the state’s economy from the coronavirus shutdown will conduct a public hearing on Monday to get input from health care professionals, Senator Paul Sarlo said today.

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Kean/Singleton Legislation To Support Charitable Giving Advances

TRENTON – The Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee has advanced legislation sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean and Senator Troy Singleton that would give a boost to charitable organizations that are hard at work serving communities across New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Singleton Bill To Establish The ‘Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program’ Passes Committee

Trenton – Legislation to establish the “Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program”, which would help a homeowner reduce the remaining amount of money owed on a mortgage, cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today. The bill, S-2034, was sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton.

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Singleton: Use Stimulus Money To Provide Hazard Pay Bonuses For Essential Workers

Trenton – State Senator Troy Singleton today urged the Governor and Legislative Leadership to consider utilizing a share of New Jersey’s federal stimulus money for hazard pay bonuses for our essential workers. The text of the letter is below:

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Singleton: Invest In NJ’s Unemployment System Now To Address Claims Backlog

Trenton– State Senator Troy Singleton today issued the following statement regarding the State’s backlog of unemployment claims:

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