Press Releases
Singleton Bill To Establish Program To Link Medically Underserved Communities With Health Care Advances
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton that would establish the “New Jersey Community Health Worker Program” in the Department of Health to help link medically-underserved communities with health care resources cleared the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee today.
Singleton Bill To Protect Pedestrians In School Zones Clears Committee
Trenton – Legislation Senator Troy Singleton sponsored to make roadways safer for pedestrians was approved today unanimously by the Senate Transportation Committee.
Vitale-Singleton Bills Would Help Protect & Preserve The Benefits Of Federal Health Care Law In NJ
TRENTON – Acting to protect New Jersey from President Trump’s attempts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and to preserve the health care benefits the law is providing to the state’s residents, Senator Joe Vitale and Senator Troy Singleton are advancing two bills that would maintain the viability of the individual mandate and establish a reinsurance fund to help stabilize the insurance market. The measures were approved by the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee today.
Van Drew-Singleton Bill To 'STOP' Offshore Drilling Approved By Committee
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May/Atlantic/Cumberland) and Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) to help stop offshore drilling in state waters was approved by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee today.
Sarlo, Oroho, Bucco And Singleton Lay Out Plan To Help Small Businesses, Partnerships Preserve Deductibility Of State Income Taxes
TRENTON – Senators Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen), Steve Oroho (R-Sussex), Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) and Anthony Bucco Sr. (R-Morris) today announced a bipartisan legislative initiative that will preserve the federal deductibility of an estimated $23 billion in state income taxes for New Jersey’s small businesses and partnerships.
Singleton Introduces Bill To Help Middle-Class Homeowners Build Equity
TRENTON – Senator Troy Singleton today introduced legislation to create a tax credit program that rewards middle-class families that choose to pay down the principal amounts of their home mortgages early. The bill is modeled on federal legislation referred to as the Building Equity for the American Middle-Class Act (BEAM Act) that will encourage families to build equity in their home, pay down their home mortgage more quickly, thus creating more wealth while securing the American dream of homeownership.
Video - Sarlo Discusses Bill To Help Preserve Deductibility Of Property Taxes
Senate Budget Committee chair Paul Sarlo discussed his legislation to allow New Jerseyans to receive tax credits for charitable contributions.
Singleton Bill To Require Rutgers To Research Gun Violence Advances
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton that would require the University Behavioral Health Care at Rutgers University and the School of Criminal Justice of Rutgers to undertake a comprehensive study to research firearms-related violence cleared the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee today.
Singleton Bill To Prohibit Dumping Dredge Spoils On Burlington Island Approved
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton that would prohibit dumping dredge spoils on and around certain islands, including Burlington Island, without municipal approval was passed by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee today.
Van Drew, Cruz-Perez Bills To Provide Financial Assistance To Wineries And Vineyards Advance
TRENTON – Three pieces of legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew, Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez, Senator Troy Singleton, and Senator Vin Gopal that would provide financial assistance to wineries and vineyards in New Jersey in order for them to expand operations and spur economic development were approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.