Press Releases
Singleton, Schaer, Benson, Eustace, Mosquera & Houghtaling Bill to Improve Reporting and Disclosure of State Tax Expenditures Clears Committee
Legislation Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Gary Schaer, Daniel R. Benson, Tim Eustace, Gabriela Mosquera and Eric Houghtaling sponsored to improve reporting and disclosure requirements on state tax expenditures to help better ensure that tax incentives yield the impact desired was advanced Thursday by an Assembly committee.
Singleton, Vainieri Huttle & Mosquera Bill Package to Boost Domestic Violence Training for Law Enforcement Advances
An Assembly panel on Thursday advanced a bipartisan bill package sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Gabriela Mosquera to enhance domestic violence training for all facets of law enforcement.
The first bill (A-2185), sponsored by Singleton and Vainieri Huttle, would establish mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Singleton, Lampitt, Quijano, Pintor Marin, Wimberly & Downey Bill Requiring State to Reveal Complete Property Tax Data Continues Advancing
(TRENTON) - Assembly approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Pamela Lampitt, Annette Quijano, Eliana Pintor Marin, Benjie Wimberly and Joann Downey to require the state to annually post complete property tax data was released Thursday by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.
The bill - approved by the Assembly in June - comes after the Christie administration last year deleted property tax data traditionally found on the Department of Community Affairs web site. The information detailed Christie's cuts to property tax relief that resulted in a net property tax increase of about 20 percent.
Assembly Democratic Bill to Promote Equal Pay for Women Approved by Assembly Panel
Bill Sponsored by Downey, Lampitt, Schaer, Houghtaling, Benson, Singleton, Muoio & DeAngelo
(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Joann Downey, Pamela Lampitt, Gary Schaer, Eric Houghtaling, Dan Benson, Troy Singleton, Elizabeth Maher Muoio and Wayne DeAngelo to promote equal pay for women was released Thursday by an Assembly panel.
Singleton & Pinkin Measure Urging Federal Lawmakers to Close ‘Terror Gap’ Clears Assembly Committee
Known or Suspected Terrorists Have 91 Percent Success Rate in Purchasing Guns from U.S. Dealers
Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton and Nancy Pinkin urging federal lawmakers to act to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals recently was advanced by an Assembly committee.
Singleton, Mosquera & Benson Sponsored 'Lisa's Law' to Electronically Monitor Domestic Violence Offenders Advances
(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Gabriela Mosquera and Daniel Benson that would establish a pilot program for the electronic monitoring of domestic violence offenders in New Jersey was advanced by an Assembly panel on Thursday.
Singleton, Egan & Taliaferro Bill to Bolster NJ's Prevailing Wage System Clears Assembly
(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Joseph Egan and Adam Taliaferro to bolster New Jersey's prevailing wage system was approved, 68-2-2, by the Assembly on Thursday.
Assembly Democrats Craig Coughlin, Pamela Lampitt, Troy Singleton, Daniel Benson, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Gabriela Mosquera - protections against cyber-harassment for domestic violence victims
Coughlin, Lampitt, Singleton, Benson, Vainieri Huttle & Mosquera Bill to Add Cyber-Harassment to Domestic Violence Statutes Continues to Advance
Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Craig Coughlin, Pamela Lampitt, Troy Singleton, Daniel Benson, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Gabriela Mosquera to bolster protections against cyber-harassment for domestic violence victims in New Jersey gained approval from the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Monday.
The bill (A-1946) would add cyber-harassment to the list of crimes considered domestic violence under the "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991."
Assembly Approves Conaway, Pinkin, Kennedy & Singleton Bill to Keep Voters Apprised of Polling Location Changes
Law Inspired, in part, by Havoc Created When Superstorm Sandy Forced Towns to Move Polling Locations
Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Herb Conaway, Jr., M.D., Nancy Pinkin, James Kennedy and Troy Singleton to make sure voters are aware of any changes to polling locations was approved by an Assembly panel on Monday.
Singleton, Green, DeAngelo, Sumter & Lampitt Bill to Help Homeowners with Negative Home Equity Avoid Foreclosures & Short Sales Advanced by Assembly Panel
By preventing foreclosures and short sales, sponsors hope to help homeowners keep homes & prevent further damage to state's troubled housing market
(TRENTON) - An Assembly panel on Thursday released legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Jerry Green, Wayne DeAngelo, Shavonda Sumter and Pamela Lampitt to help homeowners with negative home equity avoid foreclosure and short sales, and prevent further agitating the state's troubled housing market.