Press Releases
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.
Singleton Bill To Provide Property Tax Relief To Permanently Disabled Veterans Who Pay Rent Advances
TRENTON– Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton to provide a gross income tax credit to certain totally and permanently disabled veterans for rent constituting property taxes has passed the Senate Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
Singleton Condemns Trump Admin Move To Protect Health Care Workers That Discriminate Against Patients
TRENTON – Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) issued the following statement today on the Trump Administration’s announcement that it will create the Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom to protect doctors, nurses or other healthcare workers who deny care based on religious or moral objections:
New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus Elects Leadership For 218th Legislative Session
TRENTON – The New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus this week held its reorganization meeting and selected its leadership team for the 218th Legislative Session. The caucus chose to re-elect Senator Ronald L. Rice as Chairperson. Assemblyman Jerry Green, D-Union, Middlesex and Somerset, and Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter, D-Bergen and Passaic, were re-elected as Vice Chairs.
Singleton, Caputo, Jasey, Lagana & Quijano Bill To Revise Requirements For Disclosure Of Security Breaches Heads To Governor's Desk
Legislation Would Require Companies to Notify Consumers When Online Accounts Are Compromised
(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Ralph Caputo, Mila Jasey, Joe Lagana and Annette Quijano sponsored to increase transparency when the security of consumers' personal information is compromised online received final legislative approval Friday and now heads to the governor.
Vainieri Huttle, Muoio, Singleton, Caputo & Jasey Bill To Address Chronic Absenteeism In Public Schools Goes To Governor
(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Elizabeth Muoio, Troy Singleton, Ralph Caputo & Mila Jasey to tackle student absenteeism in public schools received final legislative approval Monday and now heads to the governor's desk.
Singleton, Wimberly, Chiaravalloti & Mukherji Bill To Crack Down On Drivers Who Illegally Pass School Buses Heads To Governor
Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Benjie Wimberly, Nicholas Chiaravalloti and Raj Mukherji instituting a school bus monitoring system to crack down on drivers trying to illegally pass buses gained final legislative approval from the General Assembly on Monday.
Conaway, Moriarty, Tucker & Singleton Bill To Expand Veterans' Hiring Preference Clears Assembly
Legislation Would Eliminate Discrepancy Between State, Federal Definition of "Veteran"
(TRENTON) Legislation Assembly Democrats Herb Conaway, Paul Moriarty, Cleopatra Tucker and Troy Singleton sponsored to help more veterans secure employment in New Jersey was approved Monday by the General Assembly.