October 22, 2012
Contact: Senate Republican Office / (609) 847-3600
Senator Robert W. Singer
In light of last week’s federal medical marijuana dispensary conviction in California, New Jersey Senator Robert Singer (R-30) sent today a letter asking state Attorney General Chiesa to report any potential impact on the Garden State’s medical marijuana enterprises, particularly for-profit facilities.
Click here to view the letter from Senator Singer to Attorney General Chiesa (PDF).
“As a proponent of this state’s medical marijuana law, I want to make sure the law works to provide this medicine to victims of chronic illnesses,” Singer said. “The California business in question was of a large scale and suspected of being driven by profits.”
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October 16, 2012
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Senator Robert W. Singer
The Senate Commerce Committee has advanced bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer (R-Monmouth, Ocean) to restructure ticket sale and resale laws.
“We are bringing accountability to an expanding realm of event ticket sales, which for too long and in too many cases has taken advantage of consumers by imposing ambiguous fees and creating an unlevel playing field,” Singer said. “This balanced legislation provides overdue consumer protections, introduces transparency into the ticket sale process and facilitates responsible ticket resales in a free market.”
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October 15, 2012
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Senator Robert W. Singer
Legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer, (R-Monmouth, Ocean) to require hospitals in New Jersey to notify observation patients of potential out-of-pocket costs was advanced today by the Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee.
“Many patients admitted to hospitals for observation are not considered inpatients, so their insurance plans may not cover prescriptions otherwise covered if administered during an inpatient stay,” Singer said. “Often times, patients who suffer unforeseen out-of-pocket expenses after hospital observations suffer from chronic conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol.”
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October 4, 2012
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Senator Jennifer Beck,
Senator Robert W. Singer
The Senate passed today a “Bill of Rights for Continuing Care Retirement Community Residents in Independent Living,” sponsored by Senators Robert Singer and Jennifer Beck.
The Senators’ S-2052Sca to establish and clarify basic rights for retirement community residents under continuing care was unanimously approved on Sept. 20 by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.
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September 24, 2012
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Senator Robert W. Singer
Life-saving measure “Janet’s Law,” sponsored by Senator Robert Singer, R-Monmouth, Ocean, has been signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie.
“This action by the legislature and administration is long overdue to prevent tragic student-athlete deaths due to unexpected cardiac arrests,” Singer said. “I am proud that after several years, we finally achieved this law in Janet Zilinski’s memory, assuring her heartbreaking passing wasn’t in vain.”
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September 24, 2012
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Senator Robert W. Singer,
Senator Tom Kean
Legislation sponsored by Senators Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Union) and Robert W. Singer (R- Ocean) designed to help high school students better understand the financial obligations they are incurring when taking out student loans to finance their post-secondary education has been approved by the Senate Higher Education Committee.
The bill, S- 2150, requires the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) to develop a document containing student loan repayment information on state, federal and private student loans, and mandates that document be disseminated by school districts and nonpublic high schools to students.
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September 20, 2012
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Robert W. Singer
A state Senate committee’s unanimous passage today of legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer, R-Monmouth, Ocean, provides momentum for the state legislature to establish and clarify basic rights for retirement community residents under continuing care.
Senator Singer’s S-2052, approved today by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, would serve as the “Bill of Rights for Continuing Care Retirement Community Residents in Independent Living.”
“This legislation empowers and protects residents of CCRCs, to assure that they will have an active voice and fair opportunity to participate in decisions that have a direct bearing on their quality of life,” Singer said.
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June 28, 2012
Contact: Brad Schnure / (609) 847-3600
Senator Jim Holzapfel,
Senator Robert W. Singer
The New Jersey Senate has approved legislation (S-2020) sponsored by Senator James W. Holzapfel (R-10) and Senator Robert Singer (R-30) that authorizes the investment of $8 billion over five years in transportation infrastructure funding pursuant to Governor Christie’s Transportation Capital Program.
“The Governor’s transportation funding plan will allow us to continue critical investments in infrastructure without having to resort to a gas tax increase that people cannot afford,” said Holzapfel. “Unlike his predecessor who nearly bankrupted the Transportation Trust Fund, Governor Christie is working to reduce our reliance on borrowing and will transition transportation funding to a sustainable pay-as-you-go model over the proposed five-year plan.”
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June 25, 2012
Contact: Brad Schnure / (609) 847-3600
Senator Robert W. Singer
The New Jersey Senate has approved “Janet’s Law” sponsored by Senator Robert Singer (R-30) to prevent student-athlete deaths due to cardiac arrest.
This initiative, introduced four years ago by Singer in the memory of Janet Zilinski, requires public and private schools to have automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on school grounds with trained operators at sports events.
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June 18, 2012
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Senator Robert W. Singer
Senator Robert Singer, R-Monmouth, Ocean, lauds the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee’s passage today of his bipartisan tanning bill, S-1172.
Singer’s bill, introduced in 2010, places tighter restrictions on 16 and 17 year olds years using tanning facilities in New Jersey, requiring parents to purchase the tanning services for the children and prohibiting tanning on consecutive days. The bill also completely prohibits 14 and 15 year olds from using the beds.
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