legislation

COHEN PROPOSES 'CONGO'S BILL'TO SAVE LIFE OF DOG SENTENCED TO DEATH

(ROSELLE) - Assembly Deputy Speaker Neil M. Cohen today introduced legislation that would immediately change the state's vicious dog laws to save the life of Congo, a German shepherd that has fetched national media attention after being sentenced to death for mauling a landscaper in Princeton earlier this year. 

POU BILL AIMED AT ENHANCING HEALTH CARE ACCESS
FOR UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS ADVANCES
Legislation Would Enhance Municipalities' Ability To Use Property Tax Exemption Law
To Better Focus Efforts to Provide Medical Care to Underserved Communities

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblywoman Nellie Pou sponsored to give municipal officials greater ability to offer property tax exemptions as an incentive for health care providers to open a practice in a medically underserved community was released today by an Assembly committee.

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE RELEASES ROBERTS BILL
TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR VOTER-VERIFIED BALLOTS
Measure Would Give State Until June 2008 Primary to Retrofit Electronic Machines

(TRENTON) - An Assembly committee today released legislation Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr., sponsored to give state officials until the June 3, 2008 primary elections to ensure that electronic voting machines statewide would meet the requirement for providing voter-verifiable paper records of votes cast.

COHEN/ROBERTS 'GRACE'S LAW' ADVANCES
Measure Would Require NJ Health Insurers
To Provide Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Below Age 16

(TRENTON) - An Assembly panel today released legislation Assemblyman Neil M. Cohen and Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr., sponsored to require health insurance plans to provide coverage of medical expenses incurred when purchasing hearing aids for children 15-years-old and younger.