TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Fred Madden (D – Gloucester, Camden) and Jim Beach (D – Camden) that would provide unemployment benefits to veterans who have not been able to find work after leaving the military cleared the Senate Labor Committee today.
The bill, S1712, would provide supplemental unemployment benefits to an ex-service member who has exhausted his or her federal unemployment benefits.
TRENTON – Two bills sponsored by Senator John A. Girgenti which would make important changes to existing law to enhance New Jersey’s public safety were signed into law today by Governor Christie.
The measures would require hospitals to report certain injuries to local and State police, and would allow members of junior firefighters’ auxiliary groups to perform nonhazardous support duties at fire sites.
“As someone who’s devoted his entire legislative career to improving New Jersey’s public safety response, I can tell you that the job is never done, and you have to be willing to make changes from time to time to keep New Jerseyans safe,” said Senator Girgenti, D-Passaic and Bergen, and chairman of the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee. “Through these bills, we’ll have better reporting of potential criminal action from our State’s hospitals, and we’ll be able to engage young volunteers to perform nonhazardous services at fire sites. These bills, though relatively modest, will have a major impact on public safety in the Garden State.”
TRENTON – The statute of limitations for criminal offenses arising from violations of certain environmental laws and crimes causing widespread injury or damage would be eliminated under a bill sponsored by Senators Barbara Buono and Bob Smith and passed today by the Senate.
“The nature of environmental crimes and violations can lead them to have a widespread and long-term effect on both the community as a whole and individual people that can make it difficult to prosecute known offenders under the statute of limitations,” said Senator Buono, D-Middlesex. “Given that there are cases where the health effects and environmental damage is not noticeable until years after the crime has occurred or where it can take years just to figure out who is responsible, prosecutors need to have sufficient time to investigate these crimes and hold the perpetrators accountable for their actions.”
TRENTON – The statute of limitations for criminal offenses arising from violations of certain environmental laws and crimes causing widespread injury or damage would be eliminated under a bill sponsored by Senator Barbara Buono and Bob Smith and passed today by the Senate Environment Committee.
“The nature of environmental crimes and violations can make it difficult to prosecute offenders under the statute of limitations,” said Senator Buono, D-Middlesex. “The health effects and environmental damage may not be noticeable until years after the crime has occurred and it can take as long to figure out who is responsible. Prosecutors need to have sufficient time to investigate these crimes and hold the perpetrators accountable for their actions.”