Press Releases
2018 Press Releases
June 14 - Turner Bill to Amend Open Public Records Act Advances
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner that would exempt certain personal information from the open public records law, and would bar entitlement to attorney fees in certain litigation related to the law passed the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism, and Historic Preservation Committee today. [MORE]
June 14 - Turner Bills to Support Educational Needs of Deaf Students Advance
TRENTON – Two bills sponsored by Senate Education Committee Vice Chair Shirley K. Turner that would address the educational rights and needs of deaf students were approved today by the Senate Education Committee. [MORE]
June 11 - Turner Initiative Puts 8000 Books Into Young Readers' Hands for Summer
TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner’s Fourth Annual Community Book Drive and Book Fair, held today at Trenton’s Hedgepeth Williams Middle School and P.J. Hill Elementary School, put more than 8,000 books into the eager hands of 1,542 schoolchildren. This year’s event allows the children to select three books each for summer reading that will help them retain the literacy skills they acquired during the school year. [MORE]
June 11 - Greenstein, Turner Bill to Permit Operation of Low-Speed Electric Bicycles Advances
TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senate Law and Public Safety Committee Chairwoman Linda R. Greenstein and Senator Shirley K. Turner that would permit the operation of low-speed electric bicycles was passed out of the Senate Transportation Committee today. [MORE]
June 7 - Turner Resolution to Commemorate 14th Amendment Clears Senate
TRENTON – The Senate today adopted Senator Shirley K. Turner’s resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to United States Constitution. [MORE]
June 7 - Senate Clears Turner Bill to Improve Transparcy for Highter Education Tuition and Fees
TRENTON - A bill sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner that would require institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to improve transparency of tuition and fees was approved by the Senate today. [MORE]
May 30 - Turner Statement on Enactment of Law to Reestablish Urban Enterprise Zones
TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner issued the following statement on Governor Phil Murphy’s enactment Wednesday of legislation she championed to reestablish expired Urban Enterprise Zones in Brighton, Camden, Newark, Plainfield and Trenton and preserve all New Jersey’s 27 UEZs until December 31, 2023: [MORE]
May 30 - Rice, Turner Resolution to Launch NJ Commission on Urban Violence Advances
TRENTON – A joint resolution sponsored by Senator Ronald L. Rice and Senator Shirley K. Turner that would establish the “New Jersey State Commission on Urban Violence” to study the sources and causes of violence in New Jersey’s urban areas advanced out of the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee today. [MORE]
May 30 - Ruiz & Turner Bills to Reduce Child Hunger in NJ Signed by Governor
TRENTON – A package of bills sponsored by Senator M. Teresa Ruiz and Senator Shirley K. Turner to reduce child hunger in New Jersey – by ensuring that not only eligible students are able to access two meals a day at school, but that they also do not go hungry during the summer months – were signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy today. [MORE]
May 21 - Turner Bill to Require Medicaid Strategy to Improve Availability Of LARCs Advances
TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner that would require the Department of Human Services to implement a state Medicaid payment strategy to optimize the availability of long acting reversible contraceptives was unanimously approved today by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. [MORE]
May 14 - Turner Resolution to Commemorate 14th Amendment Advances
TRENTON – The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee today adopted Senator Shirley K. Turner’s resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to United States Constitution. [MORE]
May 14 - Turner Bill to Ease Vehicle Surcharge Payment Advances
TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner that would require the Motor Vehicle Commission to enter into a monthly installment plan for the payment of motor vehicle surcharges upon the written request of a driver with outstanding surcharges was today approved by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee. [MORE]
May 14 - Turner Bill to Stimulate NJ High Tech Economic Growth Advances
TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner that would establish an innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey’s research institutions was approved by the Senate Economic Growth Committee today. It would allow certain technology businesses located in three innovation zones to receive tax credits under the Grow New Jersey assistance program. [MORE]
May 14 - Turner Bill To Improve Transparecy for Higher Education Tuition and Fee Advances
TRENTON - A bill sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner that would require institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to improve transparency of tuition and fees passed the Senate Higher Education Committee today. [MORE]
May 14 - Turner Bill to Create Restricted Use Licenses For Those Suspended or Revoked for Inability to Pay Fines Advances
TRENTON - The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee today approved a bill sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner that would establish a restricted use driver’s license endorsement to a basic driver’s license for drivers whose licenses have been suspended or revoked for failure to pay certain motor vehicle surcharges or for an accumulation of motor vehicle penalty points. [MORE]
May 10 - Turner, Pennacchio Bill To Allow Voluntary Medical Notification On Driver's Licenses Advances
TRENTON - A bill sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner and Senator Joseph Pennacchio to allow people with implanted medical devices to voluntarily make notifications on their driver’s licenses or identification cards was approved by the Senate Transportation Committee today. [MORE]
May 2 - Turner to Introduce Bill to Create Jail Diversion Program for Mentally Ill
TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner will introduce legislation next week that would allow offenders suffering from mental illness to be diverted away from the mainstream criminal justice system and into a rehabilitation process that addresses criminal behavior in the context of mental disorders. [MORE]
April 12 - Turner-Vitale Bill to Restore SNAP Benefits for the Working Poor Clears Committee
TRENTON — Legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner and Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Chair Joseph F. Vitale to restore nutritional benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for poor and working class families in New Jersey was approved by the Senate today. [MORE]
March 26 - Gill, Turner & Weinberg Bills to End Employment Discrimination Based on Credit History and Promoting Pay Equity Advances
TRENTON – A pair of bills sponsored by Senator Nia H. Gill, Senator Shirley K. Turner, and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg that would end employment discrimination based on an individual’s credit history and promoting pay equity was approved by the Senate today. [MORE]
March 5 - Gill-Turner Bill to End Employment Discrimination Based on Credit History Advances
TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Nia H. Gill and Senator Shirley K. Turner that would end employment discrimination based on an individual’s credit history or financial status was approved by the Senate Labor Committee today. [MORE]
March 5 - Ruiz & Turner Bills to Reduce Child Hunger in Schools Advance
TRENTON – A pair of bills sponsored by Senate Education Chair M. Teresa Ruiz and Senator Shirley K. Turner to reduce child hunger in New Jersey – by ensuring that eligible students are able to access two meals a day at school, but also that they do not go hungry during the summer months – was approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today. [MORE]
March 5 - Turner/Greenstein Bills Require Prompt Notification of Boil Water Advisories Advances
TRENTON – Two pieces of legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner and Senator Linda R. Greenstein that would improve the notification process when a boil water advisory goes into effect and protect customers when water is unsafe for consumption cleared the Senate Environment and Energy Committee today. [MORE]
February 26 - Turner-Diegnan Bill Requiring School Districts To Provide Daily Recess for Students in Grade Kindergarten to 5 Clears Senate
Trenton- Today, the Senate approved legislation, sponsored by Senators Shirley K. Turner and Patrick Diegnan Jr., to require public school districts to provide a daily recess period to elementary school students. [MORE]
February 26 - Turner Bill to Help People on Disability Return to Work Sooner Passed by the Senate
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner to establish a program for people who are on disability to be able to return to work sooner, while still receiving their Temporary Disability Insurance, cleared the Senate today. [MORE]
February 26 - Turner/Cruz-Perez Bill to Reestablish and Extend UEZ Designations Clears Senate
TRENTON – Today, legislation sponsored by Senators Shirley K. Turner and Nilsa Cruz-Perez, extending the duration of five designated urban enterprise zones (UEZ)where the program has expired, was approved by the full Senate. [MORE]
February 16 - Turner/Cruz-Perez Bill to Reestablish and Extend UEZ Designations Clears Committee
TRENTON – Yesterday, legislation sponsored by Senators Shirley K. Turner and Nilsa Cruz-Perez, extending the duration of five designated urban enterprise zones (UEZ) where the program has expired, was approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. [MORE]
February 6 - Turner Statement on Governor Murphy's Net Neutrality Executive Order, Attorney General Action
TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner issued the following statement on actions taken today by the Murphy Administration to combat the rollback of net neutrality rules. Governor Phil Murphy today signed an executive order directing state contracting authorities to require that all future contracts for internet, data, and telecommunications be awarded only to Internet Service Providers that adhere to net. [MORE]
February 5 - Turner Bill to Help People on Disability Return to Work Sooner Advances
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner to establish a program for people who are on disability to be able to return to work sooner, while still receiving their Temporary Disability Insurance, was passed by the Senate Budget and Appropriations. [MORE]
February 1 - College Affordability Bills Gain Senate Approval
TRENTON – A wide-ranging plan to make college more affordable and to reduce student debt was approved by the Senate today. The 10 bills, sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senator Sandra Cunningham, the chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, Senator Shirley K. Turner. [MORE]
February 1 - Senate Approves Measure Urging Congress to Restore Net Neutrality
TRENTON – The Senate today approved a resolution sponsored by Senators Shirley K. Turner, Nilsa Cruz-Perez and Jeff Van Drew urging Congress and the President of the United States to restore the principle of “net neutrality” in federal law. [MORE]
January 25 - Turner-Diegnan Bill Requiring School Districts To Provide Daily Recess for Students in Grade Kindergarten to 5 Clears Committee
TRENTON- Today, the Senate Education Committee approved legislation, sponsored by Senators Shirley K. Turner and Patrick Diegnan Jr., to require public school districts to provide a daily recess period to elementary school students. [MORE]
January 25 - Turner/Ruiz Bill Requiring Full-Day Kindergarten in New Jersey Advances
TRENTON – Today, legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner and Senator M. Teresa Ruiz requiring full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishing a uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten cleared the Senate Education Committee. [MORE]
January 25 - Turner Bill to Reestablish and Extend UEZ Designations Clears Committee
TRENTON – Today, legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner extending the urban enterprise zone designation in 37 municipalities in the state was approved by the Senate Economic Growth Committee. [MORE]
January 25 - Turner Legislation to Require Random Drug Testing in Halfway Houses, Other Residential Facilities Approved by Committee
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner to require random drug tests for inmates who are receiving treatment in a residential community release program was approved today by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee. [MORE]
January 19 - Responding to Trenton Water Debacle, Turner To Introduce Bills Requiring Prompt Notification of Boil Water Advisories
TRENTON – Responding to the water contamination issue that occurred in the City of Trenton this week, Senator Shirley K. Turner announced today that she will be introducing two bills on Monday to improve the notification process and protect Trenton Water Works’ customers when the water is unsafe for drinking. [MORE]
January 16 - Rice-Turner Bill Providing Ethnic and Minority Impacts of Legislation Now Law
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Ronald L. Rice and Senator Shirley K. Turner requiring that a racial and ethnic impact statement be attached to certain types of legislation, is now law. [MORE]
January 16 - Ruiz-Turner Bill to Reduce Hunger in New Jersey Schools Now Law
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator M. Teresa Ruiz and Senator Shirley K. Turner aiming to reduce hunger in New Jersey schools was signed into law. [MORE]
January 8 - Turner/Greenstein Bill Allowing Public Schools in Same District to Enter Into Cooperative Sports Program Clears Senate
TRENTON – Today, the Senate approved legislation sponsored by Senators Shirley K. Turner and Linda Greenstein that would allow high schools that have sports programs that are struggling with participation or are facing budgetary constraints that are forced to eliminate certain sports to enter a cooperative sports program. [MORE]
January 8 - Turner-Ruiz Bill to Permit Restricted License Use For Certain Drivers Clears Assembly
TRENTON – Today, legislation sponsored by Senators Shirley K. Turner and M. Teresa Ruiz to establish a restricted driver’s license for certain motor vehicle offenders with suspended licenses was approved by the Assembly. [MORE]
January 8 - Rice-Turner Bill Providing Ethnic and Minority Impacts for Future Legislation Clears Assembly
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Ronald L. Rice and Senator Shirley K. Turner requiring that a racial and ethnic impact statement be attached to certain types of legislation, cleared the Assembly today. The bill now goes to the Governor’s desk. [MORE]
January 8 - Turner Bill Establishing Prescription Drug Donation Programs Now Law
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner establishing a prescription drug donation program by pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and similar entities was signed into law today by the Governor. [MORE]
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