State Legislature

A bill that would allow authorities to fine people who did not wear face masks in stores was voted out of a state Assembly committee on September 17. Township resident and state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) was one of the bill’s co-sponsors. Under the bill (A-4453), an individual could be fined anywhere from $50 to $500 for entering or remaining …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen has had a good start to 2020. (File photo). Franklin resident and state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) has had a good start to the new year: two of the bills he co-sponsored have been signed into law, and he was given a spot in the Assembly Speaker’s leadership organization. Danielsen was recently named as a Deputy …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen said Trump’s remarks were racist. Pres. Donald Trump should apologize to the four House of Representative members he targeted in “racist” weekend tweets, telling them to “go back to where they came from,” a local state Assemblyman said on July 16. State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-12), called for the president’s apology in a Facebook post. Danielsen, …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen speaks to the Township Council at its July 9 meeting. About $1 million of the state’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget targeted for a township stream project was frozen by Gov. Phil Murphy, but a local state Assemblyman has promised to fight for it. The $1.1 million was to go to restoration efforts along DeRussey’s Brook, which …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen, seen here at a backpack giveaway at Hillcrest Elementary School, is once again looking for donations for the program. State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) is looking for school supply donations for his annual backpack drive. The backpacks are distributed in September to students who live in the 17th Legislative District. Most needed now are: Backpacks#2 pencilsPocket …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen at one of the public hearings on medical marijuana held in 2018. The state’s medical marijuana program will undergo expansion and changes thanks to a bill, co-sponsored by a township-based state Assemblyman, that was signed into law July 2 by Gov. Phil Murphy. The bill, A-20, will create more medical marijuana dispensaries, make it easier for …

A local state Assemblymen who played an integral role in proposed legislation designed to expand medial marijuana opportunities in the state said he’s not deterred by the bill’s failure to be voted on this week. The bill, A-10, was paired with another bill that would legalize recreational marijuana. The measures were scheduled to be put up for a vote on …

A bill co-sponsored by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) designed to expand health insurance coverage for behavioral health care services and enhance enforcement and oversight of mental health parity was approved March 26 by a vote of 73-3. The bill, A-2031, would require plans to provide coverage for medically necessary behavioral health care services and to meet the requirements of …

A local state legislator looks to play a role in what promises to be groundbreaking marijuana legislation due later this year. State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) is working to include key segments of medical marijuana legislation he introduced into the final bill, which is now being formed in a Democratic caucus. What’s expected to emerge from that caucus – Danielsen …

If the March 5 hearing before the committee he chairs is any indication, state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen is going to have an interesting Spring. Danielsen (D-17), chairman of the Assembly’s Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee, held the first of what are planned to be several public hearings on cannabis regulation. To say interest in the topic was intense wold …