Patrick Diegnan

ASSEMBLY OK'S SCHAER/DIEGNAN BILL TO RESCHEDULE VOTES
THAT CONFLICT WITH RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES ADVANCES
Measure Stems from Situation in Edison Where School Officials Sought Bond Referendum On Rosh Hashanah

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblymen Gary S. Schaer and Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. sponsored to ensure New Jersey voters are not disenfranchised when an election falls on the same day as a major religious observance was today passed by the General Assembly.

ASSEMBLY PASSES SEVEN-BILL PACKAGE TO UPDATE, IMPROVE NJ'S CORPORATE BUSINESS LAWS

Measures Would Make State More Business Friendly; Make NJ's Corporate Business Laws Similar to Delaware's

(TRENTON) - The General Assembly today passed a seven-bill package sponsored by Assemblymen Patrick J. Diegnan, Joseph Vas, Matthew W. Milam, Nelson T. Albano and Wayne P. DeAngelo to simplify many of New Jersey's corporate governance statutes and make the state more attractive to businesses.

SCHAER/DIEGNAN BILL TO RESCHEDULE VOTES
THAT CONFLICT WITH RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES ADVANCES
Measure Stems from Situation in Edison Where School Officials Sought Bond Referendum On Rosh Hashanah

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblymen Gary S. Schaer and Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. sponsored to ensure New Jersey voters are not disenfranchised when an election falls on the same day as a major religious observance was released today by an Assembly committee.

DIEGNAN/VAS SEVEN-BILL PACKAGE TO UPDATE, IMPROVE NJ'S CORPORATE BUSINESS LAWS ADVANCES

Measures Would Make State More Business Friendly; Make NJ's Corporate Business Laws Similar to Delaware's

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee today released a seven-bill package sponsored by Assemblymen Patrick J. Diegnan and Joseph Vas to simplify many of New Jersey's corporate governance statutes and make the state more attractive to businesses.

DIEGNAN, BARNES: JEWISH RESIDENTS CANNOT LOSE VOICE IN SEPTEMBER SCHOOL BOND REFERENDUMS
Lawmakers Urge Officials to Give Districts Ability to Reschedule Votes

(EDISON) - Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. and Peter Barnes III today called upon administration officials to come to a final determination whether the date of next month's school bond referendums could be changed to ensure Jewish residents are not disenfranchised by the coincidence of the elections falling on the same day as Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and one of the holiest days on the Hebrew calendar.

DIEGNAN/BARNES BILL MOVING NONPARTISAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO NOVEMBER ADVANCES

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblymen Patrick Diegnan, Jr., and Peter J. Barnes III sponsored to allow New Jersey towns that hold May nonpartisan municipal elections to move the date of the election to the same day as the November general election was unanimously released today from the Assembly State Government Committee.

DIEGNAN/CRUZ-PEREZ BILL REQUIRING INFORMED CONSENT BEFORE PRESCRIBING MINORS DANGEROUS DRUGS ADVANCES
Measure Would Apply to Prescription Drugs Carrying FDA 'Black Box Warning' Labels

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. and Assemblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez sponsored that would require physicians and other licensed healthcare professionals to obtain informed consent from a parent or guardian before prescribing a potentially dangerous drug to a child was released by an Assembly committee today.

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE RELEASES BILL EXEMPTING
RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS FROM PROPERTY TAX

(TRENTON) - Legislation to exempt renewable energy systems - such as solar and wind power - from property taxes was released today by the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee.