Author Archive | Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney - District 40

Rooney bill protects NJ’s hobbyist beekeepers

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney has introduced legislation protecting the Garden State’s 3,000 hobbyist beekeepers from being stung by state regulations. Rooney’s bill (A3336) prohibits the agriculture department from regulating the property size required for honeybee hives. “Residents understand how important honeybees are to the food chain. When colony collapse disorder caused a […]

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Rooney bill makes paperless tickets consumer-friendly

TRENTON, N.J. – Concert goers, sports fans and the like will have an easier time using paperless tickets in New Jersey. Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney’s bill (A3338) changes state law so the tickets can be transferrable without fees and the original purchaser’s credit card isn’t needed to get into an event. Paperless tickets require the […]

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Bills Would Mandate Broadband Speeds Across NJ Before ISPs Can Charge Premiums

“Assemblyman Kevin Rooney, R-40th District, said he intends to introduce two bills that would restrict internet service providers in New Jersey from implementing paid prioritization for their services unless they already provide broadband speeds to the entire state. Paid prioritization is typically associated with regulation of the internet known as net neutrality, the principle that […]

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Rooney looks to protect consumers with net neutrality bills

TRENTON, N.J. – With the federal government’s net neutrality repeal set to become law in less than two months, Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney introduced two bills earlier this month ensuring consumers have equal access to the internet. The first bill (A3339) requires internet providers to commit to providing at least broadband service to its entire […]

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Rooney sponsors life-saving legislation for people with severe allergies

TRENTON, N.J. – People who save another’s life by administering their own epi-pen would no longer be liable to being sued under legislation introduced by Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney. Rooney’s bill (A2350) clarifies the Epinephrine Access and Emergency Treatment Act, explicitly allowing a person with an epi-pen obtained by a valid prescription to administer epinephrine to another […]

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VIDEO: Environmentalists admit to Rooney that Dems’ climate change bills are meaningless

While Democrats continue to push legislation to join the U.S. Climate Alliance and rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney pressed representatives of the N.J. Sierra Club and Environment New Jersey about what, if anything, the legislation would accomplish to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions Thursday at an Assembly Environment Committee […]

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