Archive for Tag: Christoper DePhillips

Business association supports DePhillips’ bill increasing corporate R&D tax credits

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips’ bill supporting research and development innovation with more attractive tax credits received a boost from New Jersey’s business community Monday. The New Jersey Business & Industry Association came out in support of the assemblyman’s bill (S2702/A2487) that would increase the qualified research expenses...

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Unexpected revenue windfall must benefit New Jerseyans now, DePhillips says

TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey is in even better financial shape than first thought, with billions more in surplus than anticipated in Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed FY2023 budget. As such, Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips is calling for the governor and legislature to provide New Jerseyans tax relief in this year’s budget....

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DePhillips questions AG for ignoring calls to protect children on social media platforms

TRENTON, N.J. – Forty-four states’ and territories’ Attorneys General recently called on social media giants TikTok and Snapchat to collaborate with parental control applications so fathers, mothers and guardians can monitor their children’s social media usage on those platforms. Conspicuously missing from that March 29 letter is the signature of...

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Human trafficking victims can have more records expunged under new law

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips’ bill expunging the records of human trafficking victims who were convicted of certain crimes was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday. New Jersey’s Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection, and Treatment Act allows a human trafficking victim to vacate and expunge convictions...

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DePhillips introduces bill allowing vote-by-mail ballot counting before Election Day

TRENTON, N.J. – To restore voters’ faith in democracy, Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips introduced a bill on Monday that permits county election officials to count mail-in ballots as they are received instead of waiting until Election Day. “When vote tallies are changing drastically, or flipping in favor of one candidate...

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DePhillips named “Legislator of the Year” by New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips was named Legislator of the Year by the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce as part of its biannual Legislative and Business Awards recognition. The Chamber awards legislators whose voting record, bill sponsorships, committee votes and overall history of supporting economic growth promote...

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Lawmakers to Murphy: Stick to your promise and follow the science on masks

TRENTON, N.J. – North Jersey lawmakers are questioning Gov. Phil Murphy’s hesitation to follow recommendations by federal health officials to lift mask requirements in most instances. “For a guy who claimed early on that he’d be guided at every step by science, Governor Murphy seems more driven by politics,”...

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Assembly committee passes DePhillips bill requiring genetic screening for cancer patients

TRENTON, N.J. – Cancer patients with an underlying genetic mutation may experience severe side effects taking certain anticancer drugs. One assemblyman wants patients and their doctors to rule out that mutation before starting treatment. Christopher P. DePhillips is sponsoring a bill that would require physicians to offer cancer patients...

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Exempt mandated face masks from sales tax says GOP lawmaker

TRENTON, N.J. – Face masks, which are required in all indoor spaces and outdoors when social distancing is not possible, have become a necessary accessory and should be treated as such under the law says Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips. The GOP lawmaker sponsors legislation (A4938) exempting face coverings from New...

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