Phrases with «legislative limbo»

"Legislative limbo" refers to a situation where proposed laws or bills are stuck in an unresolved state for a long period of time. It means they have not been passed or rejected, leaving them in a kind of legal uncertainty or deadlock. Full definition

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The bill has been in legislative limbo since Thursday, when Senate Democrats failed to win a procedural vote to open debate on it. (edition.cnn.com)
Finally, they argue that California needs to monitor and control groundwater withdrawals (a California Assembly bill to do this was sent into legislative limbo this spring) and to crack down on profligate water users whose excesses are in violation of the legal requirement that water use be «beneficial.» (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
A controversial anti-gay bill in Uganda, which would give the death sentence to some open homosexuals, is in legislative limbo after the legislature recessed for their break without voting on the bill. (relevantmagazine.com)
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