Sentences with phrase «assembly passage of bills»

Assembly Housing Chairman Keith Wright discusses rent law reforms prior to Assembly passage of the bills.

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The gay marriage bill has passed three times in the Assembly now, the last time in May 2009 by a vote of 89 to 52 — slightly better than its 2007 first - ever passage in that house in an 85 - 61 vote.

Heastie said the Democratic conference remains opposed the linkage of the two issues, and the revised bill's passage remains in doubt in the Assembly.

Wherein Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had pledged to push a bill to end Assembly «Hush» money settlements of the Vito Lopez sexual harassment variety and then failed to pursue the Bills passage it entered alist of grievances that spurred me to action.

Skelos in the past hasn't ruled out passing other measures as well, but with wide support for the minimum wage increase reflected in polls and the Assembly's passage of the bill today, the political pressure on the 32 - member conference has intensified.

As reactions continue to trail the constitution amendment exercise embarked upon by the National Assembly, lately, a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has expressed his displeasure on the blockage of the passage of Bill No. 3, which would have granted devolution of powers to the states.

One compromise measure could be to link an extension of rent control to the passage of the tax credit, a bill that has an uncertain future in the Democratic - led Assembly and is backed by parochial and private schools.

The statement added that the delegates and other stakeholders in the conference will brainstorm on how to liase with the national assembly and other stakeholders for the passage of the long overdue Social Work bill.

From delivering on the Access to Credit Bills last year — that have led to Nigerian lenders pushing out more loans to the SMEs; to the passage of the #NotTooYoungToRun Bill, during the National Assembly's #ConstitutionalReview exercise, to Saraki and his colleagues in the National Assembly, the inclusion of more young people in Nigeria's business and political spaces is a priority.

The passage of a bill meant to spur donations aimed at benefiting private and public schools remains problematic for the Democratic - led Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie on Tuesday told reporters.

No one deserves praise for passing bills in the middle of the night out of public view,» said this morning after the Assembly's early morning passage of the single bill.

The state assembly has passed the bill twice and it is one vote short of passage in the state senate.

Referencing Russian interference in the 2016 elections, Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie teamed up to call for passage of a state bill that would require social media companies in New York to disclose who paid for online political ads.

Advocates for the City University of New York this week sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly urging a contract for CUNY workers as well as the passage of a maintenance of effort bill to fix infrastructure problems at public college system's campuses.

NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio and state and city lawmakers joined senior homeowners today to support the passage of state legislation, sponsored by State Senator Diane Savino (S4628) and Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh (A7463), that would expand property tax exemptions for senior citizens and disabled New Yorkers.

Nolan's bill passed the Education Committee today and is being fast tracked for passage in the Assembly despite the fact that it currently has no chance of becoming law.

The mayor — who has recently issued statements about Supreme Court decisions, the Senate healthcare bill, and the passages of Assembly healthcare and electoral reform legislation that were doomed in the Senate — did not issue a statement.

Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, a Democrat from Yonkers who is on the education committee, said the Assembly's passage last week of a bill that delays certain aspects of Common Core implementation «sent a strong signal» to the incumbents and «will go a long way to waking them up.»

Its analysis of legislators» voting records shows that several Assembly Democrats who once backed the bill have resigned, left office or voted no on a version of the bill at least once — enough to cast doubt on the passage of a same - sex marriage bill this year.

The penultimate stage of the bill's passage is to take place in the National Assembly this afternoon.

Since the battle to stop the passage and adoption of the Nigerian Peace Corps (NPC) Bill in the National Assembly was lost and won, those who...

So, for example, when rent control came up for renewal in 2011, the Assembly passed a bill expanding tenant protections, even though the companion bill in the Republican - controlled Senate had little chance of passage since it was sponsored by a Democrat.

Herman Farrell, the head of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, said last week during passage of one of the budget bills that the state dipped into reserves in the amount of $ 2 billion to balance the coming year's budget.

«A bill to this effect will be sent to House of Assembly for passage into law to criminalise cattle owners whose cattle are found moving from one location

«More than a third of the Assembly members are already co-sponsors of my bill in [the Assembly],» Markey said, «which will ensure its passage, I believe.»

The passage of the bill marked yet another instance in which Assembly Democrats have moved away from the omnibus Women's Equality Agenda, and taken up a bill already approved by the Republican - controlled Senate.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not yet called a special election in the district, although with the passage by both the Senate and Assembly this week of his bill to extend the special election timeline, an announcement could be imminent.

Malami, who noted that he briefed Buhari on anti-graft issues, said the president was worried over the delay in the passage of anti-corruption bills pending before the National Assembly.

The Republicans initially cited «Obamacare» in the wake of the same - sex marriage bill passage as the reason why they wouldn't follow the Assembly's lead last summer and pass the health care exhange bill, even though one of their veteran members, Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon, had been involved in drafting the measure and supported it.

A reporter noted that the Assembly has already passed the governor's bill (the fourth time the legalization of same - sex marriage has been approved in the Democrat - dominated house) and any changes would require the house to go back a a fifth time (so would the passage by the Senate of a bill in extraordinary session, if the governor calls one to deal with the ongoing rent laws logjam)

Saraki said the 8th Senate has scored many firsts since its inception and that it has fulfilled its mandate through the passage of several critical economic reform bills, opening of the National Assembly's budget, and its investigations that have helped in the fight against corruption.

That section of the law prohibits a former member of the Senate or Assembly from receiving compensation for «any services on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or association to promote or oppose, directly or indirectly, the passage of bills or resolutions by either house of the legislature.»

The former councilman pointed to what he saw as «progress» during his first six months in the Assembly: the ex-Speaker Sheldon Silver «s fall from power amid corruption charges, the rise of new Speaker Carl Heastie — the first black person to hold the position — and the passage of bills related to missing persons and excavation.

Silver said Assembly and Senate passage combined with a show of public feeling on the issue could lead Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a moratorium bill.

At the start of session, Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle introduced four new Democrats to colleagues on the floor as the newest members of the Democratic conference, which runs the Assembly and decides everything from state budget issues to what bills get sent to the floor for passage.

The Assembly passed the bill late Thursday night with a vote of 114 - 1, and the Senate followed in the early hours of Friday with a 60 - 0 passage.

Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, told newsmen at a press briefing in Abuja that the expeditious consideration and passage of the bill was laudable.

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), Lagos chapter on Tuesday appealed to the National Assembly to fast - track passage of the National Electoral Offences Commission bill.

He called for the resuscitation and passage of the Bill on Police Trust Fund pending before the National Assembly (It seeks to tax corporate entities to complement FG's funding of the Police) to give effect to public - police partnership.

Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo's claim that the Legislature needed to pass the bills by 2 p.m., the Assembly didn't finish passage until 6:30 p.m., roughly five hours after the legislation moved out of the Senate.

Amid the backdrop of a pitched battle over immigration on the national level, Assembly Democrats on Monday once again pushed for the passage of the Dream Act, a state - level bill that provides tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants.

At the same time, the Assembly is once again pushing for the passage of the DREAM Act, a bill that would provide tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants.

Speaking on the bill, the former speaker of the Assembly, Mrs. Jumoke Akindele, urged the committee on appropriation to give the bill speedy passage for the benefit of the people of the state.

«We plead that you seek the support of your subjects for the passage of the Police Trust Fund Bill in the National Assembly,» he said.

In response, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, «With today's passage of a three - year extension of mayoral control, the Assembly has validated -LSB-...]

Teachers and their allies begged the Senate and Assembly to «hit the pause button» and delay passage of the bills.

The VP added that while his boss fulfilled his own part of the understanding, the National Assembly had continued to delay the passage of the bill.

The final party - line vote — 32 to 28 — arrived after the sun had set on a dizzying day of last - minute negotiations, one - house bills that have almost no chance of passage in the Assembly, and frenzied efforts to round up two Democratic senators who spent much of the day missing in action.

Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson is reaching out to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Gov. David Paterson in hopes of getting an agreement to bring both houses back to the Capitol next week — perhaps on Tuesday or Wednesday — to decide how to best allocate some $ 600 million worth of education funding the state expects to receive following today's passage by the House of a $ 26 billion spending bill.

Among the solutions county lawmakers are seeking is passage of Senate bill S. 429A, sponsored by Sen. Patrick Gallivan, R - Elma, that would, over a 20 - year period, lead to a state takeover of the full costs of Medicaid, or Assembly bill A. 4072, sponsored by Corwin, that would allow counties to opt out of providing various Medicaid services not mandated by the federal government, but currently mandated by Albany.