Sentences with phrase «bill package of legislation»

Cuomo argued the party was necessary to show political leaders in the Legislature that they should pass the Women's Equality Agenda, a 10 - bill package of legislation that included a controversial plank codifying abortion in the state's health law.

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The initial press release from the de Blasio administration describing what the package of legislation would include made no mention of a bill that would allow the deductions from workers» paychecks.

The New York City Council passed 18 bills as part of the Stand for Tenant Safety package of legislation that promises sweeping reforms to tenant protections in the face of abusive landlords and developers.

The governor has sought to limit exercising the power of waiving the three - day aging process for bills, though he has used them for high - profile legislation such as a gun control package and the legalization of same - sex marriage (Technically speaking, the Legislature must ask for the message).

Yesterday afternoon, the eight bills were all passed into law unanimously because the entire package of legislation was not returned to the BOL on a timely basis — thirteen days after the BOL meeting and even after a courtesy call regarding the fate of the bills was made to the County Executive on Monday morning.

In 2013, lawmakers and Governor Cuomo tried to push the bill through the Senate by including it in a package of legislation referred to as the «Women's Equality Act».

Councilman Ritchie Torres, who has been traveling out of the state for the past week, said the bills» sponsors had not agreed to the speaker's compromise — nor had the coalition of advocates who support the package of legislation, known at he Right to Know Act.

1:00 PM The Progressive Caucus of the New York City Council holds a press conference on the passing of the last of the 12 bills in the Stand for Tenant Safety package of legislation, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

It's worth noting that as Cuomo campaigns on the passage of the full women's agenda, the governor in 2013 broke the package of bills up into 10 different pieces of legislation as Senate Republicans balked at the abortion plank.

The package of ten bills has failed in the past, because of point number ten, which would bring the state's legislation on abortion in line with the federal standard of Roe v. Wade.

In wake of NYCHA lead scandal, Senate passes IDC sponsored bills to create state Independent Monitor of NYCHA & to empower New York City Council with oversight power Legislation is part of a comprehensive package announced by the Independent Democratic -LSB-...]

Assemblyman Rory Lancman, who has a bill that would allow runoff voting in New York City, said he did not know what would come of his legislation, but predicted the Assembly would pass an election reform package of its own before the end of session, which ends this month.

Representatives from the de Blasio administration testified in «strong support» of a package of legislation to make feminine hygiene products readily available and free in New York City public schools, shelters, and correctional facilities on Thursday at the City Council's first hearing on the bills since they were introduced in

NEW YORK CITY — The City Council passed a package of campaign finance reform bills Thursday, including one piece of legislation that would limit the amount of money that companies or individuals with business before the city could give to political nonprofits.

The PTSD bill was part of a package of legislation that Cuomo signed to mark Veterans Day.

The legislation is actually a package of four bills.

Rivera said he has yet to talk to the Republican majority about his legislation, but said he expects it to be included in a package of mostly health - related bills that he called «common sense legislation.»

Cuomo also approved 62 bills that were sent to him 10 days ago as part of a 133 - bill package of leftover legislation from the session that ended in June.

One notable example is 32BJ SEIU, the building - service workers union, which played an active role in shaping a package of legislation related to non-unionized fast - food workers, down to the very bill language, according to a Politico New York report.

This week, the full House approved its first spending legislation of the year — a so - called «minibus» that packaged together four individual spending measures covering defense, energy, and other areas — while Senate appropriators unveiled and approved two bills funding NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Departments of Commerce and Transportation.

The package also contains a «Student Bill of Rights» that would hold districts accountable for providing every student with a qualified teacher on day one of each school year.The educator's proposal to the legislature comes at a time when anti-union groups are pushing and paying across the state for support of legislation to restrict collective bargaining for teachers, including the group Stand for Children, which made the largest - ever single contribution to a legislative candidate in Illinois history (he lost).

The bill is part of a package of court transparency and liability reform legislation put forth by the South Carolina Civil Justice Coalition, a business and industry group, during this legislative session.