Sentences with phrase «bills during the legislative session»

Cuomo, who has been a long time gun control advocate, did not champion any gun control bills during the legislative session that ended earlier this summer.

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The exact language of the bill hasn't been fleshed out, which isn't uncommon for bills that evolve during a legislative session.

The New Democrats, through our house leader and environment critic, will be requesting that debate and a vote of this bill be scheduled during the remaining days of this abbreviated legislative session.

While this bill was not passed during this spring's legislative session, its introduction and debate has made great headway in breastfeeding laws, particularly for working mothers.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says he wants Governor Cuomo to sign the Taxi Cab Livery bill, with an agreement that amendments will be made during the legislative session.

«William F. Boyland Jr., the four - term assemblyman representing the 55th district in Brooklyn, went on what for him might be described as a bill - drafting binge during the legislative session earlier this year — introducing a total of three measures in Albany.»

The Sensible Opportunity for Legislative Equality bill would allow each member to bring a bill that's been discharged from committee to the floor for a vote at least once during a two - year legislatiLegislative Equality bill would allow each member to bring a bill that's been discharged from committee to the floor for a vote at least once during a two - year legislativelegislative session.

Ryan says there's a companion bill in the state senate to go with his in the assembly, so he's confident the Act will pass during this legislative session.

In a show of unity during a legislative session when consensus on major issues has been difficult to reach, Democrats and Republicans in the state Senate joined together Tuesday to pass what they say is the strongest hate crime law in the nation.The bill,...

The bill, which is an amendment to the state's constitution, requires that the Governor's «message shall be delivered orally in the Assembly Chamber, during the first week of legislative session, with a quorum of the Assembly and a quorum of the Senate present.»

The police reform bills were passed on Tuesday evening during the City Council's final stated meeting of the year, as the package made it into the legislative session just under the wire.

Cuomo has pledged to push for passage of the bill in this legislative session, but hasn't yet sent a program bill to the Legislature and didn't commit to a date to do so during today's Red Room get - together.

As of January 29, 2016, Ballotpedia was covering 105 bills concerning ballot measure and recall law that were proposed or reconsidered during the 2016 legislative sessions of 24 states.

During a special legislative session convened on October 23, 2017, the state legislature approved a bill delaying the implementation of RCV pending voter approval of a constitutional amendment to allow for the use of RCV.

The overhaul, billed as the «Democracy Project,» did not make it into the budget, nor was it passed during the legislative session.

Senate higher education committee chair Kenneth LaValle, a Long Island Republican, ushered a bill through his chamber during the 2014 session that would change how the Regents are selected, giving the governor and legislative conferences appointment power.

In approving the bill, Cuomo did require that the Legislature pass a chapter amendment during the 2016 legislative session to make technical fixes.

A bill proposing just that is still in its early stages and wasn't voted on during the last legislative session.

This group of lawmakers had also introduced an automatic registration bill during the previous legislative session.

The Cuomo administration is «hopeful» that the state can implement a successor program to the 421 - a tax break during this year's legislative session, according to the governor's top aide, Bill Mulrow.

NEW YORK CITY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo was an obstruction more focused on politics and revenge than helping advance the city's agenda during the recent legislative session, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.

Additionally, during the 2016 and 2017 legislative session, Francesca successfully coordinated the statewide campaign «We Are Florida's Families,» which led to the defeat of 9 anti-immigrant and anti-refugee bills which sought to criminalize immigrants and remove from office local elected officials who support and vote on policies to protect immigrants regardless of their status.

During the legislative session that ended in June, Lyft also engaged lobbyists to push for a state bill that would create new rules for so - called transportation network companies.

State Sen. Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley) vowed Sunday to introduce a bill during the current state legislative session to repeal the unpopular Metropolitan Transit Authority payroll tax.

But Zeldin said he will introduce the bill during the second half of the legislative session — which began April 4 and runs into June.

Ms. Barron was one of only 17 legislators with the distinction of having introduced not a single bill that passed her own chamber during this year's legislative session.

During the last week of the legislative session, Mr. LaValle said he had received eight different letters from stakeholders — including those from the agricultural and building industries — raising concerns about the bill.

During his first legislative session as Assemblyman, Todd passed the most bills of any freshman Assembly Member in recent history, and the fourth most bills of the Assembly's legislative session.

In March 2014, Washington Votes, the state's premier legislative information website, released its annual Missed Votes Report, which provides detailed missed roll call votes on bills for every state legislator during the 2014 legislative session.

During this past legislative session, Governor Paterson submitted Governor's Program Bill No. 298 (S. 8313 / A. 11526), which would require the creation of the Chief Diversity Officer position in the Executive Chamber.

Worried that the bill may gain support during the bargaining that occurs at the end of every legislative session, the chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority went on record against the proposal Wednesday.

«There are those who might be wondering why I've chosen to proceed with a compromise, why did I not discharge or why did I not delay the bill into the next legislative session,» he said during the last stated meeting of the year on Tuesday.

But many of them that deal with technology, like a revamp of the Assembly's website, posting more information about bills and committee hearings online and broadcasting hearings, were not implemented during the legislative session.

As part of his agenda for the 2018 - 2021 legislative session, Williams said he would seek more support for members to have bills drafted and introduced independently as well as push for more transparency on the sponsorship of bills during the drafting process.

The governor tried to pass a Raise the Age bill — which would have made 18 the age of criminal responsibility — during the last legislative session but was stymied by the Republican - led State Senate.

But the bill was a component of Cuomo's larger Democracy Agenda, measures including voting and campaign finance reform that otherwise fell by the wayside during budget negotiations and seem unlikely to pass in the remaining months of the legislative session in Albany.

The bills ranged from sweeping changes — from measures banning most larger campaign donors from securing state contracts to legislation blocking political consultants from doing double duty as lobbyists — to the more symbolic, such as one that would bring an end to political fundraisers in Albany County during the legislative session.

During the 2011 -»12 legislative session, with 45 co-sponsors including prime sponsor Eugene DiGirolamo, Pennsylvania House Bill 1651 aimed to establish the «Pharmaceutical Accountability Monitoring System.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio's authority over city schools was extended for just one year during this past legislative session, so his leadership of city schools will be re-evaluated in a few months.

Various voucher bills were floated during the 2003 legislative session.

But with Republicans controlling the state legislature, Bill Owens, the first Republican governor elected in Colorado in 30 years, made it clear that he intended to sign a voucher bill into law during the 2003 legislative sessBill Owens, the first Republican governor elected in Colorado in 30 years, made it clear that he intended to sign a voucher bill into law during the 2003 legislative sessbill into law during the 2003 legislative session.

During the 2013 Legislative session, a grassroots, non-partisan alliance of nearly 1 million Florida voters battled and defeated the infamous Florida K - 20 Data Warehouse Bill (SB878).

The bill was held in Senate Appropriation but will be submitted again during the next legislative session.

But legislators did send a positive signal when they rejected a bill advanced during the waning days of the legislative session that would have further expanded the voucher program by allowing up to 45 % of vouchers to be awarded to kindergartners and first graders.

Rep. Keith Ripp (R - Lodi) introduced a bill during the last legislative session that would have changed the way schools test for dyslexia and how educators are certified to teach reading, which I wrote about several months ago.

During the legislative session, the group launched a campaign in favor of a bill to audit the school funding system because the «opaque system leaves many of our most disadvantaged students with inadequate resources for their education.»

Building on the legislative successes of the previous session, including House Bill 5 (graduation paths & assessments) and Senate Bill 2 (charter school oversight), Raise Your Hand continued to promote education reform during the 84th Legislatilegislative successes of the previous session, including House Bill 5 (graduation paths & assessments) and Senate Bill 2 (charter school oversight), Raise Your Hand continued to promote education reform during the 84th LegislativeLegislative Session.

Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law 50 bills passed during the recent legislative session, including a bill requiring a report on why Utah women get abortions and others aimed at increasing access to public records.

Rep. Blackwell, who voted for the new plan that was inserted into the state's budget bill last year, says he'd like to see some key changes made to how principals are now paid during the upcoming legislative session.

Her strong leadership made the PSF bill a reality during a special legislative session called around school funding and efficiency.