Sentences with phrase «change the legislation after»

The government is getting round concerns that the Electoral Commission watchdog could be overwhelmed by work via the introduction of a «Henry VIII» clause that gives ministers the power to change the legislation after it becomes law.

Not exact matches

WASHINGTON The White House on Tuesday urged U.S. lawmakers to move ahead with legislation to help prisoners prepare for life after release, but stopped short of calling for broader reforms such as changing mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes.

Four years after Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation was enacted, the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has pledged to change it, in response to a parliamentary committee, which pointed to glaring flaws that were creating confusion for those trying to comply with the law.

Two months after Republicans passed sweeping tax legislation, just a quarter of Americans report seeing a change in their paychecks.

Additionally, more states need to follow the path of Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia and pass breakfast after the bell and other supportive school breakfast legislation as a vehicle for change.

The Government's statement issued today states that: The Finance Bill introduced in March 2017 provided for a number of changes to tax legislation that were withdrawn from the Bill after the calling of the general election.

Of course, as Littlejohn rightly points out, after 13 years of Labour government, «if the public really did have the power to change legislation, the government would pass a law against it».

This «Great Repeal Bill», as it was originally called, is supposed to incorporate all EU legislation into UK law in one lump, after which the government will decide over a period of time which parts to keep, change or remove.

New Jersey state Sen. Bob Gordon, chairman of a powerful oversight committee that has looked closely at the Port Authority after the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal, said he was aghast to learn what changes are included in the draft legislation.

NEW YORK CITY — One of the sponsors of legislation that would require police to obtain consent to conduct searches without a warrant or probable cause said he plans to push forward with the bills after Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito negotiated what critics call a «back - door deal» to allow the NYPD to instead implement some of the changes themselves.

In part one of our week - long series Combating Campus Crime, WBFO Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt takes a look, six months after the signing of what's called the «Enough is Enough» legislation, to see what has changed.

Syracuse University had to make no changes to its smoke detector system after New York state passed legislation requiring all smoke detectors to have 10 - year batteries.

Also passing the Senate last night, after considerable back and forth during which its sponsor, Capital Region Republican Sen. Kathy Marchione, twisted herself into a political pretzel, was legislation changing the statute of limitations for cases of personal injury caused by pollution — a measure intended to help Hoosick Falls residents who are struggling to deal with PFOA contamination of their drinking water.

After weathering several hours of decidedly negative reaction to her amended legislation changing the statute of limitations for cases of personal injury caused by pollution, state Sen. Kathy Marchione has decided to go back to the original version of her bill.

Generally, after a committee has amended legislation, the chairman may be authorized by the panel to assemble the changes and what remains unchanged from the original bill and then reintroduce everything as a clean bill.

Less than a week after he introduced a measure to legalize and regulate hoverboards, state Sen. Jose Peralta, a Queens Democrat, announced he is making substantial policy changes to the legislation.

«We're about to see legislation introduced that I think will start us rapidly down the road to the changes we have to make,» Mr. de Blasio told the Observer in Manhattan after an unrelated press conference.

Last year, despite the allocation of funds in Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive budget for legislation changing the conviction age and bolstering the family court system, the move was eventually taken out of the final budget after a tepid response from Republican leadership in the Senate.

Since Nelson Rockefeller signed a law legalizing abortion here in 1970, New York has not elected a pro-life governor, and a June poll showed voters, after several questions explaining the legislation, supported a Cuomo - backed proposal to change abortion law and establish an affirmative right to an abortion by a 56 - 31 margin.

But it never happened after the DUP used a controversial veto mechanism to block any change to legislation.

Despite his anger over three of his Democratic colleagues seemingly changing their minds just two months after voting for the legislation, Morton said he was open to working with the county executive.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN)- The made in America law has become the made in New York State law after Ted Morton's legislation went through some changes to make it passable.

Eldridge notes Gibson's signing of a pledge to vote against any climate change legislation that would raise taxes, his support for a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks and his support for fracking as evidence of his true political colors.

New changes for the financial industry will be effective immediately after President Obama signs legislation this afternoon.

The change in the law, as well as an extension of the CPF from 2030 to 2050, was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo after state Sen. Ken LaValle (R - Port Jefferson) and Assemblymen Fred Thiele (I — Sag Harbor) sponsored the legislation earlier this year.

Rather than backdate transparency rules to 2014 — which would reveal the source of the # 435,000 DUP cash — Brokenshire announced earlier this year that the change, which will be made through secondary legislation, would only apply to donations and loans received after 1st July 2017.

«After careful review of the changes to the American Health Care Act, I believe that this legislation addresses my concerns and I will support the AHCA as amended,» said Faso in a release.

After a GOP rules change failed to pass last week, Assemblyman James Tedisco, R - Glenville, detailed legislation that would allow bills with 76 sponsors (or 32 sponsors in the Senate), regardless of party affiliation, to come to the floor for a vote.

The change might be a result of legislation enacted after the Oklahoma City bombing limiting the public's access to bomb - making ingredients.

After documenting the growing partisan gap in support for environmental legislation in the U.S. Congress, it presents data from The Gallup Organization that shows an increasing gap between self - identified Republicans» and Democrats» attitudes towards human - caused climate change.

Legislation honoring Virginia child gains a surprise victory after Senate Democrats change their tune

Unfortunately, just 3.5 years after it was published, it's already starting to be a bit out of date in a fast - moving field — I found myself Googling for the current status of legislation and companies (some of which have gone out of business or changed drastically since the book was published).

With the NQF now a defining feature of the industry, schools and after care providers must be on constant alert for changes, updates and revisions in the governing guidelines to ensure their programs are compliant with current legislation.

Tuttle asked Schneider to pursue the legislation after the math curriculum at her daughter's elementary school changed.

Lawmakers plan to meet this summer to iron out legislation that creates a comprehensive school accountability system after passing a limited school accountability bill in March that didn't impose consequences for low - performing voucher schools or make changes to the state's school report card system.

In the SGC legislation, it says that * after 3 years * IF an SGC notes lack of improvement, etc, THEN they may vote to reconstitute a school, which can include as a possibility the change to charter school management.

Recent legislation makes changes to the pension benefits of new Hawaii teachers hired on or after July 1, 2012.

For example, write about the different types of terrorism or review terrorism related legislation changes after September 11.

On February 8, 2002, President Bush signed legislation changing the interest rates on education loans from variable rates to fixed rates for new loans issued after July 1, 2006.

Below are the key takeaways from the CARD Act outlining prior practices and how they changed after the legislation's enactment.

Relying on the percentage change in tax liability makes the tax cut appear to be tilted toward the low - income household even though the legislation provides the high - income household with a percentage increase in after - tax income that is 1,000 times larger than the low - income households, whose change in taxes is miniscule.

In Canada, student loan debt can't be included for discharge under a bankruptcy during the ten years after graduation (it used to be two years, but they quietly changed the law back in the late»90s and the constitutional challenge to the legislation failed).

Baker, of the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, said that after more than 30 years of educating breeders with no avail, the USDA has to change something.

As with the earlier study, there was no change in numbers of reported dog bites after the implementation of breed - discriminatory legislation, and the breeds most responsible for bites both before and after the breed - discriminatory legislation were those unrestricted by the legislation: German shepherds and mixed - breed dogs.

Like when former vice president Joe Biden met with video game executives after the Sandy Hook shooting, this meeting will likely lead to no legislation or policy changes, but it will certainly make for good theater.

After years of first trying to deny the facts about climate change, then dragging his feet on doing something about it, now President Bush wants to pre-empt any meaningful legislation and claim that as his «legacy».

After a series of studies conducted last November and December, Luntz concluded that most people do believe climate change is real, but aren't necessarily going to support sweeping legislation on that premise alone.

After Color of Change, NAACP, and a coalition of groups came together to fight the legislation, ALEC cancelled its criminal justice task force and disavowed its bills.

A long time ago as some of the young bunnies reckon, Eli pointed out that the Obama administration was pursuing health insurance globalization through legislation and given the heavy lift, was likely to go after climate change issues via regulation.

«Given the uncertain political climate after the elections and the start of the new «rate - payer impact statement» next year, we worry the window to achieve some of the most meaningful climate change legislation in over a decade will close at midnight Wednesday.»