Sentences with phrase «come to a floor vote»

In June, as a Cuomo - backed abortion - rights measure failed to come to a floor vote (and granted, it is doubtful that it had the votes to pass) and legislators adjourned without acting on any of the governor's public corruption bills, he refused, even when prompted, to single out the IDC.

While nothing's been inked, people said Klein and Stewart - Cousins would each have to sign off on bills before they came to a floor vote.

Heastie would not say whether or not that was true, or whether the tax credit bill — a major priority of the state's Roman Catholic bishops — would come to a floor vote.

«I have not heard from any individual Senate Republican or the majority leader that they're going to allow this bill to come to a floor vote,» Squadron said.

They said the board oversaw a «flawed» implementation of the Common Core standards, and argued they did not have enough time to review the final bill — which was introduced early Tuesday afternoon — before it came to a floor vote.

It has passed in that chamber five times with solid, bipartisan support but has never come to a floor vote in the State Assembly because of the objections of several senior Democratic women who believe it is excessively violent.

Cuomo is not on board with legislative efforts to authorize medicinal marijuana, and Savino has amended her bill to win enough bipartisan support to passif it ever comes to a floor vote.

Not exact matches

In announcing his vote, McCain came to the Senate floor and put his right thumb down before walking off.

The vote began, and McCain came to the Senate floor and put his right thumb down before walking off.

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, whose state of Connecticut shouldered the killing of 20 children in Newtown in 2012, led a filibuster on Wednesday to try to force a vote, insisting he would stay on the Senate floor «until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together.»

At least two GOP Senators, Kentucky's Rand Paul and Maine's Susan Collins, are expected to vote against the Graham - Cassidy bill to repeal Obamacare if it comes to the floor.

Cuomo has previously stated he would only want the bill to come to the floor if the 32 votes needed to pass were secured.

Look, Republican senators who vote NO on a floor vote, likely won't face the fury of the LGBT community, BUT Republican senators who keep it from even coming to a vote will.

He said he's still thinking about whether he will vote «yes» on the omnibus rent / property tax cap / mandate relief bill when it comes to the floor.

After listening to Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson explain why bills like the Farm Workers Bill of Rights should be allowed to come to the floor for a debate and eventual vote even if it's clear they don't have sufficient support to pass — «This is about democracy!»

«While I have co-sponsored numerous bills to address these issues, it is no secret that only the Senate Republicans can allow these reforms to come to the Senate floor for an actual vote,» Panepinto said.

The letter paints a potential plan that would allow the leaders — Sen. Jeff Klein of the IDC and Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins of the mainline conference — to choose each others» deputies and have approval over which bills come to the floor for a vote.

Skelos wouldn't say whether the bill would come to the floor for a vote if Republicans had an outright majority.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters on Tuesday he remains personally supportive of mixed - martial arts, but said whether it comes to the floor for a vote will be up to the Democratic majority in the chamber.

Advocates pushing for passage of the Child Victims Act have begun running a digital ad campaign that largely targets those living in the district of state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who has kept the legislation from coming to the floor for a vote.

Nojay, Friend, and David DiPietro each cast votes the same way as the speaker on fewer than two - thirds of the bills that came to the floor.

It has not come to the floor for a vote in that chamber.

As co-leaders of the Senate, Klein and Skelos (R - Nassau County) each have the power to block legislation from coming to the floor for a vote.

«The Senate has passed «Kirby and Quigley's Law» five years in a row and now it's time for the Assembly to bring justice to the Krohn family and to the memory of Kirby and Quigley by enabling this bi-partisan legislation to come to the Floor of the Assembly for a debate and up or down vote.»

The sponsor of a Michigan internet gambling bill is attempting to build a critical mass of support for the measure ahead of a potential House floor vote on it in the coming weeks,...

As co-leaders of the Senate, Klein (pictured) and Dean Skelos (R - Nassau County) each have the power to block legislation from coming to the floor for a vote.

The current Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, has said that bills will not come to the floor for a vote unless a majority of Democrats agree, even if numerically, counting Republican support, there are enough votes for it to pass.

But the IDC will no longer have a formal say on what bills can come to the floor for a vote, Senate GOP sources say.

During his weekly news conference, House Speaker John Boehner (R - Ohio), who has opposed efforts to pass ENDA, was non-committal when asked by the Blade if he'd be open to allowing the Equality Act to come up for a House floor vote.

Libous also declined to say that the decision by Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to allow the same - sex marriage bill to come to the floor for a vote last year — where it passed, thanks to «yes» votes from Saland and McDonald, along with Sens. Mark Grisanti and Jim Alesi — was a bad idea, though he did allow the Republicans knew quite well that the vote would cost them with the conservative grassroots in this election.

They emerged with a brief statement: The bill would come to the floor for a vote, with ultimately four backing the measure.

«When it came to the floor, it was a quick vote,» he said.

Savino maintains there are enough votes in the Senate to approve the measure if the bill comes to the floor to vote.

«Their inaction is beyond shameful, coming on the heels of the arrest of two legislators, the jailing of two more and the resignation of a third — and that's just this year... The IDC's entire reason for being was to bring progressive legislation to the floor, but it never put up its own reform bill for a vote.»

«The Senate has passed «Kirby and Quigley's Law» three times and now it's time for the Assembly to bring justice to the Krohn family and to the memory of Kirby and Quigley by enabling this legislation that has bi-partisan support to come to the Floor of the Assembly for an up or down vote.»

«Plain and simple, if a majority of legislators are sponsoring and supporting a piece of legislation then that bill should be allowed to come to the Floor for a vote.

However, given the reality that the Speaker still controls which bills come to the Floor for a debate and vote, all this provision does is quicken the kill calendar for many bills sponsored by Majority and Minority members.

The marriage bill died the one time it came to the floor for a vote in the Senate, going down 38 - 24.

Rules reform is needed so Democrat - sponsored bills can come to the floor for a vote.

The congressman said the bill, which is expected to come to the House floor for a vote tomorrow, increases the debt by $ 1.5 trillion to provide tax breaks to the wealth.

He called on the Republican leadership of the chamber to allow the measure to come to the floor for a vote.

Under that agreement, Klein and Skelos jointly decide on which bills will come to the floor for a vote.

Following Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos» comments yesterday about ongoing talks on a public campaign finance system, state Conservative Party is upping the ante on the issue, warning Republican lawmakers that they could lose a crucial endorsement if they vote «yes» should a bill come to the floor.

Today's strategy session on gay marriage hosted at the Capitol by Gov. Andrew Cuomo focused mainly on what to do about the Senate, where the bill came to the floor for a full - house vote just once back in December 2009 and died, 38 - 24.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos told reporters at a Log Cabin Republicans event last October that he would recommend to his members that they let the marriage bill come to the floor for a vote and then vote their respective consciences.

Not a big deal that Tedisco states he would vote to support any child abuse extension bill that comes to the Senate floor.

But Republicans last year gained full control of the chamber and Klein lost the title, plus the ability to have veto power over which bills come to the floor for a vote.

«But when these measures come to the floor for a vote, do we want him to do the right thing and support real reforms to clean up Albany?

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said last October that he thinks the bill should come to the floor for an up - or - down vote, but he has so far shown no sign of moving the measure.

Republicans control which bills come to the floor to a vote, and while some IDC members are sponsors on GENDA and DREAM, those issues are unlikely to come to a vote due to their arrangement with Republicans.