Sentences with phrase «enacted legislation»

As of 2012, a few states have laws that specifically address breastfeeding while several others have enacted legislation that deals with breastfeeding in some form.

In 2017, Arizona enacted legislation to promote blockchain technology.

A handful of states, including Florida, California and Nevada have already enacted legislation that allows driver-less cars on the road.

To date, five states in the U.S. have enacted legislation to protect the ability of executors to get access to email accounts.

Three different Congresses in three different decades have enacted legislation signed by three different presidents, designed to ensure the payment of such benefits to veterans afflicted with Agent Orange - related ailments.

The Indiana legislature enacted legislation when Dr. Otis Bowen was governor that provides conservative, stringent procedures for all medical malpractice claims.

New Zealand just enacted legislation that puts in place a three - notice regime to deter illegal file sharing.

There is a long way to go to enacted legislation, particularly as some of the recommendations would have to be implemented at an international level.

The provincial government, led by former Premier Danny Williams, enacted legislation to expropriate most of Abitibi's assets and resource rights without compensation (Abitibi was later compensated through proceedings under NAFTA).

If a province has enacted legislation that is substantially similar to PIPEDA, the provincial statute will apply instead.

While other jurisdictions have enacted legislation to protect cyclists as «vulnerable road users», BC's laws are largely dismissive of bicycles.

However, in 2015, the Harper government enacted legislation entitled the Victims Bill of Rights Act.

In May, the state of Vermont enacted legislation directed to «bad faith assertion of patent infringement» which included factors a court may consider to determine if a patent claim is abusive.

Constitutional law: The federal government enacted legislation requiring the destruction of all long - gun registry records collected by the provinces.

Note that Manitoba has already enacted legislation that makes it mandatory to report child pornography and Alberta has just tabled a private member's bill to that effect.

Most countries have enacted legislation that allows digital signing within their country.

NAFTA became a class action zone when Mexico enacted legislation on «acciones colectivas» in 2011.

Germany has recently enacted legislation to implement the EU Consumer Rights Directive.

Parliament then enacted legislation redefining marriage to include such unions.

British Columbia Teachers» Federation v. British Columbia 2015 BCCA 184 Civil Rights Summary: In 2002, the Province of British Columbia enacted legislation that voided hundreds of terms of the teachers» collective agreement.

The SCC used, in reading the provision, a very commonplace legal rule of interpretation: what did the people who enacted the legislation mean by the word in question.

«In addition, the neighbors need to understand the ramifications of recently - enacted legislation such as SB 310 and the wind farm setback changes» in HB 483, Seitz wrote.

Information on proposed and enacted legislation on light bulbs compiled from state governments by Earth Policy Institute, October 2007.

17 %, to be aligned with the final economy - wide emissions target of the United States in enacted legislation.

In the range of 17 %, in conformity with anticipated U.S. energy and climate legislation, recognizing that the final target will be reported to the Secretariat in light of enacted legislation.

Fifteen states, including President Bush's home state of Texas, have enacted legislation requiring utilities to increase their use of renewable energy sources such as wind power or biomass in generating a portion of their overall electricity.

Are we talking about the bureaucrats who infest - er - inhabit the various federal (and state, etc) agencies that carry out enacted legislation, or somebody else?

ACEEE has conducted federal policy analysis for numerous versions of proposed energy bills and enacted legislation, including the Federal Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct 1992), the Federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES), and the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (ACELA), among others.

«Policymakers» used to be my elected representatives (who wrote the law, enacted legislation, etc.)... who are they now?

The Government of Belize has enacted legislation in recent years to make Belize an ideal center for international investment.

At the urging of the humane community, Congress also enacted legislation to require states seeking Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance to accommodate pets and service animals in their emergency evacuation plans when major disasters occur.

A Pennsylvania senator, Sen. Joseph Clark, and a New York congressman, Rep. Joseph Resnick, heard the story and enacted legislation to help address the growing problem of thieves taking family pets for sale to laboratories.

A number of states or municipalities, recognizing the unique danger pit bull dogs pose to their citizens, have enacted legislation that classify pit bull dogs as vicious, thus enabling them to control or ban this breed's presence in their communities.

Several states have enacted legislation to specifically cover pets in domestic violence situations.»

• Florida is the only state that has successfully enacted legislation that allows veterinarians the ability to dispense compounded medications without limitation to their patients» owners or caregivers.

California, Connecticut and Maryland enacted legislation in 2011.

Washington enacted legislation in 2007, Hawaii enacted legislation in 2009, Illinois and Oregon enacted legislation in 2010.

Vermont enacted its legislation in 2012.

Colorado and Nevada enacted legislation in 2013.

New HST for Ontario & British Columbia, Effective July 1, 2010 The provinces of Ontario and British Columbia have each enacted legislation to implement the harmonized sales tax (HST), which will come into effect beginning July 1, 2010 and will be administered by the Canada Revenue Agency.

Since 2007, four states — Hawaii, Washington, Oregon and Illinois — have enacted legislation limiting employers» use of credit information.

(Some states have enacted legislation to specifically address complaints about mortgage lock - ins.)

In addition, some states have enacted legislation that requires the three major credit bureaus to provide consumers with one free credit report per year.

Debt collectors have historically behaved so badly that Congress enacted legislation — the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)-- to give consumers abused by a debt collector a legal remedy.

To ensure effective preparation and presentation of sound budget estimates for the Department; to foster effective utilization of available resources; to ensure that financial plans are consistentwith approved plans and programs; to establish procedures for the budget phase of the Department's planning and budgeting process; to coordinate program performance planningand reporting throughout the Department, and to ensure preparation of a sound performanceplan for the Department in accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act of1993 (GRPA) and GPRA Modernization Act (GPRAMA) of 2010; to analyze resource and otherimpacts of legislative, regulatory, and budget proposals on departmental programs; to reviewthe budgetary implications of major systems acquisition programs and information technologyinvestments; to periodically conduct formal program reviews; and to assure appropriate stepsare taken on a timely basis to implement newly enacted legislation.

A handful of states have enacted legislation that allows regular public schools outside the charter sector to obtain innovation status, which provides a streamlined way to obtain a multi-year package of policy waivers necessary to implement innovative strategies and new school designs.20

For example, 40 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have now enacted legislation which allows groups of parents and teachers to create charter schools, which are not stuck with having to fulfill as many of the myriad of state regulations and can create their own individualized approach.

In 2016, the General Assembly also enacted legislation to create an Achievement School District (ASD), through which low - performing schools can be removed from their districts and turned over to private nonprofit or for - profit operators to run as charter schools.

In just the past 18 months, legislators in at least 26 states have enacted legislation overhauling teacher evaluation systems, tying teacher evaluations — and ultimately their jobs — in large part to student achievement.

is a significant step, even if differences with the narrowly passed House bill make prospects for enacted legislation uncertain.