Sentences with phrase «equality bill introduced»
State Senator Tom Duane of Manhattan, the openly gay, hyper - vocal proponent of marriage equality, said yesterday that he's received private assurances from at least 32 of his colleagues that they will vote in favor of a marriage - equality bill introduced by Governor Paterson and recently passed by the State Assembly.
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On Wednesday, marriage equality bills in New York were formally introduced in the legislature.
The Opposition should table proposals, if they want to, when we introduce the Bill, or simply support our equality Bill when we introduce it in April.»
In the other place on Friday, on the Second Reading of our Equal Pay and Flexible Working Bill, the noble Lady Vadera said that the Bill was unnecessary because the Government are to introduce an equalities Bill, which will contain measures on equal pay.
New York Governor David Paterson appeared on State of the Union with John King yesterday and talked about the recently introduced marriage equality bill, as well as his differences with Obama on the issue.Said Paterson: «I think the President ha... Read
New York Governor David Paterson appeared on State of the Union with John King yesterday and talked about the recently introduced marriage equality bill, as well as his differences with Obama on the issue.
With an «equality rally» outside City Hall before the full Council held a meeting at which some of the bills were introduced, legislators, advocates, and service providers expressed support for the legislation and argued for its necessity in light of Donald Trump's election as President.
Domestically, legislators in New York, Washington State, and Missouri have introduced bills this year to move towards animal equality.
South Dakota's Sen. Dan Lederman, who introduced the bill that will create equality among all breeds in the eyes of the law in his state, said, «The fact is, a dog's breed has nothing to do with how the dog behaves.
Over the years, we have been passionate advocates for adoption equality, as bills introduced to ban gay adoption in Tennessee have been introduced.
While the outcome should provide the Government with the evidence they need that the community supports marriage equality, a Bill now needs to be introduced and debated in Federal Parliament, which could take weeks or months to resolve.