Sentences with phrase «hearings on the bill»
The same day as the Equifax announcement, House Republicans held a hearing on a bill to massively curtail damages from private litigation under the FCRA.
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Senate committee hearings on the bill closed on Feb. 28 after the second reading, leaving one final opening to amend the broad - based legislation.
Following three gun shop burglaries this week, Rep. Lisa Subeck, D - Madison, renewed her call Wednesday for a hearing on a bill that would require guns be secured when gun shops are closed.
The California Assembly Agriculture Committee postponed a hearing on a bill concerning the whey value in Class 4b milk price formulas until May 1.
The minority will deliver to the GOP a petition signed by one - third of the Rules Committee members seeking a hearing on these bills.
«I think in the House they had more than 20 hearings on the bill.
Jacque got crossways with some Republican leaders in the state Assembly in 2015 when he decided to hold a hearing on a bill calling for the repeal of the state's prevailing - wage laws.
Paper Presented by IGP Ibrahim Idris at the Public Hearing on Bill for an Act to Establish Nigeria Police Force Reform Trust Fund and Related Matters on Tuesday 11TH July 2017 at the National Assembly complex, Abuja Let me start by expressing my profound gratitude to the National Assembly and the House Committee on -LSB-...]
Paper Presented by IGP Ibrahim Idris at the Public Hearing on Bill for an Act to Establish Nigeria Police Force Reform Trust Fund and Related Matters on Tuesday 11TH July 2017 at the National Assembly complex, Abuja
The Council's Transportation Committee recently held a hearing on a bill by this borough's three Council members to increase Staten Island Ferry service to at least one trip every 30 minutes — and the DOT said they wouldn't support it, arguing «extra nighttime service proposed in this bill is not warranted, given not only the low demand for service but also the corresponding costs involved.»
At 9:30 a.m., the Committee on Health will hold a hearing on a bill to prohibit the use of smokeless tobacco products at sports arenas and recreational areas that require tickets.
The NYC Council will hold a public hearing on a bill that would require alarms on the exit doors of public schools to prevent tragedies such as the disappearance and death of Avonte Oquendo.
Opponents of the abortion bill walk in circles around supporters of the bill as a committee holds hearings on the bill at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, July 2.
A spokesman for Ms. Mark - Viverito zinged Ms. James — who does not get a vote in the Council but does preside over stated meetings — for not attending a hearing on the bill.
But this month, there was a joint Consumer Affairs and Immigration hearing on the bill — and immigrants are one step closer towards receiving the protections they deserve.
Schraa's committee has scheduled a public hearing on the bill for Thursday.
Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Queens), who chairs the Public Safety Committee, said he would not hold a hearing on the bill.
MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A Republican state Representative is contending his decision to defy his party's leaders and schedule a hearing on a bill calling for the repeal of the state's prevailing - wage laws is now costing him support in his bid for the state Senate.
More than 40 witnesses offered testimony Tuesday in a marathon Assembly hearing on a bill that has no near - term chance of becoming law.
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, while declaring open a public hearing on the bill seeking to establish the National Electoral Offences Commission on Monday, made reference to the controversy generated by the recent amendment to Section 25 of the Electoral Act, which seeks to re-order the sequence of polls during the general elections.
Representatives from the de Blasio administration testified in «strong support» of a package of legislation to make feminine hygiene products readily available and free in New York City public schools, shelters, and correctional facilities on Thursday at the City Council's first hearing on the bills since they were introduced in
The rule guarantees that a bill has at least 34 co-sponsors will receive a committee vote on whether or not to hold a public hearing on the bill.
At 10 a.m. the Committee on Women's Issues will hold a hearing on a bill to «require the Integrated Domestic Violence Courts in NYC to issue regular reports on batterer intervention programs.»
He said he would hold a hearing on his bill in the city next month.
Later Wednesday, the mayor joined several City Council members for a celebratory hearing on the bill, in which advocates lined up in the City Council chambers at City Hall to trumpet the legislation as a major achievement for immigrants.
The Westchester County Board of Legislators will hold a public hearing on a bill to allow county employees to join in the New York State Early Retirement Incentive Program on Monday June 14th otherwise known as the «Double Dipping» Program.
On Tuesday, the legislature will hold a public hearing on a bill by Legis.
Its statement came as an Assembly committee was holding a public hearing on the bill.
The City Council will finally hold a public hearing on a bill that would require alarms on the exit doors of public schools to prevent tragedies such as the disappearance and death of Avonte Oquendo.
They like the system so much they haven't even allowed public hearings on bills, AB 185 and SB 163, that would turn this task over to the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau.
Ms. Mark - Viverito refused to say exactly when this morning's hearing on the bill, a necessary step to passing it, was scheduled; it was not promoted by her press office with the typical notice given to hearings.
I held hearings on the bill years ago.
«Helium is a commodity that is frequently overlooked and often only considered when purchasing balloons for parties,» said Senator Jeff Bingaman (D - NM), chair of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, at a hearing on a bill he has introduced that would alter the terms under which the United States is selling off its once - vast reserve of helium gas, held underground in a natural geological formation near Amarillo, Texas.
«Unless Congress takes swift action, the U.S. will float off the helium cliff,» said Representative Doc Hastings (R - WA), chair of the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee and co-sponsor of the bipartisan Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act, during a committee hearing on the bill yesterday.
According to the rule, if a petition is signed by at least fifty - one members of the House or at least twelve members of the Senate, a committee «shall hold a public hearing on the bill.»
House Democrats have also criticized Kline's approach to passing the Student Success Act: There wasn't a single hearing on the bill in the new Congress.
(The House education committee has held many hearings on the bill in previous years.)
During an education committee hearing on the bill, Mike Motheral, executive director of the Texas Small Rural School Finance Coalition, said 14 of the districts he represents could lose up as much as 53 percent of their state revenue with the end of the state aid program.
Pope and Rep. Christine Sinicki, D - Milwaukee, blasted Thiesfeldt during the hearing for springing significant changes to the bill before the hearing, but Thiesfeldt said he would not commit to a second hearing on the bill.
The House appropriations subcommittee for education will hold a hearing on the bill Thursday.
School board members and superintendents appearing before the Assembly education committee questioned why Republicans want to inject themselves in local affairs during a public hearing on a bill that would prohibit school districts from bringing a failed referendum back to voters for two years.
The island's senate is still holding public hearings on the bill.
Ironically, however, several of the groups opposing parental trigger say that parents have been cut off or denied the right to speak at three hearings on the bill.
On June 15, Buffalo ReformED plans to fill a bus of parents like Radford and ride to the state capitol, in Albany, to host an informal hearing on the bill and speak to members of the senate and house education committees.
The House Education Committee will hold a hearing on the bill during the second week of March.
A public hearing on this bill was held on January 27, 2015.
The Assembly's education committee yesterday held the first hearing on the bill.
His commentary has been heard on the Bill Moyers Show, the News Hour with Jim Lehrer, the Oprah Winfrey Show, Hardball, and numerous National Public Radio stations.
Action needed: Call Sen. Joe Hune, chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, at 517-373-2420 to request a hearing on the bills.
BOSTON — The State of Massachusetts is considering a bill (HB 1250) that will allow for non-economic damages (including emotional distress and loss of companionship) in suits for malicious injury or killing of a pet and has scheduled a committee hearing on the bill for Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010.