Sentences with phrase «introduced draft legislation»

In June 2010, the federal government introduced draft legislation in response to the original ruling at the superior court level, which sided with RCMP members.

Forest introduced draft legislation to members of the Ed Oversight committee that would create a Teacher Endowment Fund earmarked for compensating public school teachers who improve student outcomes in their classrooms.

Only two months before the election, the Jordanian Parliament introduced draft legislation for new rules of governance for the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

It's the first country to introduce draft legislation on liability for autonomous vehicles — proposing a single - policy model covering drivers when a car is in either regular or self - driving mode.

Not exact matches

Flake said he would immediately draft and introduce legislation to nullify the tariffs, «and I urge my colleagues to pass it before this exercise in protectionism inflicts any more damage on the economy.»

Arizona Senator Jeff Flake criticized the move in a statement, and pledged to draft and introduce legislation to nullify the tariffs.

Treasury recently completed a consultation on draft legislation that sets out how financial benchmarks will be regulated, and the bill has just been introduced into Parliament.

The lobbying bill published earlier this month was not put forward for pre-legislative scrutiny, while draft legislation to introduce a right to recall misbehaving MPs did not feature in this year's Queen's Speech at all.

There will be a further consultation on proposed draft legislation in the autumn with a view to introducing legislation in Finance Bill 2013.

In regard to Representative Charles Rangel's (D - NY) plan to introduce legislation that would reinstate the draft, Pelosi stated that she did not support such legislation.

Not one of the Legislature's 213 members bothered to introduce Cuomo's draft bill as legislation.

«It should also look at the huge amount of legislation it introduced on actions which are already illegal but that they were drafted with the sole intention of grabbing a few headlines,» said David Howard, Lib Dem shadow solicitor general.

Nearly one year after taking office, Mayor Bill de Blasio is preparing to abolish horse - drawn carriages by producing a City Council bill that is expected to be introduced in December, according to two sources who have seen a copy of the draft legislation.

Mark - Viverito said Wednesday that the Council is drafting legislation to ban the carriages, but would not offer details on what the bill will say or when it would be introduced.

Other changes include a shift in the way legislation will be introduced at the council, and the creation of a legislative drafting unit designed to help members speed up the bill writing process.

Williams, who is in his third and final term, said he has been drafting legislation for several years since testifying before the City Charter Revision Commission in 2010 and is planning to introduce the bill «very shortly» with the hopes of it passing in the next session.

«Newly adopted legislation, designed to increase charter school and authorizer accountability while respecting school autonomy, has been described in media reports as the most sweeping reforms of Ohio charter school law since school choice was first introduced 15 years ago,» a draft of the grant proposal said.

It drafted legislation incorporating money follows the child, which was introduced in the 2011 session.

Although President Barack Obama and Mr. Duncan have called for revision of the law by the start of the next school year, draft legislation has yet to be introduced, and school leaders anxious about rapidly approaching deadlines are clamoring for leeway in the meantime.

Since 2013, the subcommittee has orchestrated several successes and positive outcomes, some of which include: • Collaborating with the PIJAC Zoonosis committee to update the Healthy Herp Handling poster promoting healthy reptile and amphibian handling practices; develop the Zoonotic Disease Prevention Series for Retailers; draft informative store signage on how to prevent zoonotic diseases; participate in meetings on rodent and reptile disease transmission with the Centers for Disease Control; and produce and revise best management practices (BMP) documents; • Collaborating with the United States Association of Reptile Keepers on past and current attempts to pass legislation, ordinances, and regulatory activity that may impact herp ownership and related businesses; • Attending Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meetings with reports and summary of actions affecting import and export of reptiles; • Addressing the 2013 Center for Biological Diversity petition to list 53 herp species under the Endangered Species Act; • Reviewing and commenting on the recent US Fish and Wildlife status review on the proposal to list wood turtles under the Endangered Species Act; • Submitting comments on proposed listing of flat - tailed tortoise and spider tortoise under the Endangered Species Act; • Introducing federal legislation in 2013 to allow for the export of certain constrictors listed as injurious in air shipments with aircraft that land in a state for refueling; • Providing volunteer support for auctions at 2013 National Reptile Breeders Expo and several North American Reptile Breeders Conferences; • Providing extensive consultation on constrictor caging standards in Ohio.

Pearlstein, McCullough & Lederman say the House committee is drafting legislation to be introduced the week of May 14th:

WASHINGTON — A draft of a climate bill that Senate Democrats will formally introduce on Wednesday suggests that the legislation will include a more ambitious greenhouse gas emissions target than one passed by the House.

FYI, the carbon tax in Australia has been announced, and drafts of the legislation to enable it have been publicly released for comment, but it hasn't yet been introduced to the parliament for voting.

When Stephen Fletcher indicated that he was going to introduce a private members bill into the Federal Parliament, a collection of key documents laying out the core arguments and evidence was ready along with draft legislation and so the window of opportunity for such an initiative could be capitalised upon.

The only exceptions are Ukraine and the Czech Republic, although draft legislation currently being considered in the Czech Republic would introduce corporate liability there.

As of this writing, the Uniform Law Commission has decided to draft a uniform act concerning electronic wills, [146] and legislation has been introduced in several states to authorize the use of electronic wills.

To be an advocate for certification in Maryland, there needs to be state membership consensus to start, then find a legislator in Maryland that would advocate for the profession, then draft language to introduce legislation.

Here the government introduces bills, which are not just «draft laws» but fully conceived (in principle) legislation that can be passed as introduced, though of course it may be amended before passage too.

Advising the Government of Nigeria on the privatisation of the port sector in Nigeria (including a complete review of the existing legislation and operation of the then existing port structure in Nigeria, recommendations on the consultation process and the road map for privatisation and drafting the new legislation and scheme to be introduced to implement the agreed changes).

The article also says that a report by two TD economists says that draft legislation could be ready this year and legislation introduced into the Commons in early 2007.

Nova Scotia introduced PRPP legislation in October 2014, sought public input on the draft laws in Fall 2015 and the PRPP laws took effect in May 2016.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remain outlawed in Russia as a payment method, but draft legislation was introduced late last month that would legalize and regulate virtual currencies to curb illicit activity.

The Uniform Law Commission, a non-profit association that aims to bring clarity and cohesion to state legislation, has drafted the Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Business Act, which several states are contemplating introducing in upcoming legislative sessions.

[4] According to Department of Climate Change timeframes, exposure draft legislation for the national emissions trading scheme, the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, will be released in February 2009 with a view to introducing a bill into Parliament in May 2009.