Sentences with phrase «last day of the legislative session»

The list becomes the powerful agenda of the frantic last days of a legislative session.

Meanwhile, under the Senate GOP's new policy, the governor will have to send up his tier - two nominees at least one month before the scheduled last day of the legislative session.

The bill passed both the House and the Senate on April 29th, the very last day of the legislative session.

The measure to name the span the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge passed the State Senate late Wednesday on the last day of the legislative session, but it failed to pass the Assembly.

Robert Schulz of Fort Ann says the bill voted into law on the last day of the legislative session contained dozens of substantive, last - minute changes hidden from public view.

Sometime after midnight on the last day of the legislative session — with zero public hearings, public review or consultation — Governor Cuomo rammed through a bill that includes very vague and very broad new reporting requirements for charitable groups which engage in lobbying or coordination with related charitable groups.

On the last day of the legislative session Wednesday night, Cuomo introduced a bill that would have renamed both the existing Tappan Zee Bridge and the replacement still under construction in honor of his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, who died back on Jan. 1, 2015.

After months of being bashed and wiretapped, Albany is using the last days of the legislative session to teach its antagonists a lesson.

On June 21st, the last day of the legislative session, they agreed on legislation to keep the results private, except to parents who actually have a child in the teacher's class.

ALBANY — The sponsors of a bill to legalize medical marijuana in New York State emerged from a closed - door meeting with Governor Andrew Cuomo Tuesday afternoon without a deal in hand, but were hopeful lawmakers could reach an agreement by Thursday, the last day of the legislative session.

Not many people seem sorry about Lopez's decision to leave the Assembly on June 20, the last day of the legislative session.

But there's a chance the bill may not pass today as it's the last day of the legislative session for the year.

Story of the Day Today's supposed to be the last day of the legislative session in Albany, though lawmakers are likely to be there at least for a couple more days.

The state House passed the measure on Thursday, and the state Senate is expected to pass it on Friday, the last day of the legislative session.

Unlike a previous version of the legislation, the bill passed by the Senate and Assembly Wednesday, on what was scheduled to be the last day of the legislative session, does not contain a one - year window to revive cases that are time - barred under current law.

This was still not enough for Avella, who asked for more changes until the last day of the legislative session, when a compromise was reached.

Senators last month effectively killed off a measure providing for a statewide referendum on the amendment when, on the last day of their legislative session, they amended the bill to provide that only two - thirds of school operating costs would be removed from property taxes over 10 years.

Bryan's bill has reportedly been through many drafts with no public input or discussion and could surface in the last days of the legislative session.

MARCH 29, 2018 Members of the Georgia General Assembly overwhelmingly approve HB 787 on the last day of the legislative session ATLANTA, GA — On...

Members of the Georgia General Assembly overwhelmingly approve HB 787 on the last day of the legislative session ATLANTA, GA — On Thursday, March 29, the Georgia General Assembly passed House Bill 787, legislation that will provide additional funding for state - authorized charter schools and that mandates «forward funding» for growth of all startup charter schools.

The Senate has until August 31, the last day of the legislative session, to do something about AB 5.