Sentences with phrase «legislature acted»

The courts became overwhelmed, so the legislature acted by decriminalizing most traffic breaches.

Chief state school officers in those states made clear that the legislature acted without much knowledge of or attention to the Title I requirements.

A statement by Vanderhoef argued that the legislature acted improperly by accepting a bid on grounds that «materially differed» from the bid request.

He says when the governor and legislature acted to renew the tax on millionaires, they also cut taxes for the middle class.

Under additional legislation proposed by the Governor today, the Governor would then submit the rightsizing plan to the legislature for action with the plan going in to effect, unless the legislature acted within 30 days to reject it.

«It is clear and remains the duty of the legislature when faced with behaviours that undermine its fundamental integrity like this one that the legislature acts to restore the integrity of the institution.

Benjamin Barnes, secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, warned that the rainy day fund — known as the «budget reserve fund» — will have to be used to pay down the deficit unless the legislature acts to reduce spending.

In March, the AG settled with the major companies, Fan Duel and Draft King, saying the sites will continue to be banned until September, unless the legislature acts to regulate the on line gambling before the end of the legislative session later this month.

In March, Schneiderman settled with the major companies, Fan Duel and Draft King, saying the sites will continue to be banned until September unless the legislature acts to regulate the online gambling before the end of its session later this month.

If the legislature acts next spring to offer teachers raises, the language in the teacher contract is worded in such a way that lawmakers» actions would not void contracts already in force.

Beginning with the 2018 - 19 school year, those pay losses will become a reality unless the legislature acts.

Governor Abbott's call for school choice could better the lives of all Texans and keep our state the land of opportunity if the legislature acts,» TEO Board Chair Stacy Hock said in a statement.

When legislatures act, they may grant 50 of the 1,000 rights of marriage now, another 25 rights next year, another 100 the year after that, and the rest whenever they get around to it, all without explaining why they've acted or failed to act.

They assume the legislature acts rationally and, thus, the ends it pursues are legitimate.

Not exact matches

By March the Nazi Party controlled 44.6 % of the Reichstag and managed to pass the infamous Enabling Act, which allowed the German cabinet to pass laws without the legislature or the president.

In May, Bill 64 was introduced into the provincial legislature to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act with respect to scents in the workplace.

Meanwhile a similar Wood First Act has passed second reading in Ontario's legislature.

Republican Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is president of the state Senate, listed what he called a «Women's Privacy Act» as one of his top 10 priorities when the legislature reconvenes in January.

Illinois's solar market under the Future Energy Jobs Act is just getting started, but a business group is calling for the next governor and state legislature to provide less restriction and more action in community and distributed solar programs.

Most recently, Llew Claasen, Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation, pleaded to the National Conference of State Legislators, a bipartisan non-governmental organization that represents staff and members of American state legislatures, to reject any and all proposed legislation modeled after the Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act.

In an unusual act of cooperation in Washington, this legislature was eagerly supported by Democrats and Republicans.

James and New Democrat MLAs Adrian Dix and Jane Shin met with franchisees at the B.C. legislature on Wednesday before introducing the Franchise Act in the house.

On Tuesday, Robinson introduced the Silver Alert Act in the legislature.

In just one month since the Parkland shooting, the gun control movement has made some small gains: The Florida state legislature passed new firearm regulations, and the federal spending bill signed by President Trump on Friday contains modest steps toward tightening the nation's gun laws, including the Fix NICS Act, which strengthens the background - check system for gun purchases.

The state legislature will convene on May 18 to consider discipline against Gov. Eric Greitens (R), who has been accused of coercing a woman into sexual acts and improperly obtaining a donor list from a charity and then lying about it, The Hill reported Thursday.

Robinson introduced the Distressed Animals Act in the legislature on Tuesday and was joined by advocates from the BC SPCA in support of the proposed changes.

«Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should «make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,» thus building a wall of separation between Church & State.»

They can say that they are acting in a constitutional spirit, exercising the kind of judgment that is appropriate to the legislature in foreign policy, and no more.

The Michigan legislature is debating the Michigan Religious Freedom Restoration Act, one modeled on the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

The supplicant asks God to treat those in the circle of intimacy preferentially, to act like a legislature that passes a private bill or like a president who occasionally suspends general laws to intervene in a special case.

Thomas Jefferson wrote, «I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should «make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,» thus building a wall of separation between Church & State.

''... I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should «make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,»

Most importantly, church assemblies should reclaim their role as representative assemblies chosen to deliberate thoughtfully on significant matters of Christian faith and life, rather than continuing to act as legislatures that reduce everything to stark alternatives and then make hurried decisions by forced choice majority voting.

In some instances the divestment has taken place voluntarily; in others, as in the case of Nebraska, it has required an act of the state legislature.

Yet the attempts made to nullify the Supreme Court decision even at the cost of eliminating the public schools and passing acts of open defiance in state legislatures, to say nothing of rioting and violence and the nonviolent but intimidating acts of white citizens» councils, indicate how long a road there is yet to travel.

That's because, for one thing, abortion and marriage are issues to be resolved by the people acting through legislatures, and Catholic Americans, as citizens, are perfectly free to convince their fellow citizens of the truth of their view of who we are as free and relational beings.

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should «make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,» thus building a wall of separation between church and State.

Perhaps in response to this hypercritical and bigoted act by the Dutch legislature, some good may arise.

«If the legislature fails to act and we are forced to proceed with these cuts... student - athletes across the state at those schools will be ineligible to play next semester,» Edwards said Thursday.

The legislature finds that breast - feeding a baby is an important and basic act of nurture that must be encouraged in the interests of maternal and child health and family values.

«Mass Audubon congratulates the legislature on passing important environmental legislation regarding Community Preservation and stopping a repeal of the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act last session,» added Jack Clarke, Mass Audubon's director of public policy and government relations.

In compliance with the breast - feeding promotion program established under the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. Section 1771 et seq.), the legislature recognizes breast - feeding as the best method of infant nutrition.

«This year, we look forward to working with the legislature on again stopping the state Endangered Species Act repeal and moving forward a common - sense reform of that important law.»

This coalition of advocates created the Local Farms - Healthy Kids Act, which was passed almost unanimously by the legislature and signed by the Governor in 2008.

is there no amount of data that will cause the legislature to act?

If you stay abreast of the school nutrition legislature, you are aware that the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act and its school nutrition policies have been in the hot seat lately.

This provides funding for the state to implement the Early Start Act, which passed the legislature with bipartisan support.

For the Early Start Act as passed by both houses of the state legislature: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2015-16/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1491-S2.PL.pdf

With a focus on protecting the most vulnerable species and habitat, Mass Audubon has worked to defend the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act in court and stop its repeal in the legislature.

As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted by President Obama, many breastfeeding employees are provided rights and protected by law, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).