Sentences with phrase «new draft legislation»

I'll reserve my final decision until I see the new draft legislation next week.

The newly appointed Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development, John Griffiths AM, outlined plans for officials to «have discussions with interested parties to identify their concerns and proposals and, where relevant, consider these in new draft legislation».

Seattle's City Council on Friday released new draft legislation that would tax large employers in order to raise $ 75 million next year to counter the effects of rising rents and house prices.

Not exact matches

Flaherty drafted legislation in 2010 designed to unilaterally create a new system, but the Supreme Court said the law would infringe on provincial jurisdiction.

The best thing lawmakers can do is consult the cryptocurrency industry when drafting new legislation or regulation to better understand it, and to be very clear about what definitions are used, Fanusie said.

South Korean lawmakers are drafting new legislation to reverse the government's ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs), a sign that one of the world's hottest cryptocurrency...

New risks continue to emerge in the virtual currency and blockchain spaces and legislation of this space is either inexistent or was not intended to capture it when it was drafted.

The European Union (EU) is ready to regulate cryptocurrencies immediately and could begin drafting new legislation within months, according to the bloc's top financial services chief...

They gave us all a listen, but that's not the point: witnesses are normally called before a parliamentary committee examining draft legislation, to garner information and new ideas.

He acknowledged that the House was drafting legislation similar to that proposed by the Senate that will place new limits on access to semiautomatic assault rifles, like AR - 15s, something the Florida Legislature refused to do after mass shootings killed 49 at the Pulse nightclub in 2016 and 5 at Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport last year.

«There is widespread consensus that we need to take urgent to phase out cosmetic pesticides, and the New Democrats worked with experts to draft the legislation tabled today.

The Senate Select Committee asked for a new oversight panel to draft omnibus legislation to recast the National Security Act of 1947 and frame explicit intelligence charters.

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

Plaintiffs» attorneys may then offer help in drafting new legislation from which they themselves hope to benefit.

But the new [draft] legislation has not been good,» she told SBS.

The new legislation, which is being drafted, will make it a felony for intentionally failing to provide adequate shelter for a dog.

The draft legislation that is being proposed now has been lightly tweaked, but is «effectively the same thing,» says Dean Fuleihan, New York City's first deputy mayor.

Erie County is currently in the process of drafting legislation that proposes to establish new criminal standards for actions that endanger the welfare of children, provide for more robust and intensive CPS investigations, and update technology and reporting practices to better serve children and families, as well as focusing on other improvements to current CPS law.

We will be reviewing draft legislation included with the Governor's 30 - day amendments, including the proposal for an employer opt - in to pay a new payroll tax,» said Business Council President Heather Briccetti.

«We could well see draft legislation on new HMRC powers covering penalties for late payment and interest charges on outstanding tax in the pre-budget report.

New York Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Donna Lieberman urged the Council to revise the draft legislation so centers weren't targeted solely because they don't provide abortions.

Two state senators and two assemblymembers, including Republican Jim Tedisco, say they are drafting legislation after two New York City police officers were gunned down in their car over the weekend.

The PWD community must be included in drafting legislation in the Council to ensure this large community is affected positively and supported by new legislation, zoning and funding.

New Jersey state Sen. Bob Gordon, chairman of a powerful oversight committee that has looked closely at the Port Authority after the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal, said he was aghast to learn what changes are included in the draft legislation.

A New York state assemblyman from Orange County in the Hudson Valley is drafting legislation to repeal a clause in the new tuition - free pubic college program for middle - class studenNew York state assemblyman from Orange County in the Hudson Valley is drafting legislation to repeal a clause in the new tuition - free pubic college program for middle - class studennew tuition - free pubic college program for middle - class students.

A 2004 draft mental health bill had to be scrapped because of the overwhelming opposition, and last night Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlile, who chaired the scrutiny committee into that bill, warned the new legislation faced a similar fate.

It is widely acknowledged that this legislation was rushed and poorly drafted, and as a result, the new CSA was left with a very complex maintenance formula to apply and inadequate administrative resources.

«For a new independent commission to draw up its draft lines on time, legislation must pass and the commission members chosen very soon.»

The former prime minister said work on new legislation would begin on September 19th, the day after the referendum, with a command paper by October, a white paper by November, and a draft law in January.

Cuomo would be given vast new power over the Port Authority, including the authority to unilaterally remove and appoint commissioners, under draft legislation that has been privately circulating among Albany lawmakers this week.

A tax cap for New York City has never been a feature of major tax cap proposals — including Gov. Andrew Cuomo's draft legislation in 2011 — or mentioned as a budget possibility until the Cuomo administration proposed shifting Medicaid costs back to New York City earlier this month.

Mayor de Blasio, Council Speaker Mark - Viverito, and Public Advocate James will draft legislation that would enable any New Yorker working at a business with ten or more employees to automatically enroll in an employee - funded retirement plan.

Richard St. Paul, Louis Trangucci and Albert Tarantino, the three Republican members of the New Rochelle City Council have made a home rule request of New Rochelle's four Albany lawmakers — State Senators Jeff Klein and Suzi Openheimer and State Assembly Representatives Amy Paulin and George Latimer — requesting their assistance in «the drafting and filing of State legislation under Home Rule provisions to allow the City of New Rochelle to have full power to approve the New Rochelle Industrial Development Agency (IDA) decisions as it relates to granting benefits to IDA applicants.»

McCoy has also drafted legislation to be considered by the county lawmakers that would ensure all private - sector workers in the county have access to paid sick leave — a move praised by Citizen Action of New York.

The task force dealt with issues ranging from helping victims with orders of protection to drafting new legislation.

Standing near the shore of Lake Champlain, New York U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Monday discussed legislation she has drafted to keep microbeads out of the nation's waterways.

ALBANY — Localities would be able to ban, but not regulate, car - hail services like Uber, according to draft legislation privately circulating among Capitol lawmakers and obtained by POLITICO New York.

A powerful group of state lawmakers is drafting new legislation to help black and Hispanic students gain entry to the city's top public schools, the Daily News has learned.

A government draft of the legislation is too vague and carries unreasonably harsh penalties, argued scientists attending a 15 September meeting about the plan at the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) in New Delhi.

The Southeast has enough renewable resources to meet the 25 percent renewable - power mandate proposed by draft House energy and climate legislation, according to a new assessment [pdf] by environmental groups.

But its draft of the Farm Bill, which sets food and agricultural policy and funding, is less generous: The $ 348 million of research appropriated over 5 years by the 2008 Farm Bill would be cut to $ 200 million in the new legislation.

If the court determines that the state can legally withhold licenses from dropouts, the report says, the panelists would work with the attorney general to draft new legislation to enact the proposal.

With a draft bill expected this summer, new legislation should be in place by 2014.

The Senate passed legislation this month that would repeal the construction - aid law and allow lawmakers to draft a new, less costly statute.

Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal pulled a u-turn on Common Core, first subtly backing legislation to put a hold on the standards (and possibly draft new ones) and now publicly opposing common assessments.

It was not the intention of the lawmakers who drafted this piece of legislation to create a vehicle for establishing new school districts, but through a series of amendments and legal interpretations that is precisely what we now have.

A bill draft circulated by Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt outlines potential new legislation to protect teachers, but a review by WEAC experts shows it falls short of its stated goal.

Smith's group will wrap up drafting the new legislation soon, and he expects it to see the floor before summer.

However, while legislation is already being drafted, major hurdles remain before the tax on CO2 can be scrapped, sparking an outcry among businesses, state governments, and especially Australian voters, who voted overwhelmingly in favor of the new coalition and its pledge to kill the costly economic burden.

Environmental Justice Australia has drafted model No More Bad Investments (NMBI) legislation (downloadable from this page) which state / territory governments could implement in order to ban new climate - damaging projects.