Sentences with phrase «passed similar bills»

The current Republican control of the House has made the prospect of passing a similar bill even more unlikely.

Meanwhile, Rhode Island's state senate passed a similar bill in June.

New Hampshire's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a similar bill to legalize recreational marijuana use.

British Journalists are calling Rory a hero, urging Parliament to take a cue and pass a similar bill.

The New York City Council earlier this year passed a similar bill that was signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio.

After the New York State Senate on Monday passed a bill that would allow ride - hailing services to operate in upstate New York, New York State Assembly members have expressed that the Assembly will passing a similar bill later this year.

All of the proposals on Mr. Cuomo's ethics wish list must be approved by the Legislature, which has declined to pass similar bills in the past.

The House is prepared to pass a similar bill that would name the building after the late Robert H. Jackson.

I encourage the Assembly, which has already passed a similar bill, to pass an identical measure, and for the Governor to sign it into law.»

The proposal has broad support: twice in recent years, Congress passed a similar bill that was vetoed by then - president Bush.

The bill now goes back to the House of Representatives, which passed a similar bill in November.

The Senate passed a similar bill last April on a 36 - 26 vote with all Republicans and four DFLers opposing it.

On 6th August, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed a similar bill, S. 1324, introduced by Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R - WV).

The House overwhelmingly passed a similar bill earlier this year.

Not exact matches

Why he could vote no: Daines reportedly has similar concerns to Johnson over the tax bill's treatment of pass - through businesses.

AT&T, Boeing, and Fifth Third Bancorp made similar announcements at the time of the tax bill's passing.

Just a few days earlier, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal decided to veto a high - profile bill similar to Mississippi's after Disney announced plans to boycott filming if the bill were passed — threatening the state's economy.

In the past, he has expressed similar confidence about passing other bills only to have the process bog down when lawmakers fought over details.

Both bills provide for similar changes in the corporate and international tax code but differ mostly in the structure of the individual tax code, including the tax treatment of pass - through businesses and individual income tax brackets as well as the status of the estate tax.

This hashtag activism seeks to punish the state for enacting legislation similar to laws already passed in nineteen other states that mirror a federal bill that received widespread bipartisan support in 1993.

The national bill is similar to laws passed in about a dozen states so far.

Let me name just a few things that did happen: a stimulus bill was passed, GM and Chrysler were saved, affordable healthcare was passed, legislation was passed to guard against the possibility of similar bad behavior by our banks and corporations in the future.

Rhode Island and New Jersey have also passed paid family leave laws, and other states have considered similar bills.

The Zackery Lystedt Law, the first bill Gregoire signed Thursday morning, was proposed and passed to prevent injuries like Lystedt's — or worse, deaths from similar trauma.

Make no mistake about it: the passing of the bill would lead to the revocation of licences of not only NGOs, but also religious bodies and other similar CSOs.

ICYMI: Sean Eldrige and Steve Cohen joined me on CapTon last night to discuss Protect Our Democracy, a new campaign that will work with the Cuomo administration on a coordinated push for campaign finance reform using a similar model to the one successfully employed last year to get a same - same marriage bill passed in Albany.

The Assembly passed a «raise the age» bill on Tuesday as part of a 12 - bill criminal justice reform package, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo — as in previous years — has included a similar proposal in his executive budget.

That bill and the one passed Monday are similar, but the Senate's bill would impose a 2 percent fee on all rides.

She posted a similar plea to her fans on twitter, saying: «Buffalo, we need SEN.GRISANTI to help pass NY STATE MARRIAGE BILL email [email protected] #IWasBornThisWay.»

The bill is being introduced after Oregon this month passed similar legislation for gender designation on a driver's license.

Our organization has and will continue to advocate for the New York State government to pass a comprehensive bill that will protect both the athletes and the local economy, as well as the integrity of the sport as a whole by creating a structure for the oversight of amateur MMA similar to that of USA boxing.

But Collins predicted that Senate Republicans will stick together and pass a health bill similar to the one passed in the House.

This wasn't the first time the topics had been linked: In 1979, Gov. Hugh Carey attempted a similar combination, though the Legislature passed a bill before an agreement on reform was made.

A similar bill in California has passed one house of the legislature but is pending in the other.

But Mayor Bill de Blasio has also quietly pushed state lawmakers to take similar action, and this week the State Senate passed a bill that would require letter grades, and would supersede the council's effoBill de Blasio has also quietly pushed state lawmakers to take similar action, and this week the State Senate passed a bill that would require letter grades, and would supersede the council's effobill that would require letter grades, and would supersede the council's efforts.

The Human Rights Campaign, which played a big role in Cuomo's successful campaign to get gay marriage passed by the Legislature here in New York and has now launched a similar effort at the national level, released an undated letter signed by Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg and 13 other mayors and governors that urged members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee to pass the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), the bill to repeal DOMA.

Since Drucker introduced his bill last year, the City of Long Beach, the Village of Baxter Estates, and Port Washington, a hamlet, have passed similar laws.

The Assembly recently passed a version of the Compassionate Care Act sponsored by Assemblyman Richard Gottfried that is similar, though not identical, to Savino's bill.

Assembly members earlier this week passed a bill that would exempt tampons, sanitary napkins and other similar feminine products from the state sales tax.

The bill contains a «safety valve,» similar to successful divestment bills passed in other states, that would permit the Comptroller to cease divestment if he can convincingly demonstrate that the fund has lost significant value as a direct result of fossil fuel divestment.

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who vigorously opposed a similar bill that House Republicans narrowly passed in May, dispensed with the Senate's version in just four words.

Similar bills passed the state Assembly in 2015 and 2016, but failed to gain Senate approval.

The bill will have to pass out of committee in the Senate before they can take a vote on it, then pass through a similar process in the House of Representatives.

It is similar to language included in the Senate Intelligence Committee's authorization bill, which passed that committee last month, and a Cornyn measure making changes to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or ECPA, that has stalled before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Bill did not succeed that year but the Government eventually backed a similar Bill by Joan Ruddock and the Municipal Waste Recycling Bill was passed in October 2003, increasing the levels of recycling of residential waste.

His story, prompted the state legislature to pass a bill — aptly named Ian's law — which will amend the state insurance law to prevent similar cases from happening again.

A similar bill of rights for farm workers encountered resistance from upstate legislators of both parties when it passed through the Senate earlier this year.

The state Legislature this month passed a bill imposing fines of up to $ 7,500 for those who advertise their entire apartments on Airbnb and similar sites for less than 30 days.

A similar bill passed the Assembly last session but died in the Senate.

«We write today asking you to move quickly on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by bringing a bill inclusive of protections for all victims of domestic violence, similar to that which has already passed the Senate, to the House floor for a vote during these final weeks of the 112th Congress,» the letter said.