Sentences with phrase «pieces of legislation introduced»

This bill is one of the most apolitical, non-partisan pieces of legislation introduced in this current Parliament.

We've seen more than 200 pieces of legislation introduced this year that would impose new restrictions and standards on existing licensees, like pet dealers.

With more than 20,000 pieces of legislation introduced in a typical legislative session, this is no small feat.

While they are unlikely to receive much attention during the short fall sitting, four pieces of legislation introduced earlier this year by Opposition MLAs have yet to reach third reading:

In 1992, Labour published its Right to Information Bill: shadow home secretary Roy Hattersley promised that it would be the first piece of legislation introduced by a new Labour government.

That's the thinking behind a new piece of legislation introduced by two New York City lawmakers this week.

Shortly after joining the breakaway Democratic conference Avella, a two - term senator, got the first piece of legislation he introduced in 2011 moved through committee.

Not exact matches

Just about every piece of key legislation that is likely to be revamped or introduced under Trump and the Republican - majority Congress affects small businesses.

In a hint that calories are here to stay, President Obama in 2010 introduced a piece of legislation requiring every large American restaurant chain to display calorie counts on their menus.

This piece of legislation does the following: introduces a 15 % property transfer tax...

Eduction Minister Jeff Johnson could introduce an Education Act, which would mark the third time the Tories have attempted to introduce a consolidated piece of education legislation in the past few years.

When the Assembly reconvenes today, the Government is expected to introduce a series of new pieces of legislation when the Assembly returns today.

All this follows on quite naturally from the first substantial piece of fatherhood legislation introduced by this government: the awarding, in December 2003, of automatic Parental Responsibility to all unmarried fathers registered on their babies» birth certificates — a right which, until that time, had only been automatically conferred on married fathers.

Today, Kate introduces the piece of legislation that she wrote and that was debated during this year's session of the New Hampshire Legislature.

The potential for what Joel Barkan once called «reform coalitions» to protect democratic gains is well illustrated by another piece of legislation recently introduced in Kenya: the «statute law (miscellaneous amendments) bill», 2013.

He has introduced fewer than two pieces of legislation per year, and almost none of them have been moved into committee.

New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney has introduced two pieces of legislation in response to the PFOS water contamination in Newburgh.

State Sen. Gallivan said the commission is not likely to come out of talks with a fully formed piece of legislation; rather, it will make recommendations and see if a legislator will initiate a bill to introduce.

City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D - Sunnyside) announced last week he was introducing four pieces of legislation dedicated to reforming the city Board of Standards and Appeals.

The chief argument used to introduce the Act wasn't based on the proud British principles that many of us would have liked; it was a practical and pragmatic piece of legislation designed to avoid costly trips to Strasbourg every time someone wanted to challenge a law that they perceived was infringing their rights.

First, there will be the great repeal bill, one of the largest and most dangerous pieces of legislation a British government has ever introduced, copying - and - pasting all of EU law onto the British statute book and then using a dazzling array of ministerial powers to somehow try and fix it so it it makes sense.

Republican and Democratic senators introduced two pieces of legislation seeking to block Trump from firing the special counsel probing his ties to Russia, as Congress increasingly seeks to assert its authority on policy.

In 2008 Harriet Harman — surely the most influential militant feminist politician of her generation — introduced a piece of legislation which hadn't been trailed in the Labour party's 2005 election manifesto.

But among the pieces of legislation being introduced in the Council today is one to make the diversity officer a full - time job.

After my position in the ballot for private Members» Bills was announced, I sought their views on what piece of legislation I might introduce.

The same day the legislature approved the master plan, Mr. Lindsay introduced the concept of the Regional Planning Alliance Program in a formal piece of legislation.

The Nurse Staffing Levels Act is a ground - breaking piece of legislation, with Wales the first country in Europe to introduce legislation on safe nurse staffing levels.

Martins» bill comes a day after Assemblyman Keith Wright, head of the chamber's housing committee, introduced two pieces of legislation pertaining to the 421 - a program, one of which is Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposal.

A similar piece of legislation was introduced by Councilman Danny Dromm last year, but the bill never made it out of committee for a vote.

State Democrats have introduced several pieces of legislation since February that have been blocked by State Republicans.

«Well from my perspective, I've introduced pieces of legislation that in many cases (I) thought would move forward,» Owens says.

Ms. James, who often presides over Council meetings seated in a red and white upholstered chair marked with a giant star, has also used the public advocate's office to introduce 48 pieces of legislation, 10 of which are now law.

«We've introduced numerous pieces of legislation,» said Joe Sano, executive director of the Organization of Management Confidential Employees, or OMCE.

As the city Board of Standards and Appeals waits to reconvene the hearing involving a Bayside Hills home next month, City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) has introduced two pieces of legislation designed to give the community more recourse on uncharacteristic development.

In 1998 the PUP came to power after defeating the centre - left United Democratic Party (UDP), and subsequently introduced several pieces of legislation financially advantageous to Lord Ashcroft.

If I had succeeded in going to Albany, one of the first pieces of legislation I planned to introduce was prohibiting donations from companies that are in the category of the committee you serve on.»

The last Labour government passed several key pieces of legislation — including that introducing foundation hospitals and tuition fees — thanks to the votes of Scottish MPs whose constituents were unaffected, given Holyrood's control of health and education policy.

Yet, many alternative pieces of health - care legislation — ranging from minor tinkering with the status quo to a plan that would essentially result in socialized medicine — have been introduced.

Colorado enacted the single most important piece of legislation to come out of the RTT process — its remarkable Senate Bill 191 (arduously carried by Mike Johnston) which overhauled teacher evaluation and tenure and introduced a smart statewide framework for gauging teacher performance.

Not surprisingly, the state where lawmakers introduced the highest number of relevant bills was Connecticut, where 31 pieces of legislation were generated.

On the other end of the spectrum, Alaska, Idaho, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont each introduced only one piece of relevant legislation, although South Dakota's bill allowing districts to arm teachers was signed into law.

That's a drop from the more than 700 that were proposed in 2015, but 100 times more than the six similar pieces of legislation that were introduced in 2011.

His corporate education reform legislation is widely recognized as the most anti-teacher piece of legislation ever introduced by a Democratic governor.

HB 198, as introduced, was a more complicated piece of legislation seemingly modeled after the evaluation and salary system devised by Dallas ISD, the Teacher Excellence Initiative.

We worked with legislators to introduce two pieces of legislation to help us meet the goals of Unlock Student Potential

However, he did join the effort to introduce the Reducing Educational Debt (RED) Act, a major piece of student loan reform legislation involving free community college, federal refinancing, and Pell Grant expansion.

Gary has established himself on student loan issues by supporting and introducing various different pieces of legislation.

It is the most powerful piece of shelter reform legislation ever introduced.

When you reach out to request a meeting with your elected officials, whether in response to a piece of legislation or simply to introduce yourself and your business, it's up to you what they take away from that meeting.

This bill called the Big Cat Public Safety Act is the most important piece of legislation to ever be introduced to protect lions, tigers, and other exotic wild cats from being kept as pets and in miserable roadside zoos.