Sentences with phrase «proposed legislation»

No countywide elected official or county lawmaker could stay in office for more than eight years at a time, under the proposed legislation Mahoney sent to county lawmakers this week.

A spokeswoman for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said the governor supported the idea behind the proposed legislation.

He says that David Cameron has been unable to persuade enough Conservative MPs to back the proposed legislation, and so it's been binned.

The proposed legislation, sponsored by Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, Democrat of the Bronx, would cover employees of companies that provide services in those three facilities, as well as Pennsylvania Station and Grand Central Terminal.

The proposed legislation, which has not been adopted, would restore the comptroller's ability to pre-approve all SUNY contracts worth over $ 250,000 and generally ban state contracting through SUNY - affiliated nonprofits.

The declaration came barely a week after Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed legislation to blunt the effects of Citizens United.

«What I rejected before was a knee - jerk reaction,» in which lawmakers immediately proposed legislation that hadn't been thought through when a gun tragedy happened, Higgins said in the interview.

ALBANY — Domestic - violence victims would be able to break a cellphone contract without paying penalties under newly proposed legislation.

«The proposed legislation provided no solutions for what happens to kids after a facility is unilaterally shut down.

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We retain grave reservations about the proposed legislation on exemplary damages.

At 10 a.m., Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and Assembly Member Joseph Lentol announce proposed legislation to better hold hit and run drivers accountable and to improve public safety, Plaza in front of Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, 350 Jay Street, Brooklyn.

By the end of this year, this Task Force will conclude with a report and proposed legislation.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan on Wednesday suggested he would be opposed to efforts to curb plastic bag usage statewide, saying proposed legislation on the local level has been written too broadly.

Congress sent proposed legislation to the president that wipes away landmark online privacy protections, the first salvo in what is likely to become a significant reworking of the rules governing Internet access in an era of Republican dominance.

«The governor proposed legislation, but was not able or not interested in galvanizing public support.»

For proposed legislation to be a «bill», it has to be proposed by members of congress, which is generally done through committees.

Ms Harman, the deputy Labour leader, is believed to have argued for more time to consider the position of the Royal Mail before the business secretary Lord Mandelson, published the proposed legislation.

Following one conviction and multiple suspicions of fraud, Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski proposed legislation to prevent individuals from picking up and returning more than two absentee ballots.

The proposed legislation also addresses the issue of jurisdiction by streamlining the federal court process and providing concurrent federal and state review.

A proposal to allow e-filing of proposed legislation in Albany had 9,389 yes votes and 3,840 no votes locally.

Two state lawmakers from Manhattan, Sens. Liz Krueger and Brad Hoylman, last month proposed legislation that would ban plastic bags statewide, and put a fee between 10 cents and a quarter on paper bags.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner Friday afternoon announced a deal has been reached on proposed legislation that would exempt games, videos and music from the provisions of the city's new secondhand dealer law.

Two state lawmakers last month proposed legislation that would ban plastic bags statewide, and put a fee on paper bags.

Despite the lack of notice for public comment, however, the Rye City School District will not directly get involved with the proposed legislation, according to Monahan, but will keep a close watch on it.

Schumer has proposed legislation to add federal tax credits for homeowners to remove lead from their homes and called for increased funding for a Housing and Urban Development Lead Hazard Control grant program.

On Feb. 8, Democrats first introduced the proposed legislation, which aims to prevent Westchester County -LSB-...]

Ryan said his the proposed legislation is designed to prevent and combat lead exposure and poisoning.

The proposed legislation before the Southold Town Board would eliminate a 1960s law that requires hunters to receive a special permit from the town clerk's office in addition to a state - issued hunting permit.

A May 2017 decision by a state appellate court prompted the proposed legislation.

The senator proposed legislation targeting multi-level marketing entities that followed Herbalife's model.

Intended to help stop campus sexual assaults, proposed legislation would expand the policy for state schools to New York's private colleges and universities.

The catch is that the proposed legislation grandfathers between 80 and 90 percent of existing outlets.

Assemblyman Ryan has unveiled proposed legislation standing along Plymouth Avenue in front of former Buffalo Public School 77 on the city's west side.

Cuomo has previously proposed legislation to strengthen New York's abortion laws so they match specifically what's allowed under Roe v. Wade, only to be thwarted by the Republican - controlled Senate.

It's the fourth straight year senators have approved the proposed legislation.

WBFO»S Focus on Education reporter Eileen Buckley says it includes the Governor's proposed legislation to create a new law for all campuses.

Speaking in the House of Lords during the second reading of the trade union bill on Monday, Labour's Lord Mendelsohn, who is a shadow business minister, said the proposed legislation was a «clear attempt to defenestrate the Labour party's finances», describing it as «extraordinarily partisan, vindictive and selective».

Stec and Jones joined state Sen. Betty Little (R - Queensbury) in hailing proposed legislation that would revert control of the STAR program back to local control following confusion and delayed checks to taxpayers.

Castorina echoed Golden and voiced his own concerns about the proposed legislation saying, «This bill is premature.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito today asserted that proposed legislation to limit the number of new app - hail cars on the road is based on concerns over traffic congestion, pollution and labor standards — not the plummeting value of the city's once - coveted taxi medallions.

Minority Democrats last month proposed legislation to require the disclosure «of relationships and communications between consultants and lobbyists, County employees and elected officials.»

After legislators opted to send the resolutions back to the Health & Human Services Committee, Legislator Cynthia Aikman, D - Auburn, said it was the Legislature's job to give the public a say on proposed legislation.

William Powell AM, Welsh Liberal Democrat spokesman on Farming and Rural Affairs, has today confirmed that his party will not support the Agricultural Wages Emergency Bill in its current form due to a number of significant flaws in the proposed legislation.

The secretary of state says even though the legislature hasn't passed the Dream Act — legislation that would assist children whose parents are in the country illegally go to college — the governor is committed to the proposed legislation.

I'm enthusiastic at the prospect of seeing New York join the 37 states that already provide access for early voters, especially now that the proposed legislation offers a minimal cost adaptation for low population counties like ours.

Senate Democrats are crisscrossing their states this week looking for support for proposed legislation that would help students saddled with college debt.

Cuomo said the new program would create 2,500 units of new affordable housing per year and that he is sending the proposed legislation to lawmakers later Sunday.

Despite her proposed legislation — which she says she'll try to introduce before the Council if it can happen in the next few months — Quinn has historically been leery of the city's attempt to fight obesity, and doesn't support Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on serving large sugary drinks (which is now tied up in court.)

A local coalition is trying to build support for proposed legislation in Albany that, among other things, eliminates cash bail for misdemeanors or low - level felonies.