Sentences with phrase «to approve the amendment»

Voters approved the amendment through a ballot referendum in the fall.

The legislature approved the amendment a second time in 2013.

If voters next month approve the amendment, four casinos would be built in the first wave of construction.

They are also responsible for approving any amendments made to the trust's articles of association.

So, roughly 30 48 many months after the ABA approved this amendment, how many states have adopted the duty of technology competence?

However, the committee approved an amendment from Rep. Derek Kilmer requesting the U.S. Department of Education to provide guidance to Impact Aid districts on how to measure school districts» tax rates compared to the average tax rate for the state.

After two years of meetings and community comments, the Glen Ellyn Village Board approved amendments to its zoning code aimed at reducing the size and bulk of homes on small lots, beginning March 1.

Mr Pringle argued that Article 136 (3) TFEU did not respect either of the conditions in Article 48 (6) TEU (in addition to arguing before the national court that by approving the amendment by legislative act rather than a referendum, Ireland violated the Irish Constitution and the famous Crotty precedent).

The Senate also approved the amendment language in a separate vote, 36 - 26.

The New York Constitution requires that two successive legislatures approve an amendment in order to qualify it for final approval by popular vote.

Lawmakers in the 1990s began the process of approving an amendment to end the ban on gambling, but support for the proposal evaporated before it could pass the Legislature a second time.

Education officials in Massachusetts deny any plan to scrap the test, but this week the state senate approved an amendment affirming the current policy requiring students to pass the tenth - grade MCAS to graduate.

«Forests in the United States are robust and sustainably managed, and climate science has consistently and clearly documented the carbon benefits of utilizing forest biomass for energy production,» Senator Susan Collins (R — ME), said on the Senate floor on 3 February, a day after lawmakers approved her amendment adding the wood - burning provision to the energy bill.

House approves amendments removing environmental protections for people, air, water and wildlife

As it is, Kline can now be accused of being both an apostate from conservatism and being a stooge for teachers» unions after the House voted last night to approve an amendment from Rep. Bob Goodlatte backed by Club for Growth and NEA to allow districts to use unreliable local assessments (including those drawn up by teachers) in place of state standardized testing regimes.

The Assembly's judiciary committee unanimously approved an amendment on Wednesday afternoon that was actually agreed to last year by legislative leaders.

Voters would decide whether to approve the amendment if lawmakers agree to put it on the November ballot.

In 2016 at CITES CoP17, Parties unanimously approved amendments to Resolution Conf.10.10 (Rev. CoP17), «Trade in elephant specimens,» that included recommending urgently closing domestic ivory markets that contribute to poaching or illegal trade.

The General Assembly approved an amendment proposed by the Governor for additional funding for the Early Reading Intervention program in fiscal year 2013.

Elsewhere on the ballot, voters did approve an amendment to the existing constitution that allows for the stripping of pensions for elected and appointed officials convicted of a felony, a move aimed at stoping corruption.

Plans to reform Britain's arcane libel laws have been thrown into doubt after the House of Lords last night approved amendments introduced to the Defamation Bill by the film producer Lord Puttnam - Independent

Plans to reform Britain's arcane libel laws have been thrown into doubt after the House of Lords last night approved amendments introduced to the Defamation Bill by the film producer Lord Puttnam

Upon hearing RASM's case, the commission approved an amendment on April 10 to exclude real estate offices from the proposed -LSB-...]

Parliament last week approved amendments to the legislation governing the activities of the NIA and the contract for the issuance of the ID Card...

SEC Approves Amendments to NASD Rule 2821 Governing Purchases and Exchanges of Deferred Variable Annuities

Japan's Cabinet last year approved amendments to the law making bitcoin an officially recognized currency.

Oklahoma voters approved the amendment during the November elections by a 7 - 3 ratio.

The Tibetan spiritual leader approved amendments to the exiled constitution to enable him to devolve his political responsibilities into the community's elected leadership and judiciary, according to officials.

Clarendon Hills officials approved amendments to the village code this week that will allow the renovation and expansion of the swimming pool, bathhouse and recreation yard at Lions Park, on Byrd Court west of Illinois Highway 83 and south of the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks.

The Park District board has already approved the amendment.

Also Tuesday, trustees approved an amendment to an existing planned development to allow for additional parking at a building at 850 N. Arlington Heights Rd.

As expected, Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved an amendment to the January gun control law that would exempt retired law enforcement from certain aspects of the law.

At first blush, this would mean a fast timetable: The Legislature approves the amendments in a potential special session this month and then by the newly elected (or re-elected) lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly by January, with a referendum in the fall of 2017.

Of the 2,389 Queens homeowners, 2,717 selected construction options through Build it Back; construction on 655 homes (24 percent) is now complete, up by 433 since May 2015 when Borough President Katz approved the amendment to the «Citywide Flood Resilience Text Amendment», lifting the regulatory barriers that had previously burdened entire neighborhoods and prevented homes from fully rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy..

``... Most observers see this as a fictional crisis manufactured by gambling lobbyists who want you to re-convene so they can try to make one more run at a major expansion of gambling before the November elections, when Florida voters will likely approve Amendment 3,» he added.

In the final days before voters overwhelming approved an amendment that would expand casino gambling in New York, the coalition casino companies and labor groups contributed a combined $ 2.1 million to the New York Jobs Now political action committee.

The Times, along with several other editorial boards over the weekend, urged voters to not approve the amendment next week, which would allow for up four casinos in the first round of construction.

School districts will have to renegotiate their plans to include the moratorium changes, then resubmit and have the agency approve those amendments by March 1, the state Education Department said.

How many senators approved the amendment to the cloture rule in 1975?

55 % would approve the amendment with wording that reads, «allow the Legislature to authorize up to 7 casinos in New York for the legislated purposes of promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes through revenues generated.»

The 2009 referendum was a vote in which the citizens of Venezuela approved Amendment No. 1 (Enmienda No. 1) of the Constitution of Venezuela; this abolished term limits for the offices of President, state governors, mayors and National Assembly deputies.

The DOE has now approved the amendment, allowing LIPA to re-open the Solar Pioneer program on December 1.

The House recently approved an amendment to the Homeland Security bill that would rescind an Administration amnesty policy to protect young, undocumented immigrants from deportation.

The bill, HR 1523, enjoyed bipartisan support until last week, when the House Subcommittee on Select Education approved an amendment that would incorporate federal regulations protecting the rights of all handicapped individuals into the statute — thus barring changes in the rules without Congressional approval.

We wrote about this Bill previously here, here, here, here and here, including about certain approved amendments made to the Bill.