Sentences with phrase «version of a constitutional amendment»

ALBANY — Amid concerns from organized labor, the Democratic - led Assembly appears to be balking at the existing version of a constitutional amendment that would strip pensions from corrupt lawmakers.

The most recent version of the constitutional amendment the legislature is supposed to be committing to, in exchange for Cuomo's approval of their lines, creates a bipartisan (which is not to say «independent») commission to oversee the next redistricting in 2022.

The Assembly's Judiciary Committee moved a version of a constitutional amendment requiring public officials convicted of felonies to forfeit their pensions that had passed the Senate last year, but Speaker Carl Heastie was completely noncommittal when asked if it would be voted on by the full chamber.

Not exact matches

In the Assembly, meanwhile, a constitutional amendment to strip corrupt officials of their pensions was approved last year, but that version differs from what was passed by the Senate.

An impasse over a constitutional amendment that would strip corrupt officials of their pensions could be nearing an end, as the Democratic - led Assembly is poised to consider a version previously approved by the Republican - controlled Senate.

The state Senate and state Assembly passed different versions of pension stripping bills in 2015, so New York is not able to propose a constitutional amendment to withhold pensions from officials who were elected before 2011.

Citizens Union and the League, as well as the Governor, have conditioned support of the constitutional amendment on passage of an accompanying statute that will put in place a statutory version of the amendment if it does not achieve second passage.

While the United States Supreme Court has ruled that publicly funded school vouchers are constitutional under the First Amendment's Establishment Clause, most state constitutions contain a version of the so - called «Blaine Amendment,» which bars state aid to parochial schools.

Though Blaine's effort was unsuccessful at the federal level, most states adopted some version of his proposed amendment, often in addition to an earlier constitutional provision prohibiting the «compelled support» of religion.