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1 Mar 2013, 11:09 am
  Unsurprisingly, this is not reason that has been declared by the State Senate Republican leadership. [read post]
26 Nov 2018, 1:41 pm by Michael Barber
New Jersey’s Medical Marijuana overhaul bill passed the Senate’s Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee on Monday, and now heads to the State Legislature’s joint appropriations committee. [read post]
2 Jul 2012, 4:01 am by Todd Zywicki
”  We discuss, among other issues, a certain Supreme Court case that has recently been somewhat in the news, whether that law would have been enacted if Senators were still elected by state legislatures, and the difference between democracy and a constitutional republic designed to protect liberty, frustrate special-interest faction, and limit self-seeking by governmental officials. [read post]
14 Mar 2013, 5:30 am by J. Michael Goodson Law Library
The bill passed the state House unanimously, but was postponed indefinitely in the Senate once cooler heads prevailed. [read post]
31 Jan 2014, 3:40 pm by Carole (Staff Lawyer)
Finally, those who oppose senatorial elections note that the practice of appointing senators tends to result in a greater proportion of women and minority representatives in the Senate (which meet yet another of the stated constitutional purposes to the Senate). [read post]
5 Sep 2013, 9:28 am by Mali Friedman
  The bill, S.B. 365, which was introduced by Senator Darrell Steinberg, adds two new sections to the California Business & Professions Code. [read post]
29 Sep 2021, 5:20 pm by Ellena Erskine
Vladeck, who spoke next, noted that “it’s the Supreme Court, not state legislatures, that gets the final word as to what the constitution protects. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 11:48 am by Rekha Arulanantham
Colorado The Colorado legislature missed one chance for meaningful sentencing reform, but the state took other steps to reduce its prison population. [read post]
28 Mar 2007, 6:12 am
The amendment, which came three states short of enactment in 1982, has been introduced in five state legislatures since January. [read post]
15 Jul 2022, 8:31 am by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC
According to a recent report by Streetsblog, New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes based his legislation on a new law in Tennessee. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 9:28 am
According to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair, John Bonacic, the holding in the Arons case "usurped the legislature's authority. [read post]
14 Apr 2015, 1:13 pm by Michael Beckett, Esq.
The General Assembly adjourned late Monday, April 13, 2015, after a lengthy debate regarding the state’s fiscal plan. [read post]
14 Apr 2009, 8:00 am
If Senate Bill 262 passes in the Nevada legislature, then anyone found growing more than seven marijuana plants, even if they're members of the Nevada Medical Marijuana Program, can be charged with possession for marijuana for the purpose of sale. [read post]
10 Jul 2013, 12:21 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
He was a devoutly religious man who, while in the North Carolina legislature in the 1940s, single-handedly defeated a proposed law that would have banned teaching evolution in the state's public schools. [read post]
1 May 2023, 11:46 am by Jackie Gardina, J.D.
Machaela Cavanaugh, a Nebraska state senator, filibustered every bill that became before the legislature to prevent anti-trans legislation from reaching the floor. [read post]
21 Jun 2024, 3:00 am by Yosi Yahoudai
The measure helped reduce jail and prison populations and has saved the state upward of $100 million annually. [read post]
23 Jun 2021, 1:43 pm by Aubrey Mandus
Wylie II, Sebastian Crisan (CI SA) In May 2021, the Florida legislature passed Senate Bill 1120 (Florida Robocall Bill), which updates the state’s existing telemarking laws. [read post]
23 Jun 2021, 1:43 pm by Aubrey Mandus
Wylie II, Sebastian Crisan (CI SA) In May 2021, the Florida legislature passed Senate Bill 1120 (Florida Robocall Bill), which updates the state’s existing telemarking laws. [read post]
13 Feb 2017, 12:25 pm by Jeff Spatola
Conservative Senator Applauds that Bill Was Not Voted on Today Senator Steve Oroho (R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) strongly criticized the Democrat majority in the Legislature for attempting to fast-track, without a public hearing, legislation that would reward local government officials for breaking federal law. [read post]