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11 Dec 2009, 7:27 am
Here are some of the details: The state Senate voted today to roll back mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses in school zones, a victory for supporters seeking treatment rather than jail time for nonviolent drug offenders. [read post]
7 Sep 2018, 11:30 am
Sununu’s veto in June, the state’s House and Senate will reconvene on Sept. [read post]
9 Jun 2009, 9:22 am
other states that have been working legislatively on these issues despite McClesky's shout out to state legislatures. [read post]
19 Apr 2012, 7:23 am
The New York State Legislature realized a .45 percent commuter income tax was a terrible idea when they repealed it in 1999, so this taxpayer-funded bailout should be dead on arrival. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 7:52 am
This ban has been brought to the House twice and passed with broad support while the Senate is divided and voted 18-16 to reject the idea in 2010. [read post]
29 Apr 2009, 3:04 am
The legislators in the house and in senate, in the Great State of Florida intend to do something unprecedented in the next few days. [read post]
12 Jan 2009, 12:41 pm
"When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of each State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. [read post]
20 Jan 2011, 8:24 am by Steve Hall
  The Texas Legislature's 140-day session will end on May 30. [read post]
19 Mar 2024, 11:08 am by Alyzza Austriaco
The measure joins other self-driving car legislation that has been introduced in the state—including AB 1777 and AB 2286 —much of which is backed by labor unions, which are concerned about the potential for autonomous vehicles to significantly disrupt the labor market. ( SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD ) AI Regulatory Framework Advancing in CT The Connecticut legislature’s Joint General Law Committee approved a bill ( SB 2 ) that would provide a regulatory framework for… [read post]
7 Nov 2023, 4:01 am by Jack Bogdanski
Despite clear public sentiment in favor of recriminalizing possession of hard street drugs in Oregon, the bobbleheads in the state legislature have only just begun hemming and hawing about it.Yesterday two prominent state senators continued to downplay and deny the obvious need to get the criminal justice system back involved in battling the drug addiction that's destroying lives and the state's cities, especially Portland. [read post]
13 Apr 2023, 2:07 pm
Some of these charges could include: Assault with a deadly weapon Kidnapping Murder Robbery Sexual assault SJR-44 has passed the state Senate and is now in the House. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 5:00 pm by Mandelman
STATE OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT RESOURCES: Attorney General Greg Abbott Finance Commission of Texas House of Representatives Joe Straus, Speaker of the House Representatives On-Line Legislative Council Legislature On-line Legislature  On-line Bill Search Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner Office of the Governor Rick Perry Secretary of State Hope Andrade State Auditor’s Office John Keel, CPA State… [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 3:01 pm by Neil Schoenblum
July 2007 Effective July 1, 2007, Nevada, pursuant to Senate Bill 242 (now codified at NRS 78.746 and NRS 21.090), became the first state to extend charging order protection to closely-held corporations. [read post]
7 Jun 2011, 6:00 pm by Robert McKennon
An important package of strong consumer protection bills, sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, passed through their respective houses of the Legislature, clearing a major hurdle toward passage. [read post]
22 Feb 2023, 9:51 am by HRWatchdog
Several new state holidays were created by the California Legislature in 2022 and approved by Governor Gavin Newsom. [read post]
2 Dec 2021, 6:57 am by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  For example, state legislatures in California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and Washington have passed statutes in recent years limiting employers’ ability to require arbitration of sexual harassment and (depending on the state) other claims. [read post]
20 Jun 2008, 1:33 am
Teachers convicted of sex crimes will lose NYS teaching license Assembly Bill 11500-A -- Senate Bill 8553Legislation providing for the automatic revocation of a teaching certificate held by any school official convicted of a sex offense has been passed by the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.The new law will require District Attorneys to notify the State Education Department (SED) when teachers, school administrators or other professional… [read post]
2 Apr 2014, 6:02 am by Sara Hutchins Jodka
The Ohio State University, an Ohio appeals court refused to recognize sexual orientation discrimination and harassment as prohibited “sex” discrimination under Ohio law, punting the issue once again to the Ohio legislature. [read post]