Sentence examples for in previous legislative from inspiring English sources

"No scientific topics are identified as controversial, but the main sponsor is [Brecheen], who introduced similar legislation that directly targeted evolution in previous legislative sessions".

The name is said to be rooted in the members' being run over in previous legislative sessions by the left and right.

The notion has been floated in previous legislative sessions, but this year proponents believe they may have the momentum to get it done.

And the traditional religious coalition that has fought same-sex marriage in previous legislative sessions now counts among its members Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, who played only a muted role the last time the issue was debated, in 2009, when he had just been appointed to lead the Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

Making matters worse, budgets for the regular Healthy Families and Healthy Start programs had just been slashed in previous legislative sessions.

The bill was weakened by lobbying from the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, but represented a breadth of reform that had failed to pass in previous legislative sessions.

The primary issue of the day was the Old Court New Courtrt controversy, an attempt by the legislature to abolish the extant Court of Appeals and replace it with a new court in retaliation for overturning a replevin law passed in a previous legislative session.

In November 1824, Rowan heavily revised the preamble and resolutions he presented in the previous legislative session.

The next step, Mr. Rogowsky said, is to activate the citizens panel, already provided for in a previous legislative enactment, to review the raises.

Many opponents fought together in two previous legislative trade wars: the 1993 North American Free Trade Act (Mr. Clinton won that round), and the debates in 1997 and 1998 over granting the President fast-track negotiating authority (Mr. Clinton lost those).

A bill in the previous legislative session that would have benefited only Grand Canyon was set aside because of concerns about its constitutionality.