Questions tagged [bills]
A bill is a piece of legislation that is being considered by a parliament, after which it becomes an Act or statute
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Finding the text of the 2019 New York Bail Reform law?
I would like to read the text of the the 2019 New York Bail Reform law. How can I find it?
I tried a couple different methods:
Google: This sorta worked -- it surfaced S02101 / A2726 (in New York, ...
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Can Merrill 401k Company Legally withhold my 401k from me when it's under $5k total balance? [closed]
I've recently undergone a horrible experience with mess of a failed construction project ending in an architect suing me for a large sum of money for prints that will always be unusable to me. This is ...
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Does every bill that is passed in a state legislature automatically mean that some part of the legal statutes was modified?
When a bill is passed in a state legislature, is it possible that that the bill just stands alone as a new law, or does it mean that a statute in the state's code of law is updated?
For example, if a ...
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Once a congressional bill has become law, how is it noticed by and overseen within the executive branch?
Bills, once they become laws, seem to be archived and internally published somehow. I wonder how the executive branch picks up on and implements them when/after this happens.
Someone, somewhere in the ...
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Is a medical provider required to provide a bill and/or receipt for a payment in Massachusetts?
We are currently self-payers for medical services. We found that many providers have trouble dealing with this and in particular it's very difficult to get proper documentation of the services ...
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How is a "passed" bill translated into a federal code in the US?
After a bill is through the legislative process what occurs for it to be translated from the form it is in when it is debated in Congress to when it is "implemented" or written and published ...
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Standardizing paper size
Could someone submit a bill proposing to standardize the paper size for a country?
What would be the considerations to pursue this?
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Will there be any legal consequence if I ignore a bill that I do not owe?
I received a bill from my doctor's office for a copay of $25 that I do not need to pay. I called the office and they acknowledged that it was a mistake. However, for the past few months, they still ...
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Why do US lawmakers attach amendments to the US Constitution instead of directly changing its text?
The US Constitution now has 27 amendments. I noticed that these amendments are "attachments" to the original US Constitution. Why don't the constitutional amendments directly modify the text ...
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Who has to pay restaurant bill
Based on a story from another site: It’s A’s birthday. A’s mum invites mum, dad, A and A’s brother B to a meal in an expensive restaurant. At the end, mum gets the bill, pays money, and mum, dad and ...
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My pediatrician would not see my child until I pay a bill that I don't owe
Yesterday I took my child to the pediatrician's office as she was ill. We were told that we had an outstanding bill and unless we pay it, the pediatrician will not see my child. We were very confused ...
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Roommate isnt paying her half of the utilities, can I sue her? [duplicate]
So my roommate, her kids, myself, my mother (who is visiting lt) and my dog live in a duplex and we each pay rent, separatly, to the landlord. The utilities are all in my name except the wifi; that's ...
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What are a debtor's risks in a small claims action
Suppose that several people share an apartment in Massachusetts. Suppose that the utility bills for that appartment were in the name of one resident, A, and A collected shares of the amounts due from ...
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Water payment dispute
Basically I finished up my rental contract in Finland and my landlord told me the water consumption was very high and that I need to pay an extraordinary payment of over €1500 for the course of a year....
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Can bills (the documents of laws/legislation) have pictures? Or text only? Can images become part of the legal code?
Asking out of plain curiosity. I tried googling, but just couldn't find a combination of keywords that didn't bring up irrelevant results.
Laws become law when the congress approves of a "bill&...
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