It's currently late April in an election year. The primary elections are on June 27. How does election season typically impact the lawmaking process? Do introductions typically slow down over the coming months? What happens to any bills in committee that don't make it out by the end of the council session in December – do they just expire and die?
> "Intro 0995-2023: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of a public awareness campaign on the dangers of purchasing cannabis or cannabis products from unlicensed cannabis retailers."
Seems a bit odd to propose a law change to run a public awareness campaign. Do you think this bill has any chance of passing, or is it mostly a messaging bill to constituents / nudging the agencies to run a campaign on their own?
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It's currently late April in an election year. The primary elections are on June 27. How does election season typically impact the lawmaking process? Do introductions typically slow down over the coming months? What happens to any bills in committee that don't make it out by the end of the council session in December – do they just expire and die?
> "Intro 0995-2023: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of a public awareness campaign on the dangers of purchasing cannabis or cannabis products from unlicensed cannabis retailers."
Seems a bit odd to propose a law change to run a public awareness campaign. Do you think this bill has any chance of passing, or is it mostly a messaging bill to constituents / nudging the agencies to run a campaign on their own?