The bill could reach the statute book by the summer.
What is written in the statute book is not necessarily an indication of how the law will be applied, however.
It is one of the odd old laws on the statute book, although rarely enforced by even the keenest police officer.
When studying statute book but in order to smoke, they each hold already saw, be locked in a stalemate, go seeking rabbi judge finally.
Not content with having in 1996 put a Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) on the statute book, Congress has now begun to hold hearings on a Respect for Marriage Act.
Authors and artists do not generally consult the statute books before deciding whether or not to pick up pen or paintbrush.
Despite these cases the death penalty, on the statute books since the days of Hammurabi, is disappearing in much of the world.
An energy ministry official says that all 117 laws on gas and oil on the statute books will have to be reassessed.
