But a revolt by Republicans forced him to schedule a vote for 1998.
The locals have scheduled a vote on the plan for Friday.
Yesterday, the committee scheduled a vote for Monday and was expected to approve the deal.
Further hearings are possible, and the committee has not yet scheduled a vote on the bills.
But he should not be given more than a few more days to make up his mind about scheduling a vote.
House Republican leaders are eager to schedule a vote this week on a patients' bill of rights.
Both chambers have scheduled a full vote on the proposal for Monday.
The council has scheduled a vote on Monday to repeal the law.
The committee has not voted for him or scheduled a vote.
The Senate agreed today to schedule a vote within a month on whether to reject the recommendation.