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| How many members are in the Senate? |
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| What does the General Assembly consist of? |
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Senate
House of Representatives |
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| How many years is a senator elected for? |
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| How many members are in the House of Representatives? |
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| What is the Legislative Reference Bureau? |
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| the bill-drafting agency of the General Assembly |
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| How many years is a member of the House elected for? |
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| When a legislator has and idea what does he do? |
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| Submit it in writing to the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| Where is a House bill filed? |
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| Where does the Chief Clerk deliver a bill? |
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| Where is a Senate Bill Filed? |
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| Secretary/Parliamentarian of the Senate |
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| Where does the Parliamentarian/Secretary deliver the bill to? |
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| President Pro Tempore of the Senate |
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| Which is the only legislative body that can file bills? |
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| The Firstnamed sponsor on a house bill must be... |
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| The Firstnamed sponsor on a senate bill must be... |
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| What are the House Bill steps of introduction |
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Referral to Committee Committee Consideration Consideration of Bills First Consideration Second Consideration Fiscal Note Third Consideration and Final Passage
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In the House: Step 1 Who decides which bills to which committee? |
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In the House: Step 1 What three things happen when a bill is referred to a committee? |
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In the House: Step 2 What are 4 possbile outcomes in Committee Consideration? |
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The Committee reports the bill as either: |
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How are bills considered? |
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In the House: Step 3 What happens to a bill in first consideration? |
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| the bill is reported (no changes, debate or vote take place) |
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In the House: Step 4 What happens to a bill on second consideration? |
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| It is subject to debate and amendment |
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In the House: Step 5 Before third considereation what must happen to the bill? |
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| It must be referred to the Appropriations Committee for a fiscal note |
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In the House: Step 6 What happens to the bill in Third consideration and Final Passage? |
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| The bill is subject to debate, but it can not be amended unless it is to "make it consistant" |
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In the House: Step 6 How many votes are required for final passage? |
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In the Senate: Step 1 Who recieves the bill from the House |
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| The Secretary of the Senate |
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In the Senate: Step 1
Who refers the bill to a standing committee? |
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| What three things happen if the Senate approves a HB without amendments? |
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| The bill gets signed by the Speaker and returned to the Lieutenant Governor to sign, then the House sends it to the Department of State who sends it to the Governor. |
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| What happens if the Senate approves a HB with amendments? |
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| It is returned to the House rules committee. |
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| What happens after the bill goes to the Governor? |
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| He refers it to the Office of General Councel for an opinion (based on constitutionality). He then can sign, veto, or allow it to become a law |
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| what happens if the Governor vetoes the bill? |
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| The bill returns to the house of origin for further action. |
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| What vote overturns a veto? |
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| What happens if the Governor does nothing with the bill? |
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| If not signed within 10 days in session/30 out of session it becomes a law |
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