GOVT 2306 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.2: Home Insurance
20 Oct 2016
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Basic parts of how a bill becomes a law: introduction, legislator introduces the bill, places copies of the bill with the clerk of the house. Several bills can also be combined into 1 bill: all bills reported must have a public hearing, floor action, bills referred by a standing committee go next to the calendars. They continually hold the floor and speak until the majority backs down. Accepted or rejected as it is: speaker of house, lieutenant governor, the clerk of the house, president of the senate, and the secretary of the senate to sign the bill, action by the governor. Comptroller of public accounts - has direct involvement in the legislative process, others are indirect. Issues revenue estimates to inform legislature of money it can spend in the next 2 years. Estimate provided by comptroller sets limit on state spending. If legislation wants to spend more that allocated, it must increase taxes and fees.
