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How a Bill Becomes a Law. Fortunately it’s not simple. Ideas come from many sources. Should Kids Serve Time for Skipping School? Fifteen-year-old Tam Chau hates school. For that, there's a jumpsuit waiting with his name on it at juvie hall. By Huan Hsu Published on May 08, 2007 at 3:43pm. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ideas come from Ideas come from many sourcesmany sources
Should Kids Serve Time for Skipping School?
Fifteen-year-old Tam Chau hates school. For that, there's a jumpsuit waiting with his name on it at juvie hall.By Huan HsuPublished on May 08, 2007 at 3:43pm
Couple charged in May 31 car-to-car shooting death
Pierce County prosecutors charged a man and his girlfriend on Monday with
first-degree murder in a car-to-car shooting that left another man dead
earlier this year.
Yakima County-- Why so popular for pot?Small Monday raid brings county's total marijuana seizures this year to about 100,000 plants — and counting
by Melissa Sánchez Yakima Herald-Republic
A Legislator works with constituents, citizen groups, lobbyists, government agencies, and staff to move from an “idea” to a bill.
Be careful what you wish for, kid... Last year, a Seattle little boy named Alex
Jonlin, wanting to give his peers a voice in state government, gathered hundreds of signatures on a petition to create a youth board to advise state lawmakers. He lobbied for his bill, which local Sen. Ken Jacobsen, D-Seattle, agreed to sponsor.
After the usual hearings, lawmakers last year said OK. But the House of Representatives made one key change: membership on this board was limited to those 14 and older.
Alex is 12.
Bills are typically researched and written by legislative staff.
Code Reviser’s Office puts the bill into final legal language.
“Co-sponsors” also sign the bill.
Sponsor drops the bill in a box called the “hopper” and the bill gets a number.
Prime Sponsor signs on the first
line
Co-sponsors sign after the Prime
105 days in odd years; 60 days in
even years
How many days in a session?
Even Numbered Year
Odd Numbered Year
House bills start with HB & are numbered 1000s - 3000s.
Senate bills start with SB and are numbered 5000s & 6000s.
How do you distinguish
Senate bills from House bills?
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Audit Review and Oversight Capital Budget Commerce & Labor Community and Econ.
Development & Trade Early Learning & Children’s
Services Ecology and Parks Education Education Appropriations Environmental Health Finance Financial Institutions &
Insurance General Gov. Appropriations
Health and Human Services Appropriations
Health Care & Wellness Higher Education Human Services Judiciary Local Government & Housing Public Safety & Emergency
Preparedness Rules State Government & Tribal
Affairs Technology, Energy &
Communications Transportation Ways & Means
Agriculture& Rural Economic Development
Early Learning & K-12 Ed. Economic Development,
Trade & Innovation Environment, Water, &
Energy Financial Institutions,
Housing & Insurance Gov. Operations &
Elections Health & Long-Term Care Higher Education &
Workforce Development
Human Services & Corrections
Judiciary Labor, Commerce,
Consumer Protection Natural Resources,
Ocean & Recreation Rules Transportation Ways & Means
Post War Planning 1945
Public Morals1909 - 1954
Community Security 2002
Can you guess when these committees
existed?
Hold public hearings. Study & debate bills. Recommend bills be amended and/or
passed.
Bills appropriating money (e.g. budget bills)
Bills affecting revenue (e.g. tax bills)
Policy bills costing state or local governments money
In odd numbered year it will be the Biennial Budget.
In an even number year, the Supplemental Budget
What budget will be considered in an odd numbered
year?
Determine bills that move to consideration by full House or Senate
No testimony No amendments
Who presides over the
Rules Committee
s?Lt. Governor, President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
Amendments are voted on during 2nd reading.
Final Debate Final Passage
Standing committee, Fiscal Committee, Rules Committee
Floor Action
Concurrence Conference
Committees
21% of bills introduced in 2009 passed the Legislature.
HSE
HSE
Governor’s signature
Governor’s full or partial veto
Fewer bills were introduced 1998 but a higher percentage were enacted – 23% as opposed to 18% for 2008.
True or False: The governor may veto a bill by failing to take
action within 20 days.False
No pocket veto. If bill passes during session, Governor has 5 days to sign or it becomes law. At the end of session the Governor has 20 days (excluding Sundays).
On-line Bill Information
http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/bills.cfm
TVW (can view/listen to hearings) tvw.org
Legislative Information Center
(360) 786-7573
Hotline call to your members
1-800-562-6000
Idea Bill Intro-1st Reading
Committee Fiscal Comm.
Rules Comm.2nd Reading &
Amd
Opposite chamber- repeat process
3rd Reading - passage
Conference
Governor State Law (RCW)
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