Ne Legislative Process

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Create bill. (Senators research problems and possible solutions.)

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Introduce bill to legislature, filed with clerk, and given a number.

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Bill receives a public hearing and vote to send it on or not.

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General file: full legislature looks at bill, debates bill, makes amendments, compromises on bill. Majority votes can move it on; if not majority it is dead.

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Select file: 2nd debating and voting stage, further debate, amending, and compromising.

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Final Reading: Bill is read aloud, no amendments or debates but can be sent back to select file for amending. Majority vote moves bill on.

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Governor receives bill; they can sign or veto the bill. If veto 3/5 of legislature can overturn the governor’s veto.

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Three calendar months after legislature adjourns the bill becomes state law.