The Senate cannot introduce bills for raising revenue. Article 1, Section 7 of the US Constitution states that All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other bills
The governor of a state may veto an item of any type of bill without vetoing the whole bill. This action is called an item, line veto.
The Supreme Court of Virginia seats seven justices who are elected to twelve-year terms by a majority vote of both Houses of the Virginia General Assembly. In addition to the regular justices, the legislature may also select as many as five retired justices to one-year terms to assist and to hear cases when a regular justice is unavailable.
A political party shall be treated as a recognised political party in a State, if and only if either the conditions specified in Clause (A) are, or the condition specified in Clause (B) is, fulfilled by that party and not otherwise, that is to say-(A) that such party -has been engaged in political activity for a continuous period of five years; andhas, at the last general election in that State to the House of the People, or, as the case may be, to the Legislative Assembly of the State, returned-either ( i ) at least one member to the House of the People for every twenty-five members of that House or any fraction of that number from that State;or (ii) at least one member to the Legislative Assembly of that State for every thirty members of that Assembly or any fraction of that number;(B) that the total number of valid votes polled by all the contesting candidates set up by such party at the last general election in the State to the House of the People, or as the case may be, to the Legislative Assembly of the State, is not less than six per cent of the total number of valid votes polled by all the contesting candidates at such general election in the State.
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The Nevada Constitution provides that a bill of any type may originate from either house. (The assembly OR the senate)
Yes! A governor may veto the bill, but then it would take a 3/5 vote from both houses (Senate and House of Representatives) to override the governor's veto. If the governor does nothing with the bill for 60 days it automatically becomes a law.
In the House of Representatives, any member may introduce a bill by dropping it into a box, called a hopper. The Representative may have written the bill himself, his staff may have written it, or a constituent may have sent the bill to the Representative and it was placed in the hopper. In the Senate, a member may introduce a bill after being recognized by the presiding officer and announcing the bill’s introduction. (Bills dealing with raising money must originate in the House of Representatives.)
It was adopted by the General Assembly on 4 May 1664.
"The Governor may convene the General Assembly or the Senate alone in special session by a proclamation stating the purpose of the session; and only business encompassed by such purpose, together with any impeachments or confirmation of appointments shall be transacted. Special sessions of the General Assembly may also be convened by joint proclamation of the presiding officers of both houses, issued as provided by law." (copied and pasted from Illinois State Constitution)
In the Congress, a bill may be proposed by a member of the House of Representatives. It has to pass through the House before coming before the Senate. However, in general, anyone can propose a bill to their representative in the House, and have it proposed on their behalf.
The lower chamber, known as the House of Representatives or a similar name, is typically elected by the people in a general assembly. The exact name and structure may vary between different countries or states.
Laws in Nunavut are created by the Legislature of Nunavut. The Legislature consists of the Commissioner of Nunavut and the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, and bills must be approved by the Legislative Assembly and assented to by the Commissioner before they become law.A bill must be introduced and read a first time. This is a formal procedure for the introduction of the bill to members of the Legislative Assembly, and the motion for this stage cannot be amended or debated.A bill is then read a second time. This is the stage at which members of the Legislative Assembly debate the principles of the bill; amendments to the bill cannot be proposed at this stage.A bill is then referred to a committee for more comprehensive scrutiny. Committees, made up of members of the Legislative Assembly, debate all aspects of the bill and consider amendments to the bill's content (with the consent of the sponsor of the bill).The report of the committee is then taken up by the Committee of the Whole (unless the bill was referred to it to start with), and amendments recommended by the committee are considered. If approved, amendments are incorporated into the printed version of the bill, which is then reprinted and provided to members. Once the Committee of the Whole reports the bill to the Legislative Assembly, its report is considered without debate or amendment.The bill is then read a third time and passed.Once a bill has been passed at all stages by the Legislative Assembly, the Commissioner of Nunavut may grant assent to the bill. Once the Commissioner has assented to a bill, it becomes law. (It should be noted that the Governor General-in-Council has the authority to veto territorial bills or any parts of them within one year of enactment.)
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"The Governor may convene the General Assembly or the Senate alone in special session by a proclamation stating the purpose of the session; and only business encompassed by such purpose, together with any impeachments or confirmation of appointments shall be transacted. Special sessions of the General Assembly may also be convened by joint proclamation of the presiding officers of both houses, issued as provided by law." (copied and pasted from Illinois State Constitution)
The UN's General Assembly is composed of representatives of all 192 member states, sitting equally, and contingents from numerous observers, including the state of Vatican City/Holy See, the Palestinian Authority, and many, many international organizations.
Only members of Congress can introduce a Bill, though anyone can suggest a topic for a Bill. Most Bills originate in the US House of Representatives.