Procedure: Senate Read

In the 1st reading…

House’s caption of engrossed bill is read

After the caption of engrossed bill is read, it is sent to the…

Committee to which it was assigned

To tag a bill, the senator requests what in order to what?

48 hours of notification (No reading) of a bill; To kill 

Are there calendars for the Senate Read?

No

How are bills to the Senate organized?

In order as Secretary of Senate receives them

If a bill is late, what is placed on it?

A blocker

What does it take to bring bill to floor to be voted on?

2/3s vote

In the 2nd read…

Amendments are added and fillerbusting takes place

Fillerbuster

Talk a bill one opposes to death to stall time

How many senators must request for fillerbustering to stop and how many must agree?

5;Majority (Different from Federal)

Example of Fillerbustering

Wendy Davis fillerbustering against closing planned paenthoods

A recorded vote is taken if how many senators request it?

3

How many senators must be present to vote?

21

In the 3rd read, it takes what fraction present to take bill to an immediate read?

4/5

What fraction of votes is needed to add any amendments?

2/3

The bill can pass for a what kind of majority? And where does it go?

Simple; Back to the House

After the bill returns to the house, the Chief Clerk makes a __ ___ and gives it to the ___

Perfect copy; Speaker of the House

What must the House do if the Senate amended the bill?

Vote again

After the House possibly votes again, the bill goes to…

Conference Committee

At the conference committee is where…

The compromised bill between the two houses is agreed upon

During conference committee, how many members of each house must be present?

5

How many from each House must agree

3

Who is usually the author of the house bill?

The chair

After the bill is agreed upon, where is it returned and what percentage of the time is it accepted?

Back to the House; 90%