A formal procedure required by constitution and rules that indicates a stage in enactment process. Most often, a bill must receive three readings on three different days in each legislative body. The assigning or referring of a bill to committee. ROLL CALL - Names of the members being called in alphabetical order and recorded. Used to establish a quorum or to take a vote on an issue before the body.
Legislators receive per diem and expenses for the duration of a special session.
Typically remains active for an entire biennium. It can be in committee, on the calendar, in the other house, etc. VETO - Action by the governor to disapprove a measure. When a governor vetoes a measure and returns it to the legislature, each house can either sustain or override the veto. VOTE - Formal expression of a decision by the body.