The time when a bill is being considered by the committee of the whole of either legislative house. A list of bills that are given priority over other bills for consideration on second reading. Near the end of the legislative session, a special orders calendar supplements the bills on the daily calendar to make a fuller agenda. Unless otherwise stated, the special orders calendar is good for one day, but, in recent sessions, a bill placed on the special orders calendar has retained its place until reached or passed over by motion. The time when a bill is being considered by the entire legislative house for final passage.
Passage is determined by a recorded vote of the members.
A vote taken orally. A voice vote will be used for adoption of amendments and some matters, although a roll call can be obtained even on these if five members, by a show of hands, demand a recorded vote. An expression of the collective judgment of the House or the Senate. A voice vote will be used for adoption of amendments and some matters, although a roll call can be obtained even on these if five members, by a show of hands, demand a recorded vote.