If it originates in the House, it is
numbered with:
HB = House Bill
HR = House Resolution
HJR = House Joint Resolution
HCR = House Concurrent Resolution
It is introduced in the House and it
goes to the House rules committee for prioritizing and
assignment to a standing House committee.
The assigned Committee hears
testimony on the bill and votes to pass it out favorably or to
table it or to hold it.
If the bill passes out favorably, it
goes to the House floor. Every bill must be "read" 3 times
before a final vote. The introduction of the bill counts as
one, when it comes out of Committee it is placed on the 2nd
reading calendar and it is "read" again and placed on the 3rd
reading calendar.
Once a bill is on the 3rd reading
calendar, 3 things can happen: 1-Negative vote and it is
defeated, 2-Positive vote and it is sent to the Senate to repeat
the entire process in the Senate, or 3-"Circled" which means it
is placed on hold indefinitely.
The same thing happens in the
Senate. Bills are numbered with SB, SR, SCR, SJR when they
originate in the Senate
Senate bills must pass the Senate
first and then the House.
Once a bill has passed in BOTH houses
it goes to the Governor. He can either sign it into law or veto
it.
A vetoed bill can still become law
IF, the legislature holds a Veto Override Session in May and
votes for the bill with a 2/3 majority.
