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Alabama |
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Alaska |
Conference committee reports may not be voted on until at least 24 hours after the report is distributed to members. |
Uniform Rule 42(c) |
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Conference committee reports may not be voted on until at least 24 hours after the report is distributed to members. |
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Arizona |
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Arkansas |
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California |
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Colorado |
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Connecticut |
All favorably reported bills wait two days with action possible on the third session day (assuming the rules are not suspended or the bill is not "emergency certified"). |
JR 17(d) |
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All favorably reported bills wait two days with action possible on the third session day (assuming the rules are not suspended or the bill is not "emergency certified"). |
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Delaware |
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Florida |
Constitution requires 72 hours for any general appropriations bill. |
Article III, Sec. 19 |
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Constitution requires 72 hours for any general appropriations bill. |
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Georgia |
The full House may not consider substitutions or amendments to the general appropriations bill until it has been printed and on the members' desks for 24 hours. |
Sec. 28-5-4 |
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Hawaii |
Constitution requires 48 hours |
Article III, Section 15 |
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Constitution requires 48 hours |
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Idaho |
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Illinois |
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Indiana |
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Iowa |
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Kansas |
Informal rule that committee report and accompanying explanatory material be provided to members at least 24 hours before floor debate. |
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Informal rule that committee report and accompanying explanatory material be provided to members at least 24 hours before floor debate. |
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Kentucky |
Rules Committee may not post for passage fewer than five days after finally reported by Appropriations and Revenue Committee. |
HR 42A |
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Louisiana |
In regular session, final passage of the general appropriations bill shall not occur until no fewer than three legislative days have intervened after the bill has been ordered engrossed. |
HR 8.15 |
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The general appropriations bill shall not be considered for final passage until 24 hours after the distribution to each member of the Senate copies of each committee amendment adopted by the Senate to the general appropriations bill and a copy of the bill as it was introduced in the Senate. |
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Maine |
Each bill may not be passed until it has had "several readings." This rule can be waived under certain circumstances. |
JR 406 |
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Each bill may not be passed until it has had "several readings." This rule can be waived under certain circumstances. |
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Maryland |
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Massachusetts |
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Michigan |
An appropriations bill must be reported out of the appropriations committee for five days before being passed on the third reading. This rule can be suspended by a vote of the members; this is sometimes done. |
HR 49 |
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Minnesota |
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Mississippi |
Conference reports must lie on the table one day before being considered, unless they were recommitted for further conference. |
JR 40 |
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Conference reports must lie on the table one day before being considered, unless they were recommitted for further conference. |
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Missouri |
Conference committee report must be distributed to members one legislative day before consideration. |
HR 60 |
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All bills reported to the Senate perfected shall lie over one day before a third reading. |
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Montana |
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Nebraska |
Unicameral Legislature-Constituion requires that all bills must be before the Legislature a minimum of seven days, including days of introduction and passage. |
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Art. III, Sec 11 |
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Nevada |
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New Hampshire |
There shall be a detailed briefing on the general budget bill presented to the House at least two days before final action is taken. |
HR 48 |
Senate action on the floor of a report of the Committee on Finance or a Committee of Conference on either the general appropriations bill or the capital budget bill shall not be taken until said report has been available from the Senate Clerk 24 hours in advance, in written form. |
SR 43 |
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New Jersey |
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If the final bill originates in the Senate, one week must elapse following introduction and placement on the desks of all members. |
SR 133 |
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New Mexico |
Rule requires the bill to be placed on the speaker's table for one calendar day (after the appropriate committee report is accepted) before final consideration by the House. The rule does not apply during the last eight legislative days of the session. This rule applies to all bills, including the budget. |
HR 11-20-1 |
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New York |
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North Carolina |
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North Dakota |
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Ohio |
House requires three readings per bill and requires a two-day waiting period before a conference committee report may be voted upon. |
Article II Sec. 15, part c and HR 63 |
Senate requires three readings per bill. |
Article II Sec. 15, part c |
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Oklahoma |
Any bill out of conference committee must sit on the members' desks for 24 hours before it can be taken up. |
HR 22 |
The Senate generally follows the same practice as the House, although there is no formal Senate rule. |
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Oregon |
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Pennsylvania |
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Rhode Island |
10 days |
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South Carolina |
Appropriations bills have to be on members' desks at least three legislative days before second reading. |
HR 5.10 |
In practice, an effort is made to allow members time to review bill and summary of proposed budget. |
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South Dakota |
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Tennessee |
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Texas |
All conference committee reports must be printed and a copy furnished to each member at least 24 hours before action can be taken on the report by the House. |
HR 13 |
All conference committee reports on the general appropriations bill must be reproduced and a copy thereof furnished to each member at least 48 hours before any action thereon, if convened in regular session, and 24 hours, if convened in special session. |
SR 12 |
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Utah |
Each legislator shall receive a copy of the general appropriations bill, any supplemental appropriations bill, and the school finance bill by calendared floor time on the 43rd day of the annual general session. |
JR 19.05 |
Each legislator shall receive a copy of the general appropriations bill, any supplemental appropriations bill, and the school finance bill by calendared floor time on the 43rd day of the annual general session. |
JR 19.05 |
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Vermont |
All bills must go through "notice calendar" and three readings, which is two to three days total. |
HR 32 |
All bills must go through "notice calendar" and three readings, which is two to three days total. |
SR 33 & 34 |
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Virginia |
Conference reports must be on members' desks on a date specified in the procedural resolution. Dates for considering the reports also are specified, and allow two days between reports and a vote. |
JR 12 |
Conference reports must be on members' desks on a date specified in the procedural resolution. Dates for considering the reports also are specified, and allow two days between reports and a vote. |
JR 12 |
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Washington |
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West Virginia |
Both houses try to have copies of the budget bill conference report available up to 24 hours before the vote. |
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Both houses try to have copies of the budget bill conference report available up to 24 hours before the vote. |
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Wisconsin |
All bills shall receive a reading on each of three separate and nonconsecutive days. |
AR 40 |
Each bill shall not receive two readings on the same day. |
SR 35 |
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Wyoming |
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American Samoa (N/R) |
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District of Columbia (N/R) |
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Guam |
Unicameral Legislature-No provisions. |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
No later than 30 days before the beginning of the fiscal year, the Legislature shall take final action upon the proposed budget by enacting and transmitting to the governor all the annual appropriation acts. |
By inference, under P.L. 3-68, or 1 CMC 7201(f) |
No later than 30 days before the beginning of the fiscal year, the Legislature shall take final action upon the proposed budget by enacting and transmitting to the governor all of the annual appropriation acts. |
By inference, under P.L. 3-68, or 1 CMC 7201(f) |
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Puerto Rico |
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U.S. Virgin Islands (N/R) |
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