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Session Glossary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Act (also known as Public Act) | A bill that has been approved by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor, filed with the Secretary of State, and assigned a Public Act number. |
| Ad Hoc Committee | A committee appointed for a special purpose. An ad hoc committee automatically dissolves upon the completion of a specified task or at the end of a biennial session. test |
| Adjournment | The conclusion of the day's session, until the next session day designated by the Legislature. The final adjournment, sine die, ends the year's session. |
| Adoption | Approval or acceptance by a house; applied to amendments, resolutions, and joint resolutions. This is in contrast to "pass", which means to enact a bill by the required number of votes. |
| Advice and Consent | A constitutional provision providing for confirmation by the Senate of certain appointments made by the Governor. |
| Agenda | Schedule of business proposed for each legislative day or for a committee or subcommittee meeting. |
| Amendatory Bill | A bill to amend or repeal existing law. Title of the bill will begin with "A bill to amend" or "A bill to repeal." The title will show the sections being amended or repealed. The bill contains lower case and upper case type or stricken material or both. |
| Amendment | A proposed change, addition, or deletion to a bill, joint resolution or resolution. Amendments may be offered by individual legislators or by a committee. |
| Analysis | A detailed description, generally in non-legal language, of a bill or joint resolution considered by the Legislature. Prepared by the House Legislative Analysis Section and the Senate Fiscal Agency Legislative Analysis Unit. |
| Appropriations | The authorization to spend state and federal funds. Appropriating money is carried out by passing bills which authorize units (departments, agencies, and institutions) of government to spend money for specified purposes. |
| Approved by Governor | Signature of the Governor on a bill passed by both houses of the Legislature. |
| At the Call of the chair | A recess of the House or Senate which is ended by the presiding officer calling the body to order (usually very brief). |
| Bill | A proposed law introduced in the Legislature for consideration. |
| Bill History | A record of all the action on any given proposal. The term is also applied to action on resolutions and joint resolutions. |
| Bill Laid Over | A parliamentary procedure which allows a bill to lie over one day under the rules. |
| Bill Printed and Filed | Process by which copies of bills are made available to Members and to the public. This is a formal notice and is printed in the House and Senate Journal by bill number, a joint resolution letter, and date of filing |
| Calendar | The listing of bills, resolutions and other business items to be considered by the Senate or House. The calendars are published for each session day, and items are considered in the order listed unless changes are made during a session. |
| Call of the Senate or House | An order to compel the attendance of all the members to their chamber. The doors are closed, members are not permitted to leave the floor area, and the Sergeant-at-Arms may be sent to bring absent members to the chambers. |
| Call the Question | A motion to halt debate on a question in order to begin the vote on the question. (Sometimes called "call the previous question" or "move the previous question"). |
| Caucus | Meeting of a group of legislators called on the basis of party affiliation or other interest. Caucuses are usually closed to staff, the media, and the public. |
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