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Copies of the bill are made for members of the house. The bill is then assigned to a committee.
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A proposal written in legal language is given a name and number. Once it is given a number it is calle3d a bill.
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The committee discusses the bill and talks about its good and bad points.
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The committee can then hold the bill, vote the bill out of the committee and recommend that it be passed, recommend that it not be passed, make changes in the bill and then vote it out of the committee, or it can kill the bill.
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A bill is sent to the full house and it is discussed, debated, and perhaps amended. A majority vote is required to pass a bill.
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When a bill is certified by the house, it is carried by messenger to the senate for consideration.
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The bill is again assigned to a committee and studied.
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If both the house and senate pass a bill in the same form, then it is signed by presiding officers and clerks before being sent to the governor.
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The governor can pass the bill into a law, do nothing and let the bill be passed into a law, or veto the bill. If the governor vetoes a bill, then it is sent to the General Assembly. The General Assembly can override the veto with a two-thirds vote.