Legislative Terminology

1. Unspent money from one fiscal year that is available for use in the next fiscal year.
4. A period of two consecutive fiscal years.
5. Termination of a floor session or committee hearing for that day.
7. An official chronological record of the proceedings of and actions taken by the respective chambers.
9. A process for developing and issuing new administrative regulations.
10. A designated receptacle where signed bill jackets are submitted for introduction.
11. An estimate of future revenue or spending that will serve as base amounts in the next biennium.

1. Action in which one legislative body approves or adopts a proposal or action taken by the other body.
2. A group of representatives or senators who affiliate with the same political party or faction.
3. A rejection by the governor of legislation passed by both houses of the legislature.
4. A written proposal calling for a new law, a change to current law, the repeal of current law, or a constitutional amendment.
6. A limit on spending or revenues set during the legislative process to guide budget decision making.
8. The expiration date of a law.
9. To eliminate a law, or section of a law, by an act of the Legislature