The Legislative Process

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Across
  1. 3. A version of a measure or bill that incorporates adopted floor amendments
  2. 4. Number of days that the Legislature meets annually
  3. 6. A bill that is the product of a legislative committee rather than an individual legislator
  4. 8. This bill has passed both houses of the legislature in identical form and has been converted into an act for presentation to the Governor
  5. 10. Committee members hear witnesses representing various viewpoints on the measure
  6. 12. Bill that ends in odd numbers
  7. 13. The last day of a session of the legislature
  8. 15. At this reading, a vote is taken on the bill
Down
  1. 1. A bill of statewide interest or whose provisions apply to the entire state
  2. 2. When a bill has numerous amendments or the amendments change the concept of the bill
  3. 5. This session may not exceed 20 days
  4. 7. Bill that ends in even numbers
  5. 9. In the Senate, the use of tactics to delay or block passage of a measure by preventing it from coming to a vote
  6. 11. This abbreviation represents the name for a structured process that involves the creation and enforcement of regulations by administrative agencies
  7. 13. Also known as an introducer of a bill
  8. 14. When a bill is made into law