Randall Gnant

PDFRNPC1 | Fourth Edition © 2000 by Randall Gnant Phoenix, Arizona | Portions of this book may be reproduced or otherwise
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Contents
Acknowledgments ...............................................5
Introduction .........................................................7
It Starts With the Constitution .............................9
The Constitution and the Legislature....................10
Arizona and the "The Citizen Legislature" ..........12
Let's Start at the End ............................................15
The Interim Period ...............................................17
Where Do Ideas For Bills Come From? ..............20
The Sponsor of the Bill .......................................25
The Role of Committees and Committee Staff ...28
The Role of Majority and Minority Staff ............29
The Role of the Legislative Council ...................29
The "Intro Set" ....................................................31
What are "Vehicle Bills"? ...................................31
The "Hopper" ......................................................34
First Reading of the Bill .....................................35
Second Reading of Bills .....................................38
The Role of the Committee Chairman ...............39
Before the Committee Meeting ..........................41
Amendments .......................................................41
The "Strike Everything" amendment ..................43
The Committee Meeting ..............................................43
Committee bills
Testimony
Procedure
Voting
The Subcommittee .......................................................44
The Role of the Rules Committee ...............................50
Consent Calendar .........................................................52
The Caucus ..................................................................52
Calendar of the Committee of the Whole ....................54
Committee of the Whole ..............................................54
Debate
Amendments
Procedures
Voting
Senate Calendar ...........................................................59
Engrossing ...................................................................60
Third Reading ..............................................................60
Motion to Reconsider ..................................................61
Bills that Pass on Third Reading .................................62
Senate Bill Summary ..................................................63
Crossover Week ...........................................................63
Consideration of House Bills ......................................63
The Conference Committee.........................................64
Sine Die........................................................................66
The Governor's Desk ...................................................66
... And Let's End at the End ........................................67
A Final Word ...............................................................68
Appendix A -- The Appropriations Process ................69
Appendix B -- About Lobbyists .................................75
Appendix C -- Special Sessions..... ............................77
Appendix D - - Index and Glossary ...........................79

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RT - Constitution
BT - Government
NT - Processes
UF - To describe the process in creating laws for the State of Arizona.
SN - This is a book about the process of creating a law in Arizona. (This entry does not reference a hierarchical list)… (more)