How does an idea become a law?
Local governmental legislative processes are sometimes more difficult to learn about, but if you find the right source of information you can get everything you need. If your city or county has a web site, study it for information about how the unit of government is structured, what steps a proposal moves through to become a law, and the calendar of activity. Full-time and year-round activity is more likely to be found at the local level. Most states have legislatures that are in session for only part of each year. The basic process in state legislatures is relatively linear. It usually looks like this: 1. A bill for a proposed new law may be introduced in either the house or the senate, but usually in both chambers. In some states, all appropriations bills must originate in the house. Each bill may have a number of coauthors. The first authors in the house and senate are the chief authors of the bill and are responsible for steering the bill through the legislative process. The other
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