What is the RHA Bill Process?
When a bill is submitted, it is sent to the RHA secretary to be added to the agenda of the next Legislative Council (LC) meeting under New Business. At that meeting, it is brought to the floor and presented to the council where the representatives may ask simple questions regarding the event or purchase. the bill is then postponed until the next week (unless by-laws are suspended, which is not likely) and placed under Old Business. The bill is then reviewed at the Financial Oversight Committee (FOC) meeting right before the next LC meeting, in which the financial aspects of the bill are discussed. At the next LC meeting (the same day as FOC), the bill is then passed, failed, postponed, or tabled. If the bill is passed, the substance of the bill then goes into effect (either money or resolution). If it is failed, it does not go into effect and cannot be re-presented until the following year. If it is tabled, more information or discussion is requested, and the bill will be discussed aga
