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Legislative Mill

The process of making a law involves several steps: 1. A bill is drafted by its author(s) and submitted to either the House or Senate for a first reading where it is referred to the appropriate committee. 2. The committee studies the bill and reports on it. If the report is negative, the bill is killed. If positive, it proceeds to a second reading. 3. After a second reading where it is debated and possibly amended, the bill proceeds to a third reading and vote where a majority is needed for passage. 4. If passed, it is transmitted to the other House which repeats the three reading process. If approved by both Houses, it is submitted to the

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Legislative Mill

The process of making a law involves several steps: 1. A bill is drafted by its author(s) and submitted to either the House or Senate for a first reading where it is referred to the appropriate committee. 2. The committee studies the bill and reports on it. If the report is negative, the bill is killed. If positive, it proceeds to a second reading. 3. After a second reading where it is debated and possibly amended, the bill proceeds to a third reading and vote where a majority is needed for passage. 4. If passed, it is transmitted to the other House which repeats the three reading process. If approved by both Houses, it is submitted to the

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How a Bill Becomes a Law Adopted from: Ms. Grace C. Magalzo, MPOSC, LlB.

Legislative Mill
This pertains to the process of making, altering and repealing of laws.
A BILL (draft of a law) must embrace only one subject matter as expressed in the title.

Preliminaries: Drafting of the bill by its author(s).


Note: It may either originate in the Senate or House of Representatives except for the Appropriations, Revenue, Tariff Bills (ART Bills), Private Bills, Bill of Local Application and
Bills Increasing Public Debt which must exclusively originate in the House of Representatives. It shall then be submitted either to the Secretary of Senate or House of
Representatives in preparation for Step I.

I. Calendar for 1st Reading. URGENT BILL


Note: It shall be scheduled by the secretary for 1st Reading. 1. Duly attested by the President.
2. Dispense the following steps:
II. 1st Reading.
Note: Only the number and title of the bill is read.
a. Reading on Separate Days
 Reference to the Corresponding Committee. b. Printing
Note: The bill is referred to the proper or “standing” committee for study and consideration.
The committee will then render its report. If it is negative, the bill is then KILLED. If it is affirmative, it will proceed to the next step.

III. 2nd Reading.


Note: The bill is now read in its entirety.
 Discussion and Debate. During the second reading, discussions ensue, and amendments may be proposed on the floor, thereby changes are being made
accordingly.
 Printing and Distribution. The bill is then printed in its final form, and printed copies are to be distributed to the members for study. Three days after the
distribution to the members for study, the next step follows.

IV. 3rd Reading.


Note: The vote is now taken with the yeas and nays entered in the Journal of the Congress. To pass a bill needs the majority votes of the members constituting a quorum. No
more amendments are allowed at this stage. If the bill does not obtain the support of the majority, it is deemed KILLED.

V. Transmittal to the other House.


Note: Ones approved by the house of origin, the Philippine Congress being a bicameral legislative body, it is transmitted to the other house.

VI. Repeat Steps I-IV.


Note: There will be three readings again in the house where the bill has been transmitted. If in the house where it is transmitted it did not obtain the majority, it is deemed
KILLED also. If approved by both houses, it is to be submitted to the President for consideration but only after it passes through the Bicameral Conference Committee.

VII. Bicameral Conference Committee.


Note: Dubbed as allegedly the “3rd House of Congress. Its principal task is to come up with a COMPROMISE version to iron out the major differences between the two
versions.

VIII. Submission to the President.


Note: It is then finally submitted to the President for approval or disapproval (VETO Power). If approved, it will become a LAW. It will also become a LAW by virtue of the
President’s inaction. If vetoed, there is still a chance for the bill to become a law if after it has been returned and voted upon again by the members of Congress, 2/3rds
(OVERRIDING the President’s Veto) of them will vote in favor of its adoption.

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