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House and Senate set bill deadlines

House and Senate set bill deadlines

By Rob Schofield

- 2/10/2011

- in Legislative Watch

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In case you missed them, here are this year’s bill deadlines at the General Assembly:

Senate –

Local bills must be submitted to Bill Drafting by 4:00 pm on March 1 and filed with the Senate Clerk by 3:00 pm on March 9
Public bills and Resolutions: to Bill Drafting by March 11 and filed by March 23.

House –

Bills requested by study commissions: to Bill Drafting by March 1 and filed by March 9.
Bills requested by state agencies: to Bill Drafting by March 8 and filed by March 16.
Local bills: to Bill Drafting by March 16 and filed by March 30.
Non-appropriations and non-finance public bills: to Bill Drafting by March 24 and filed by April 6.
Appropriations and finance bills: to Bill Drafting by April 20 and filed by May 4.

This year’s “crossover” deadline (the date by which a non-money bill must pass its house of origin in order to be considered by the second house during the 2011 session) is May 12.

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House and Senate set bill deadlines

<a href="https://s39248.p1438.sites.pressdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Deadlines.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24105" title="Deadlines" src="https://s39248.p1438.sites.pressdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Deadlines.jpg" alt="" width="111" height="137" /></a>In case you missed them, here are this year's bill deadlines at the General Assembly:

<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Senate</strong></span> -
<ul>
	<li><strong>Local bills</strong> must be submitted to Bill Drafting by 4:00 pm on <strong>March 1</strong> and filed with the Senate Clerk by 3:00 pm on <strong>March 9 </strong></li>
	<li><strong>Public bills and Resolutions:</strong> to Bill Drafting by <strong>March 11</strong> and filed by <strong>March 23</strong>.</li>
</ul>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House</span></strong> -
<ul>
	<li><strong>Bills requested by study commissions:</strong> to Bill Drafting by <strong>March 1</strong> and filed by <strong>March 9</strong>. </li>
	<li><strong>Bills requested by state agencies</strong>: to Bill Drafting by <strong>March 8</strong> and filed by <strong>March 16</strong>.</li>
	<li><strong>Local bills</strong>: to Bill Drafting by <strong>March 16</strong> and filed by <strong>March 30</strong>.</li>
	<li><strong>Non-appropriations and non-finance public bills: </strong>to Bill Drafting by <strong>March 24</strong> and filed by <strong>April 6</strong>.</li>
	<li><strong>Appropriations and finance bills</strong>: to Bill Drafting by April 20 and filed by May 4.</li>
</ul>
This year's <strong>"crossover" deadline</strong> (the date by which a non-money bill must pass its house of origin in order to be considered by the second house during the 2011 session) is <strong>May 12</strong>.

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