HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW |
Have you wondered how an idea becomes law or how to track a specific bill or even how many bills are filed and passed each year? The below information answers these questions. How a Bill is Filed and What Happens Once FiledEither house may originate any type of legislation; however the processes differ slightly between houses. A legislator sponsors a bill, which is referred to one or more committees related to the bill's subject. The committee studies the bill and decides if it should be amended, pass, or fail. If passed, the bill moves to other committees of reference or to the full house. The full house then votes on the bill. If it passes in one house, it is sent to the other house for review. A bill goes through the same process in the second house as it did in the first. A bill can go back and forth between houses until a consensus is reached. Of course, the measure could fail at any point in the process. FL SENATE - HOW AN IDEA BECOMES A LAW
Follow a bill through the process:
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RESULTS OVER RECENT YEARS
The data below reflects the challenges for bills filed into once a bill is filed, passage of a bill passed that then is to the Governor for signing into law.
Data for the Number of Bills Sponsored, Filed, and Passed in Recent Years2017 Session: 1,900 bills filed. 234 bills passed (12 % passed) 2018 Session: 1747 bills were filed and 196 passed (11% passed) 2019 Session: 1861 bills filed and 195 passed (10%) passed) 2020 Session: 3,578 bills and 210 passed (6% passed) 2021 Session: 3140 bills filed, and 275 passed (9% passed) 2022 Session: 3,685 bills filed, and 285 passed (7% passed) 2023 Session: 1828 bills filed, and about 356 passed (approx. 19% passed) 2024 Session: 1902 bills filed, 325 passed (17% passed) |