How a Bill Becomes a Law - Copy

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Constitutional Basis Article 6, Sec. 16

(1).

(2) (3) Each House may determine the rules of itsproceedings, punish its Members for disorderly

behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds

of all its Members, suspend or expel a Member. Apenalty of suspension, when imposed, shall not

exceed sixty days.


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(1) Every bill passed by the Congress shallembrace only one subject which shall be

expressed in the title thereof

(2) No bill passed by either House shall become alaw unless it has passed three readings on

separate days, and printed copies thereof in itsfinal form have been distributed to its Members

three days before its passage, except when thePresident certifies to the necessity of itsimmediate enactment to meet a public calamity or

emergency. Upon the last reading of a bill, noamendment thereto shall be allowed, and the

vote thereon shall be taken immediately


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(1) Every bill passed by the Congress shall, beforeit becomes a law, be presented to the President.

If he approves the same, he shall sign it;otherwise, he shall veto it and return the same

with his objections to the House where itoriginated, which shall enter the objections at

large in its Journal and proceed to reconsider it.if, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of all theMembers of such House shall agree to pass thebill, it shall be sent, together with the objections,to the other House by which it shall likewise be

reconsidered, and if approved by two-thirds of all


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House, it shall become a law. In all such cases, thevotes of each House shall be determined by yeasor nays, and the names of the Members voting for

or against shall be entered in its Journal. ThePresident shall communicate his veto of any bill

to the House where it originated within thirty daysafter the date of receipt thereof, otherwise, it shall

become a law as if he had signed it.(2) The President shall have the power to veto any

particular item or items in an appropriation,revenue, or tariff bill, but the veto shall not affectthe item or items to which he does not object.


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Members of the SenateSpecial interest or

advocacy groupsExecutive Branch


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All bills andresolutions shallbe filed with theOffice of theSecretary whetherthe Senate is inSession or not.


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Prior to their final approval,bills and resolutions shall be

read at least three (3) times.

For the purpose of this Rule,

bills shall be considered asread:

On First Reading, when theyare for transmittal to thecorresponding committee.


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The First Reading shall beconfined to its title;


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No bill passed by eitherHouse shall become alaw unless it haspassed three readingson separate days


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No bill shall be passedby the Senate unless ithas passed three (3)readings on separatedays


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Conducts consultation meetingsand public hearings

Approves the measure withoutamendment

Approves the measure withamendments


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Substitute the original bill

Consolidate the measure with othersimilar bills.

Rejects it which essentially kills the

bill.


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If there is no Ruleapplicable to a specificcase, the precedents ofthe LegislativeDepartment of thePhilippines shall be

resorted to,


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and as supplement to

these, the Rulescontained in JeffersonsManual, RiddicksPrecedents andPractices, and Hinds

Precedents.


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If reports areunfavorable, it shall be

transmitted to theSenate archives.

Five (5) Senatorsmay move for theirinclusion in theCalendar for Ordinary

Business.


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2nd READING:

Sponsorship

SpeechInterpellation

Turno en ContraInterpellation onturno en contra


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2nd READING:

AMENDMENT:

CommitteeIndividual

Approval


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After the 2 nd Reading

approval of the bill, theSenate may immediatelyvote on its 3 rd and final

reading when the subjectbill is certified by thePresident of thePhilippines as urgent.


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Distribution to Members inPrinted Final form

Approval

Roll Call Vote


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Membersip

Preparation of a ReconciledVersionJoint Explanation

ApprovalPrinting in its final form

otherwise known as theENROLLED BILL Transmittal to the President


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A Bill finally becomes a Law when:

The President signs it;The President vetoes it but the vetois overridden by 2/3 vote of all theMembers of each House; andThe President, without vetoing thebill, does not sign it after 30 daysfrom receipt.

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