Georgia Government Station 5

Steps to a bill becoming a law
1. idea
2. introduced to one of the houses
3. committee work
4.debated on the floor
5.vote
6. sent to other house then voted on
7.

• bill automatically becomes a law
• bill is sent back to original house 
• Supreme Court justices vote on it
• sent to governor for approval

All bills that deal with money must originate in this house

• Senate
• House of Representatives

Before a floor vote in a bill, which will happen first?

• The Governor may veto
• The bill is assigned to a committee
• The Speaker of the House may kill the bill
• The Lieutenant Governor may kill the bill

Which statement is TRUE about a bill becoming a law?

• The House and the Senate must pass the bill with identical wording.
• Only committees can vote on a bill becoming a law
• The committees can cancel the Governor's veto
• Any citizen can introduce a bill to the Georgia General Assembly

Before a bill can be voted on, it must be reviewed by a committee.

• True
• False

Although as many as 1,000 bills are introduced in a session, very few become laws.

• True
• False

A bill must pass by a majority vote in both houses before it goes to the Governor's desk.

• True
• False

If the governor takes no action on a bill, it:

• dies.
• is sent to the people for a vote.
• becomes law without a signature.
• goes back to the legislature.
  

A bill must pass through a _____________ before it can be voted on by the entire House or Senate.

• panel of judges
• committee
• President
• Supreme Court

If the House and Senate pass different version of the same bill, where does it go next?

• conference committee
• joint committee
• resolution committee
• President