Overview of the Legislature
Legislature' s constitutional provisions
Basics of the legislative process
Additional insights into the legislative process
Key differences between the Assembly and Senate
Legislative calendar
Legislative deadlines
Referral of bills
Legislative committee system
Types of legislative committees
Legislative committee rules
Legislative committee staff
Legislative committee hearings
Suspense file process for fiscal bills
Legislative floor procedures
Methods of floor voting
Vote requirements for bills
Reconsideration of bills
Phrases you might hear on the legislative floors
Differences in the legislative floor operations
Items on concurrence
Addressing some end-of-session items
Overview of the legislative publications
Legislative lingo
A primer on special sessions
Practical items for special sessions
Fiscal emergency special sessions
Governor's timeline for acting on bills
Influences on shaping legislation
Legislative process obstacles
Dissecting bills in the Legislature
Frequently asked questions about the legislative process
Index of topics.