County Commission | The Magazine January 2020

NEWS YOU CAN USE Alabama Legislative Process 101 A Simplified Look at How a Bill Becomes a Law A couple things to keep in mind: • To change statutory law in Alabama, both houses of the Legislature (House of Representatives and Senate) must approve a bill in identical form. • The basic process works the same way regardless of where a bill starts. For our purposes, the two bodies will be referred to as “1st house” and “2nd house” 1st Bill introduced and sent house to committee 1st Committee vote on bill house 1st house Floor vote on bill 2nd house Bill sent to committee 2nd Committee vote on bill house 2nd house Floor vote on bill GOVERNOR’S OFFICE Bill signed into law © iconsgraph-stock.adobe.com COUNTY COMMISSION | 35

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