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Lawrence, Kansas
The Kansas Legislature consists of two houses: The House of Representatives (125 members) and the Senate (40 members). A bill may be introduced in either house. The main steps in the process of a bill becoming a law are shown below.
| HOUSE OF ORIGIN |
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| 1. Bill introduced |
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| 2. Bill referred to committee hearings/deliberation/approval (May include amendments.) |
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| 3. Bill returns to full house (Committee of the Whole) |
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| 4.Committee of the Whole deliberation/approval (May include amendments.) |
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| 5. Vote for final passage |
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| 6. Bill messaged to the second house |
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SECOND HOUSE (Repeat steps 1-5. One of the following options then occurs.) |
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| Second house passes bill in same form as house of origin. | To house of origin for concurrence in second house amendments | To house of origin for concurrence in second house amendments |
| House of origin concurs | House of origin nonconcurs and requests a conference committee |
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| Both houses adopt conference committee report (May include amendments.) |
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TO GOVERNOR (One of the following options then occurs.) |
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| Governor signs bill into law OR Bill becomes law without signature | Governor vetoes bill | |
TO LEGISLATURE |
Bill filed with Secretary of State | Legislature overrides veto by 2/3 vote in each chamber Bill becomes law |
| Bill filed with Secretary of State | ||
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