Government Procedural Powers
Government 2306 – 425
EXAM 1
2/4/13
Powers of the Presiding Officers * Procedural powers- directly related to the legislative process * Institutional power- used to affect administrative policy and management of Texas government
Procedural Tools of Leadership * Appoint most committee members and committee chairs * Assign bills to committees- you can manipulate which bills are passed/ not passed you can send it to the wrong/right committee * Schedule legislation for floor action- schedule a vote, if you don’t want bill passed don’t schedule a vote * Recognize members on the floor- you can choose people who want to push your agenda (clean water example) * Interpret procedural rules * Appoint chairs …show more content…
2) items that were on calendar that were on previous day but were not gotten to. 3) measures on the daily calendars for that day?? 4) postponed business from a previous day. 5) if there is a bill the previous day they are going to pull the bill and not get to it at all. – this calendar must be given out two hours before the house meets * Third type is the local, consent, and resolution calendar: minor bills that will be passed without any debate. 48 hours before the house meets * Fourth type is the congratulatory and memorial calendar: a list of resolutions and congratulatory. 24 hours before house meets
Senate calendar * 1 calendar: blocking bill- horticultural and nature – this bill will never be discussed it will never be voted on- exists because senate bills state bill must go in order (1,2,3,4…) so they suspend the rule meaning to bring the bill off the calendar onto the floor for debate takes the vote of 2/3 of the senate but they can also let a bill die on the calendar
The Floor * The floor of the house- floor leader(the one speaking about the bill) after debate is over its time to vote. * Point of order- formal question regarding the legitimacy of a legislative process. Successful use of this can be used to postpone of defeat …show more content…
Only one senator can filibuster one bill
Other institutional tools of leadership * Legislative budget board (LBB): has 10 members, meets continuously, permanent join-committee, does 3 things. * 1) develops budget and policy recommendations for legislative appropriations (dishing out money and how much to spend on this legislature) * 2) tells them how much something should cost in the future * 3) reviews to improves effientcy and performance of state and local operations * Legislative council: 14 members, speakers of the leuientant governor co-chair that does bill drafting, computing, research, publishing, document distribution * Legislative audit committee: permanent standing joint committee, 6 members job is to appoint and audit state governor * Sunset Advisory commission: created in 1977, 12 members, review 150 govt agencies in 12 year cycles, looking for waste and effenticeny. Is an agency has a sunset review without intervention from legislation then it will be abolished
2/7/13
FOR OUR PAPER DUE MARCH
EXAM 1
2/4/13
Powers of the Presiding Officers * Procedural powers- directly related to the legislative process * Institutional power- used to affect administrative policy and management of Texas government
Procedural Tools of Leadership * Appoint most committee members and committee chairs * Assign bills to committees- you can manipulate which bills are passed/ not passed you can send it to the wrong/right committee * Schedule legislation for floor action- schedule a vote, if you don’t want bill passed don’t schedule a vote * Recognize members on the floor- you can choose people who want to push your agenda (clean water example) * Interpret procedural rules * Appoint chairs …show more content…
2) items that were on calendar that were on previous day but were not gotten to. 3) measures on the daily calendars for that day?? 4) postponed business from a previous day. 5) if there is a bill the previous day they are going to pull the bill and not get to it at all. – this calendar must be given out two hours before the house meets * Third type is the local, consent, and resolution calendar: minor bills that will be passed without any debate. 48 hours before the house meets * Fourth type is the congratulatory and memorial calendar: a list of resolutions and congratulatory. 24 hours before house meets
Senate calendar * 1 calendar: blocking bill- horticultural and nature – this bill will never be discussed it will never be voted on- exists because senate bills state bill must go in order (1,2,3,4…) so they suspend the rule meaning to bring the bill off the calendar onto the floor for debate takes the vote of 2/3 of the senate but they can also let a bill die on the calendar
The Floor * The floor of the house- floor leader(the one speaking about the bill) after debate is over its time to vote. * Point of order- formal question regarding the legitimacy of a legislative process. Successful use of this can be used to postpone of defeat …show more content…
Only one senator can filibuster one bill
Other institutional tools of leadership * Legislative budget board (LBB): has 10 members, meets continuously, permanent join-committee, does 3 things. * 1) develops budget and policy recommendations for legislative appropriations (dishing out money and how much to spend on this legislature) * 2) tells them how much something should cost in the future * 3) reviews to improves effientcy and performance of state and local operations * Legislative council: 14 members, speakers of the leuientant governor co-chair that does bill drafting, computing, research, publishing, document distribution * Legislative audit committee: permanent standing joint committee, 6 members job is to appoint and audit state governor * Sunset Advisory commission: created in 1977, 12 members, review 150 govt agencies in 12 year cycles, looking for waste and effenticeny. Is an agency has a sunset review without intervention from legislation then it will be abolished
2/7/13
FOR OUR PAPER DUE MARCH