Bill Abbreviations
TERM |
DEFINITION |
* |
Indicates an emergency clause. Measures become effective as soon as they are signed by the Governor. (Note: if a bill passes by less than the required two-thirds vote, this symbol is deleted.) |
** |
Indicates when a committee is scheduled for a particular time that may be delayed due to an extended floor session. |
[30] |
Legislative day (as opposed to a calendar day). |
CC |
Conference Committee. This entry follows when the Senate and House fail to agree on amendments to a measure. |
CS |
Committee substitute. (This entry, following a DNP report, indicates the committee’s substitute bill. Succeeding entries will record the action on the committee substitute.) |
CS/H 18 |
Indicates a committee substitute for a specific measure (in this example, for House Bill 18). |
DNP |
DO NOT PASS committee report adopted. |
DP |
DO PASS committee report adopted. |
DP/A |
DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted. |
FAILED/H (OR/S) |
Failed passage in the House or Senate (often followed by a vote: FAILED/H (22-48)). |
FL/ |
Floor Substitute. (A bill or committee substitute may be substituted on final passage by any legislator. Succeeding entries will record the action on the floor substitute.) |
FL/A |
Floor amendment adopted. (Example: Fl/aaa = three floor amendments were adopted.) |
GERMANE |
Bills that fall within the purview of a 30 day session. |
HPREF |
House Pre-file. |
H/FLD CNCR |
House has failed to concur in Senate amendments on a house bill. |
PASSED/S (OR/H) |
Passed Senate (always followed by a vote: PASSED/S (39-0)). |
RCLD FROM/H |
Bill recalled from the House for further consideration by the Senate. |
RE REF |
Re-referred to committee for subsequent action. |
S/CNCRD |
Senate has concurred in House amendments on a Senate bill. |
SCS/H 18 |
Senate committee substitute for House Bill 18. (CS, preceded by the initial of the opposite house, indicates a substitute for a bill made by the other house. The listing, however, will continue under the original bill entry.) |
S/FLD RECEDE |
This procedure may follow if the Senate refuses to recede from its amendments. |
SGND(C.A.2) |
Constitutional amendment and its number. |
SGND |
Signed by one or both houses (for legislation not requiring the Governor’s signature). |
SGND(MAR. 4)CH.9 |
Signed by the Governor, date and chapter number. |
SPREF |
Senate Pre-file. |
S/RCNSRD |
Previous action reconsidered by the Senate. |
T |
On the Speaker’s table by rule (temporary calendar). (This entry appears only on House action. By House Rule 11-20-1, legislation, except that on the Consent Calendar, is placed on the Speaker’s table for one calendar day before being placed on the House Calendar for action by the House.) |
TBLD |
Tabled temporarily by motion. |
TBLD INDEF |
Tabled indefinitely. |
W/ DRN |
Withdrawn from committee for subsequent action. |
W/DRN H/CAL |
Withdrawn from House calendar for subsequent action. |
W/O REC |
Committee report adopted without recommendation. |
VETO(MAR. 7) |
Vetoed by the Governor, with date of veto. |