Term:
Ratification |
Definition:
The act approving an amendment to the United States Constitution. |
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Term:
Reading |
Definition:
Each bill or proposed constitutional amendment must be read by title on three separate days in each legislative house before it can be voted on final passage. The first reading usually occurs when the bill title is published in the Journal, though it can also take place in the Chamber. After being favorably reported by the committee of reference, a bill is read a second time in the Chamber. During the second reading, questions may be asked and amendments considered. If amendments are adopted, the bill is engrossed. Once a bill is read a third time in the Chamber, members may debate the bill and then a vote on final passage occurs. If amendments are proposed on third reading, a two-thirds vote is required for the amendments to be adopted. |
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Term:
Recall a Bill |
Definition:
A request by either house for return of a bill from the other house or from the Governor's Office. When the request is from one house to the other, a written message is sent to the other house. The adoption of a concurrent resolution is required to recall a bill from the Governor's Office. |
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Term:
Recess |
Definition:
The period occurring within a legislative day when a body that has been in session temporarily suspends its proceedings. |
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Term:
Referendum |
Definition:
A vote of the electors on a specific measure presented for approval or rejection on a ballot. A referendum is required as a condition for the effectiveness of a local bill if proof of publication has not been provided. |
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Term:
Repeal |
Definition:
The deletion by law of an entire section, subsection, or paragraph of language from the Florida Statutes. |
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Term:
Reviser's Bill |
Definition:
A bill prepared by the Division of Law Revision and Information within the Office of Legislative Services that makes grammatical, editorial, or other technical changes in the Florida Statutes for clarity and proper interpretation. It may also remove certain obsolete, inconsistent, redundant, invalid, or superseded statutes and laws or parts thereof from the official statutes. |
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Term:
Roll Call |
Definition:
The calling of names of members of the House or the Senate, either to determine the presence of a quorum or to act upon a matter before that house. In the Chamber, the roll is typically recorded by an electronic voting machine. |
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Term:
Rules |
Definition:
Regulating principles or methods of legislative procedure. Each house determines its own process for conducting its business and adopts rules at the beginning of each legislative term. |
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Term:
Ruling of the Chair |
Definition:
A decision by the committee chair or the presiding officer concerning a question of order or procedure. |
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