THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS: AN ...

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A COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE PRACTICES (continued)
Montana S n/a Yes 3 No No Yes n/a No No No 67% No No* No
Nebraska U 27.10% Yes 2-3 Yes No No 1 No No Yes 67% No No* No
Nevada H n/a No n/a No No No n/a No No Yes 67% No No No
Nevada S n/a Yes 3 No No No 2 No No Yes 67% No No No
New Hampshire H 36.50% Yes 1 No Yes No n/a No No Yes Almost always No No No
New Hampshire S 36.50% Yes 5-6 Yes Yes No n/a No No Yes Almost always No No No
New Jersey H 2.70% No 2 No No No 4 No No No Almost always No Yes No
New Jersey S 2.70% Yes 2-3 No No No 3 No No No Almost always No Yes No
New Mexico H 14.20% Yes 2 No No No n/a Yes No Yes Always No No No
New Mexico S 14.20% Yes 2 No No No n/a Yes No Yes Always No Yes* No
New York A 4.10% No 3-4 No Yes No 5 Yes Yes Yes 4.5% No Yes Yes
New York S 4.10% No 8 No Yes Yes 6 Yes No Yes 4.9% Yes Yes Yes
North Carolina H 2.70% No 5 No No No 2 No Yes Yes 67% No No* No
North Carolina S 2.70% n/a n/a No No No 4 No Yes Yes Almost always No No No
North Dakota H n/a Yes 2 No No No 0 No Yes Yes n/a No No No
North Dakota S n/a Yes 2 No No No 0 No Yes Yes n/a No No No
Ohio H 51.50% No 3 Yes No No 3 No Yes No Always No No No
Ohio S 51.50% Yes 4 No No No 2 No No Yes 75% No No No
Oklahoma H 27.40% Yes 4 n/a Yes n/a n/a No n/a n/a Almost always n/a No No
Oklahoma S 27.40% No 3 n/a Yes n/a n/a No n/a n/a Almost always n/a No No
Oregon H n/a No 2-3 No No No 0 No Yes Yes Almost always No No No
Oregon S n/a No 2-3 No No No 1 No Yes Yes Almost always No No No
Pennsylvania H 8.10% No 3 No Yes No 4 No No Yes 75% No Yes No
Pennsylvania S 8.10% No 5 No Yes Yes 2 No No Yes 75% No Yes No
Rhode Island H 18.70% n/a 2 No Yes No 3 No Yes Yes Always No No* No
Rhode Island S 18.70% Yes n/a No Yes No 2 No No Yes Always No No* No
South Carolina H 32.10% Yes 1 No Yes No n/a Yes No Yes n/a No Yes No
South Carolina S 32.10% n/a n/a No No No 1 Yes No Yes n/a No Yes No
South Dakota H 49.20% Yes 2 No No No 0 No Yes Yes Always No No* No
South Dakota S 49.20% Yes 2 No No No 0 No Yes Yes Always No No* No
Tennessee H 35.20% Yes 2 No No No 2 No Yes No 25% No No* No
Tennessee S 35.20% Yes 2-3 No No No 3 No Yes Yes 33% No No* No
Texas H n/a Yes 2 No No No n/a No Yes Yes Almost always No No* No
Texas S n/a Yes n/a Yes No No n/a No No Yes Almost always No Yes* No
U.S. H 3.80% Yes 1-4 No n/a Yes n/a n/a Yes Yes n/a No No No
U.S. S 3.80% Yes 3-5 No n/a Yes n/a n/a No No n/a No Yes No
Utah H 60.70% No 2 No No No 1 No Yes Yes Always No No* No
Utah S 60.70% Yes 2 No No No n/a No No Yes Always No No* No
Vermont H 22.10% Yes n/a No No No n/a No No Yes Always No No No
Vermont S 22.10% Yes 2 No No No n/a No No Yes Always No No No
Virginia H 43.40% Yes 3 No No No 0 No No Yes 33% No No* No
Virginia S 43.40% No 3-4 No No Yes 0 No No Yes Almost always No No* No
Washington H 27.10% Yes 3 No Yes No n/a No Yes Yes Almost always No Yes* No
Washington S 27.10% Yes 3 No Yes No 0 No No Yes Almost always No Yes* No
West Virginia H 16.00% Yes 3 No Yes No 2 No No Yes Almost always No No No
West Virginia S 16.00% Yes 5 No Yes No 0 No No Yes Almost always No No No
Wisconsin H 8.50% Yes 5 No No No 2 No No Yes 67% No No No
Wisconsin S 8.50% Yes 2-4 No No No 1 No No Yes 67% No No No
Wyoming H n/a Yes 1-2 No No No 0 No No Yes Almost always No No* No
Wyoming S n/a Yes 2 No No No 0 No No Yes Almost always No No* No
H=House. S=Senate. U=Unicameral
* These chambers use a consent calendar for certain bills. See note 212.
Body
Legislative Enactment Rate
(2002)
Can the Body Vote to Override
Committee Referral?
Committee Assignments Per
Member
Are Committees Required to
Hold Hearings on a Bill?
Does Leadership or Political Party
Caucus Control Committee
Staffing?
Is Proxy Voting Allowed in
Committee?
Number of Restrictions on
Discharge Motions
Is Debate Limited by Time?
Is Rules Committee Exempt from
Meeting Notice Requirement?
Is Debate Limited by Frequency?
How Often Does Debate Occur
on Significant Legislation?
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Can Leader Remove Bill from
Legislative Calendar Indefinitely
Without Possibility of Override
by Members?
Do Fast Roll Calls Occur
on Final Passage of Bills?
Is Empty Seat Voting
Common?