Intro to the PA Legislative Process
LEVEL: 101
RESOURCE: Guide
UPDATED: 9/2024
Resource Summary
This guide covers:
Basic composition of the PA General Assembly
Review of the PA legislative process, including consideration of bills in committee and on the floor, concurrence, and the role of the governor
A short overview of the Pennsylvania legislative process.
A brief review of how a bill becomes law in PA.
Decodes the elements and markings in proposed PA legislation.
Decodes the structure, markings, and terminology of PA House and Senate legislative calendars.
Glossary of commonly used legislative terms.
One-page list of links to commonly used PA legislative resources and sites.
Differences between parliamentary rules in the PA House and PA Senate.
Step-by-step explainer of the process to amend the PA Constitution.
