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Senate Rule XIV Procedures for Placing Measures Directly on the Senate Calendar

Federal & State Law Editorial TeamLast reviewed: October 2005
October 25, 2005

Summary

This report describes the Senate Rule XIV, para. 2, which requires that bills and resolutions have three readings before passage, and that they be read twice before being referred to committee.

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