The report is not a written document but the recommendation of a Committee that a bill ought to pass ( OTP), ought not to pass ( ONTP),or ought to pass with an amendment ( OTPWA). (See also Committee)
The text of a bill or resolution and its required attachments that is prepared when the measure is reported from a committee for further consideration by the members of the chamber. The committee report includes the recommendations of the committee regarding action on the measure by the full house or senate and is generally necessary before a measure can proceed through the legislative process.
Prepared by a House or Senate Committee to explain the content of a bill being reported. Committee reports are optional in the Senate, but mandatory in the House. Related definitions: Committee
Official release of a bill or resolution from committee with (or without) a specific recommendation, such as "pass", "pass as amended" or "do not pass."
A report that describes the purpose and scope of the bill, and the reasons for recommending approval of the measure to the full chamber.
The report a committee submits to the chambers listing actions taken on bills (i.e. favorable, favorable with amendments, unfavorable, referred, or referred for interim study).
A one-page report made to the Speaker of the House or the President of the Senate by a standing, special, or conference committee, which recommends further action on a measure, or reports the measure without recommendation.
Committees vote on a recommended action on a bill. This report is presented to the Legislature for consideration.
An official release from a committee of a bill or resolution with a specific recommendation or without recommendation. Communications - Information transmitted between the two houses; and to and from them, the Governor, state agencies, or other public bodies.
The findings or recommendations of a committee on a measure or matter referred to it or on a subject it has been asked to study.
Recommendations of a committee on a particular bill.
A committee may report a bill "favorably," "favorably with committee amendment," "favorably with a committee substitute" (meaning the committee has accepted the idea by rewriting the language), or "unfavorably."
A statement by a committee of reference on its recommendation concerning a bill. A committee can recommend that a bill be reported favorably, with or without amendments, or be postponed indefinitely.
The document by which a committee submits its recommendations to its parent body.
A committee's written statement about a given piece of legislation. Committee reports are especially important because they often contain implementing and enforcing language for the legislation.
An official release of a bill or resolution from a committee to the chamber as a whole. A committee report may recommend that the chamber act favorably or unfavorably on the bill or resolution.
An official release of abill or resolution from a committee to thechamber as a whole. A committee report mayrecommend that the chamber act favorably orunfavorably on the bill or resolution.
A document prepared by a Committee that explains its action on a piece of legislation. Committees often do not file a report on minor bills.