the first reading for a bill is held in the legislature.
the first reading for a bill is held in the legislature.
where is the first reading held for a bill?
legislature
bullet::::- "presentation" on behalf of either the government (unlimited numbers) or a parliamentary group (one at a time per group in the dáil, three in the seanad)—the bill automatically goes to second stage









































in new zealand, once a bill passes first reading it is normally referred to a select committee. however, a government can have a bill skip the select committee stage by a simple majority vote in parliament.









































even if the first reading does not require a formal vote, a bill can nonetheless be defeated on first reading if a member introduces it and no one seconds it.
reading (legislature)
the first reading of a favorably reported bill is automatic and generally occurs when the committee's report appears in the journal of the house or senate. matters not requiring reference to another joint, house or senate committee are, following the first reading, referred without debate to the committee on senate rules if reported in the senate, except certain special laws (relative to a city or town) are placed directly on the senate calendar (orders of the day), or, without debate to the house steering, policy and scheduling committee if reported into the house. reports from senate rules or house steering, policy and scheduling are placed on the calendar of the chamber receiving the report for a second reading. if a bill reported favorably by a joint committee affects health care it is referred by the house or senate clerk to the joint committee on health care financing; and the first reading is delayed until the next favorable report, thus allowing health care financing to report to either the house or senate. the health care financing committee is required to provide an estimated cost of the bill, when making their report. if the estimated cost is less than $100,000, the bill bypasses having to be referred to ways and means. if a bill is not related to health care, but affects the finances of the commonwealth, or, if it is reported by the health care financing committee with an estimated cost greater than $100,000, it is referred to the senate or house committee on ways and means after the first reading. adverse reports ("ought not to pass") are also referred to the committee on steering and policy in the senate or placed without debate in the orders of the day for the next session of the house. acceptance by either branch of an adverse report is considered the final rejection and the matter of the matter. however, an adverse report can be overturned. a member may move to substitute the bill for the report, and, if the motion to substitute carries, the matter is then given its first reading and follows the same procedure as if reported favorably by committee.
massachusetts general court