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 Assigned to  Approved by financial committee committee ?  Public hearing ?  S ent to Rules Comm.  Amendments ?  S triker-complete  Approved by Rules ? replacement ?  S ent to floor  Committee vote ?  Referred to financial ? Means ‘Maybe’ committee

          Approved by Rules    Public hearing   Almost always passes     Signed by Governor

          Approved by Rules    Public hearing   Almost always passes     Signed by Governor

 Approved by financial  Drafted committee ?  Reviewed  S ent to rules  Cosponsors recruited  S ent to floor ?  Introduced  On floor: amendments ?  Assigned to committee  Almost always passes  Public hearing ?  Rinse and Repeat  Amendments ?  S ent to Governor-S ign ?  S triker-complete replacement ?  Committee vote ?  Referred to financial committee

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 Approved by financial  Drafted committee ?  Reviewed  S ent to rules  Cosponsors recruited  S ent to floor ?  Introduced  On floor: amendments ?  Assigned to committee  Almost always passes  Public hearing ?  Rinse and Repeat  Amendments ?  S ent to Governor-S ign ?  S triker-complete replacement ?  Committee vote ?  Referred to financial committee

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