Saturday, September 3, 2011

Sen. Tim Cullen's Proposed Bill for 21-Day Waiting Period for Legislation Introduction and Approval


At issue: Should future legislation have a waiting period before passage?  (Wisconsin State Journal, 9/2/2011)

Excerpt:
In a nutshell

A proposed bill being circulated by Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, would require a 21-day waiting period between legislation being introduced and approved by either the state Senate or the Assembly. The waiting period requirement could be suspended for individual bills by a two-thirds majority vote of either body.

The case for it

Cullen said the highly contentious budget repair bill, introduced in February by Gov. Scott Walker with passage originally expected within a week, pointed out the need for a waiting period. It caused Cullen and his 13 Senate colleagues to leave the state and hole up in Illinois to stall passage of the bill
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Under "the case against it" subheading, you can just imagine the reaction of the Republican Senate majority leader.

The question I have:  What percentage of bills are introduced and approved by either house of the state legislature within 21 days?

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