Joint Rule 10 Day
Joint Rule 10 (JR10) Day is the day that bills must be reported out by the joint committees, except the Committee on Health Care Financing, for consideration. Bills can receive a favorable, unfavorable, ought not to pass, or study order. If a bill receives an unfavorable, an ought not to pass or study order, it is no longer under active consideration by the legislature for the remainder of the session. Most bills that receive a favorable report are sent to the House or Senate Committees on Ways and Means as a next step.
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What is Joint Rule 10?
An internal legislative rule ordering that all legislation be voted out of committees by the first Wednesday in February of the second year of the two year session.
