Bill Processing Procedure
The motion of a bill is brought by a governor or a countersignature of more than one-fifth active of Members or more than 10 Members. Once proposed, a bill should not be discarded for the reason of failing a vote during session (except when the Members' term expired) and, once rejected, a bill should not be tabled as a motion or submitted during the same session.
The bill should include the legal basis, the signatures of a proposer and assentors, the reason for its being proposed and its main content, with provision comparison (for ordinance), and it should be submitted to the Chairperson.
The Standing Committee reviews the proposer's explanation of purpose, with specialized member's conducting reports, inquiries, debates, and an article-by-article discussions in order to vote and then distribute the bill at the conference.
The bill distributed to the conference should proceed by a review report by the chief of the Standing Committee and then a vote after an inquiry and debate.
Processing Procedure
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Table a Bill or Proposal
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Send to a Local Officer (Governor, Superintendent)
Proposal submitted by a committee
Bills can be tabled by the assent of more than one fifth of current members
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Reception
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Requirement check - Bill format - Petition of supporters' signatures
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Numbering a Bill
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Numbering bills in reception order irrespective of their category
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Report to the Chairperson
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Decided by the Standing Committee to which the matter belongs
- in line with ordinance regulations
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Print a Bill
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Proposal by a member and committee: Proceedings director
Proposal by a Local Officer: reception department
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Distribute the Bill & Submit a Report on it at the Conference
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Distribute each set of proposed bills to all council members.
Report the relevant bill immediately during the conference session, otherwise send it to the Committee and then report it on the first day of the conference.
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Send to the Standing Committee
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Send it to committee to which the matter belongs
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Evaluation by the Standing Committee
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Report it to the relevant Committee Set out the agenda Explain the proposal
Review & Report Inquiry & Response Debate over Pros & Cons
Article-by-Article Discussion Hear opinions from Local Officers
Put to a Vote
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Report the Decision taken by the Standing Committee
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Report committee's evaluation result with an official document submitted to the Chairperson
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Evaluation at the Conference
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Set out the agenda
Report the Committee's evaluation result (to the Committee Chief or to the members of that said Committee)
Inquiry Debate Vote
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Send to Local Officer (in the case of ordinance)
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Budget: within 3 days Ordinance: within 5 days
Other bills: as soon as possible
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Declaration by the Local Office
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Request for further discussions
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If the Local Officer objects to the ordinance, he/she should submit a reason along with his/her request for further discussions within 20 days from reception.
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Declaration made within 20 days from submission
Otherwise declaration made by the Chairperson
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Reception
Process in Conference
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Set out the bill (within 10 days, excluding the adjournment period, with non-exceptional reasons for prolongation disqualified) and hear the reasons for the objection from the Local Office
Inquiry Debate Vote
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Receive proclaim notice (to Council)
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Send to the Local Office
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Proclamation made by the Local Office
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Proclamation by the Local Office
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Declaration by the Local Office within 5 days from Submission
Otherwise Declaration made by the Chairperson
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When the Local Officer decides that to hold further discussions would be against the law, he/she should submit a suit to the Supreme Court
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