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| Companion bills with identical language, including identical titles, are known as identical bills. | |
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| The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, members of the Cabinet, justices of the Supreme Court, and judges may be removed from office by impeachment. The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach. It may do so by a two-thirds vote of the members voting. The Senate tries all impeachments, with the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court presiding. A two-thirds vote of the Senate is required to convict. If convicted, the officer is removed from office. | |
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| Citizens can propose amendments to the Florida constitution by filing an initiative with the Secretary of State. An initiative must be signed by a specified number of citizen electors before it can be filed. | |
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| Latin for "immediately." A motion to take up an issue immediately. | |
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| Refers to the period between the adjournment sine die of a regular session and the convening of the next regular session. | |
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| A calendar containing agendas of committee meetings, filed bill titles and their committee references, and other significant legislative information. Published as needed during the months between regular sessions. | |
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| Refers to the first reading of a bill in the Legislature. Publication of a bill title in the Journal constitutes its first reading in that house. | |
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