 A bill is filed in the Office of the Secretary where it is given a corresponding number and

calendared for First Reading. Its title, bill number, and author's name are read on the floor, after
which it is referred to the proper committee.

 Committee conducts hearings and consultation meetings. It then either approves the proposed
bill without an amendment, approves it with changes, or recommends substitution or
consolidation with similar bills filed.

 The committee report with its approved bill version and submit it to the committee on rules for
calendaring for second reading.

 On the Second Reading, bill author delivers sponsorship speech on the floor. Senators engage in
debate, interpellation, turno en contra, and rebuttal to highlight the pros and cons of the bill.

 A period of amendments incorporates necessary changes in the bill proposed by the committee
or introduced by the Senators themselves on the floor.

 Senators vote on the second reading version of the bill. If approved, the bill is calendared for
third reading.

 Printed copies of the bill's final version are distributed to the Senators. This time, only the title of
the bill is read on the floor.

 Nominal voting is held. If passed, the approved Senate bill is referred to the House of
Representatives for concurrence. At the House of Representatives, the Lower Chamber follows
the same procedures First Reading, Second Reading and Third Reading).

 If the House-approved version is compatible with that of the Senate's, the final version's
enrolled form is printed. If there are certain differences, a Bicameral Conference Committee is
called to reconcile conflicting provisions of both versions of the Senate and of the House of
Representatives.

 Conference committee submits report on the reconciled version of the bill, duly approved by
both chambers. The Senate prints the reconciled version in its enrolled form. Final enrolled form
 is submitted to Malacañang. The President either signs it into law, or vetoes and sends it back to
the Senate with veto message.

 If the bill is approved by the President, the same is assigned an RA number and transmitted to
the House where it originated. If the bill is vetoed, the same, together with a message citing the
reason for the veto, is transmitted to the House where the bill originated.