LESSON 1: How a Bill becomes a Law? Author: Claro M.

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1. Bill Is Filled In The Senate Office Of The Sponsored the Bill in the Senate: Jose P. Laurel
Secretary
 Were in the bill will be given a number and Signed: June 12, 1956
calendared for First Reading.
What is The Rizal Law?
2. First Reading
 The Rizal Law, also known as RA 1425, is an act to include
in the curricula of all public and private schools, colleges and
3. Committee Hearings universities courses on the life, works and writing of Jose
 Rizal, particularly his novels Noli me Tangere and El
4. Second Reading Filibusterismo, authorizing the printing and distribution
 thereof, and for other purposes.
5. Voting on Second Reading
Important points from RA 1425:

6. Voting on Third Reading o Re-dedication of the ideals of freedom and
 Copies of the final version of the bill are nationalism.
distributed to the members of the senate, o Honoring the national hero and patriot, Jose
who will vote for its approval or rejection.
Rizal-remember with special fondness and
7. Consolidation of Version from the House
devotion the lives and works that have shaped
 So our congress is by cameral, the congress
the national character.
makes the law. We have the upper house is
o Life, works and writings of Jose Rizal
the senators (24) and lower house is the
particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and El
house of representatives (250)
Filibusterismo, should be a constant and
 The first make the steps 1-6 are the senators
inspiring source of patriotism.
and also the house of representative make it
o Instill values of moral character, civic
also.
 The similar steps above are followed by conscience, personal discipline and duties of
house of representative. citizenship.
 If there are difference between the senate
and the house version of the bill a by
cameral conference committee will interfere.
 The role of the by cameral conference
committee wants there is conflict of the two
house when it comes to the bill, will
reconcile the two. So the two houses will be
discussed its plan of the both sides.
8. Transmittal of the Final Version to Macalañang
 The final version will give to the President
for signing, the President can either signed
the bill to become a law if it will approved
the bill or VETO the bill (VETO or
disapproved)
 VETO power is the power of the President
to disapproved a bill to become a law, wants
the President disapproved the bill it will
return to the congress and then will repeated
in step one. Will change what should be
amended that’s what will happen but even
the bill will VETO of the President if they
really want to push of the congress; the
house of representative and the senators the
bill, they can vote and then wants majority
win that they want to push to be law. It will
be law even the bill will VETO of the
President, they will over rule or bypass the
VETO power of the President and the
congress has the power of that to push the
law to be a law.

RIZAL LAW ― R.A. 1425