1. SJR 243 and Statistical Overview of the Legislative Process Legislative Services Commonwealth of Virginia Appendix B

2. SJR 243: Study of the Legislative Process Joint Rules Committee-- Oversight National Conference of State Legislatures -- Internal Perspective Citizen Advisory Board -- External Perspective

3. Joint Rules Expectations Preservation of the part-time legislature Open, critical, and comprehensive review of the process Promotion of a responsive, accountable, informed, independent and efficient legislature Report of recommendations by December 1, 2000

4. Study Directive Topics Bill Drafting Prefiling Introduction and Patronage Committees and Subcommittees Technology Floor Activities Budget Process Staffing and Orientation of Members

5. Flow of Legislation Prefiling First-Day Introduction Bills Request Deadline Introduction Deadline Committees Floor Governor’s Vetoes and Recommendations

6. Prefiling 32-year history Permitted –60 days prior to even-year sessions –180 days prior to odd-year sessions 96% of members surveyed in 1996 favored encouraging ways to prefile Only 5.8%of the legislation was prefiled in 2000

7. Requests 3,925 total requests in 2000 58.7% increase since 1988 Daily totals in 2000 –35.7% received once session began –18.1% requested on the last day

8. Introductions 3,173 introductions in 2000 –58.8% increase since 1988 Rate of requests and introductions rise proportionally Daily totals for 1999 –9.58% prefiled –38.1% filed on last day

9. Committees and Subcommittees 11 Senate committees -- 98 meetings –35 subcommittees -- 115 meetings 20 House committees --199 meetings –59 subcommittees -- 293 meetings Frequency and quorum problems – 58.8 % increase since 1988 Rate of requests and introductions have risen proportionally Daily totals for 1999 –9.58 % prefiled –38.1 % filed on last day

10. Committee Workloads During the past five years: Senate Finance, Rules, and Courts, and General Laws have carried, on average, 55% of the workload House Finance, Courts, Rules and General Laws have carried, on average, 49%of the workload – 58.8 % increase since 1988 Rate of requests and introductions have risen proportionally Daily totals for 1999 –9.58 % prefiled –38.1 % filed on last day

11. Committee Workloads During the past five years: Senate Agriculture, Rehabilitation and Social Services, and Privileges and Elections have carried, on average, 12% of the workload – 58.8 % increase since 1988 Rate of requests and introductions have risen proportionally Daily totals for 1999 –9.58 % prefiled –38.1 % filed on last day

12. Committee Workloads During the past five years: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Its Tributaries, Claims, Interstate Cooperation, Mining and Mineral Resources, and Science and Technology have carried, on average, 3% of the workload – 58.8 % increase since 1988 Rate of requests and introductions have risen proportionally Daily totals for 1999 –9.58 % prefiled –38.1 % filed on last day

13. 2000 Floor Activities Session length through Day 10 averaged (excluding Day 1 and weekends):  37 minutes in the House  29 minutes in the Senate Election of judges, budget deadlines, crossover and last day of session accounted for the longest sessions – 58.8 % increase since 1988 Rate of requests and introductions have risen proportionally Daily totals for 1999 –9.58 % prefiled –38.1 % filed on last day

14. Governor’s Recommendations 1,089 bills submitted to the Governor in 2000 Governor’s timetable –Less than 7 session days -- 30 days from sine die –More than 7 session days -- 7 days to act Percentage of bills returned by Governor has ranged from 18.9% in 1995 to 7.5% in 2000 – 58.8 % increase since 1988 Rate of requests and introductions have risen proportionally Daily totals for 1999 –9.58 % prefiled –38.1 % filed on last day

15. Contributors to Bottlenecks Volume of legislation introduced and passed Lack of prefiling Co-patronage Procedural deadlines Number of committees and subcomittees – 58.8 % increase since 1988 Rate of requests and introductions have risen proportionally Daily totals for 1999 –9.58 % prefiled –38.1 % filed on last day