Legislative process: concept and stages. Procedure for adopting a law. Discussion of the bill. Reading of laws in the State Duma. New law Stages of adoption of a law in the Russian Federation scheme

Laws Russian Federation are adopted in a certain order, which is carried out in the legislative process - a set of actions through which the legislative activity of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation is carried out. The legislative process in the Russian Federation, therefore, consists of several stages.

The first stage of the legislative process is legislative initiative– submission of a bill to the State Duma for consideration. The right to carry out such a process is called the right of legislative initiative.

The Constitution of the Russian Federation defines two groups of subjects of the right of legislative initiative: 1) subjects whose right of legislative initiative is not bound by any competence framework. In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the right of legislative initiative is vested in the President of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council, members of the Federation Council, deputies State Duma, Government of the Russian Federation, legislative (representative) bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation; 2) subjects who enjoy the right of legislative initiative only on issues within their jurisdiction. This right belongs to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Arbitration Court RF.

According to the Rules of Procedure of the State Duma, the right of legislative initiative also belongs to the group of deputies who make up the State Duma committee.

In accordance with Art. 104 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, bills are submitted to the State Duma. Moreover, bills on the introduction or abolition of taxes, exemption from their payment, on the issuance of government loans, on changing the financial obligations of the state, and other bills that provide for expenses replenished from the federal budget can be introduced only if there is a conclusion from the Government of the Russian Federation.

Bills emanating from government bodies, public associations, and citizens who do not have the right of legislative initiative can be submitted to the State Duma by subjects of the right of legislative initiative.

The right of legislative initiative is exercised in the form of:

1) bills and amendments to bills; legislative proposals for the development and adoption of new federal constitutional laws and federal laws;

2) bills on introducing amendments and additions to the current laws of the Russian Federation or declaring these laws no longer in force;

3) proposals for amendments and revisions to the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Second stage – preliminary consideration of bills.

A bill subject to consideration by the State Duma is sent by the Council of the State Duma to the appropriate committee of the chamber, which is appointed responsible for the bill.

The third stage of the legislative process includes consideration of bills in the State Duma. This consideration is carried out in three readings, unless the State Duma makes a different decision in relation to a specific bill.

The fourth stage of the legislative process is adoption of the law.

The Council of the State Duma appoints on a designated day of the week the third reading of the bill for voting with a view to its adoption as a law. During the third reading of the bill, it is no longer allowed to introduce amendments to it and return to its discussion as a whole or on individual articles, chapters, or sections. A federal law is adopted by the State Duma by a majority vote (2/3) of the total number of deputies.

The adoption of a law consists of several stages, one after another, the totality of which is called the legislative process. A law is considered adopted and entered into force if it is introduced, considered, adopted by two chambers of parliament, signed and promulgated by the head of state in accordance with the procedure established by the Constitution. Violation of the constitutional order of passage of a bill at least at one of these stages deprives the adopted act of legal force. The legislative process is based on the principles of democracy, legality, humanism, justice, science, transparency, professionalism, the use of legal experience, connection with practice, timeliness

Thus, the initial beginning of the legislative process is the legislative process, which is special form state activities to create, amend and repeal laws, based on knowledge of the objective social needs and interests of society.

The legislative process in Russia is implemented at two levels of implementation state power- federal and regional.

Stages of the legislative process:

I. Legislative initiative - boils down to submitting a bill to the State Duma for consideration (the right to carry out this kind of action is called the right of legislative initiative). According to Art. 104 of the CRF, the right of legislative initiative belongs to the President of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council, members of the Federation Council, deputies of the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation, legislative bodies of the constituent entities of the federation, as well as the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on issues within their jurisdiction. When submitting a bill to the State Duma, the subject of the right of legislative initiative must submit:

An explanatory note containing the subject of legislative regulation and a statement of the concept of the bill;

Text of the bill indicating title page subject of law of legislative initiative;

List of acts of federal legislation subject to amendment or recognition as invalid in connection with the adoption of this law;

Financial and economic justification (if material costs are necessary for the implementation of the bill);

Conclusion of the Government of the Russian Federation (if a bill is introduced on the introduction or abolition of taxes, exemptions from their payment, on the issue of government loans, on changes in the financial obligations of the state, other bills that provide for expenses from the federal budget).

Documents are entered into the State Duma and are subject to mandatory registration. From the moment of their registration, the initiative is considered implemented.

II. Preliminary consideration of bills.

In the absence of obvious violations and compliance with the requirements for bills, the State Duma Council forwards the bill to the responsible committee of the chamber, which is appointed responsible for the bill. If a bill is sent to several committees for preparation, then the State Duma Council appoints one of them responsible. Taking into account the latter’s proposals, the State Duma Council sets a deadline for preparing the bill for consideration.

III. Consideration of bills in the State Duma.

It is carried out in 3 readings, unless the Duma makes a different decision regarding a specific bill in accordance with current legislation.

A bill prepared for consideration in the first reading and the relevant materials for it, upon the proposal of the responsible committee of the State Duma, are sent to its deputies no later than 3 days before consideration at a meeting of the chamber. When the State Duma considers a bill in the first reading, its general concept, relevance, feasibility and practical significance, an assessment is made of the compliance of the main provisions of the CRF draft law.

The discussion begins with a report by the initiator of the bill and a co-report by a representative of the responsible committee.  Then proposals and comments from deputies and deputy groups, and other persons invited to the meeting to participate in the discussion are heard.  Based on the results of the discussion of the bill in the first reading, the Duma can: adopt the bill in the first reading and continue working on it, taking into account the proposals and comments made; pass a law or reject a bill. If rejected, the bill is not subject to further consideration and is returned to the subject of the right of legislative initiative. If the bill is adopted in the first reading, the State Duma may set a deadline for submitting it to the second reading. The decision to pass a bill in the first reading requires a simple majority of the total number of members of the chamber.

The State Duma Council decides to include the bill in the second reading and determines the rapporteur of the responsible committee. The responsible committee accepts and analyzes received amendments to the bill, compiles a table of amendments (the table represents amendments put forward by factions) and prepares the bill for the second reading. Tables with amendments are sent to deputies for review before the 2nd reading. One table of amendments recommended for rejection, the second table of approved amendments.

During the third reading of the bill, amendments to it and return to its discussion are not allowed. In exceptional cases, it is possible to return to the second reading procedure. Accepted by the State Duma federal law within 5 days it is submitted to the Federation Council, which must consider this Federal Law within 14 days, also the Federation Council can approve the Federal Law by default without consideration in accordance with the Russian Federation (Article 106, 108) and if it has not been considered within 14 days , then within 5 days it is sent to the President of the Russian Federation for signing and promulgation. If the President signs, then the law should be promulgated and come into force within 10 days, unless a special period is established.

IV. Consideration and approval of the law by the Federation Council.

In accordance with Part 3 of Article 105 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, a federal law adopted by the State Duma is submitted to the Federation Council for consideration within five days. The Constitution of the Russian Federation (Part 4, Article 105) establishes a fourteen-day period during which the Federation Council considers a federal law received from the State Duma.

Based on the results of the discussion, the Federation Council approves or rejects the federal law adopted by the State Duma. A federal law is adopted by a simple majority, a federal constitutional law and a law on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation - by a qualified majority, at least 3/4 of the votes of the total number of members of the chamber. The resolution of the Federation Council on the rejection of the federal law adopted by the State Duma, indicating the disagreements, is sent to the State Duma. The resolution on the approval of the law is sent by the speaker of the upper house to the head of state within five days for signing and promulgation of the law.

Overcoming disagreements between the Federation Council and the State Duma over a law rejected by the Federation Council. The Council of the State Duma determines the responsible committee, which can recommend to the Duma:

 - create a conciliation commission to overcome disagreements;

 - adopt the federal law in the previously adopted wording;

 - withdraw the federal law from reconsideration

To overcome the disagreement of the upper chamber, the State Duma must adopt the law with a qualified majority of 2/3 votes, then it is sent by the Chairman of the Duma to the President of the Russian Federation for promulgation within 5 days. And this the only case when the law is sent to the head of state, bypassing the Federation Council.

V. Signing of the law by the head of state and official publication.

In accordance with Art. 107 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the President of Russia signs and promulgates the law within 14 days. The President of the Russian Federation has the right to reject or return the law. The President rejects a federal law if he does not agree with its content (the right of veto), and returns it if the order or procedure for its consideration and adoption is violated.

If the law is returned by the head of state, it is considered by parliament from the moment where the procedure for its adoption was violated. The procedure for adopting federal constitutional laws, as well as laws on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, is special, which are adopted by a qualified majority vote of each chamber of parliament (2/3 of the Duma and 3/4 of the Federation Council) and are subject to mandatory signing by the President of Russia within 14 days. Thus, the President of the Russian Federation does not have the right of suspensive veto in relation to them.

The State Duma, in turn, can:

Accept the President’s objections, make appropriate changes to the law and re-send it to the head of state;

Withdraw the law from consideration;

Reject the objections of the head of state, approving the law in its previous version by a qualified majority of votes.

Status of a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

Duma deputies are elected by the population and represent the people as a whole in the chamber. A deputy of the State Duma is recognized as a representative elected by the people, authorized to exercise legislative power in the State Duma and other powers provided for by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the Federal Law “On the status of a member of the Federation Council, the status of a deputy of the State Duma.”

TO social guarantees The activities of a State Duma deputy include:

a) monthly remuneration, cash incentives and other payments

b) annual paid leave;

c) inclusion of the time spent exercising the powers of a State Duma deputy in the length of service of the state civil service;

d) medical, sanatorium and resort services for a deputy of the State Duma and members of their families;

e) pension provision, including pension provision for members of their families in the event of the death of a State Duma deputy;

f) compulsory state insurance of a deputy of the State Duma in case of damage to their health and property and in case of illness or loss of ability to work during the period of execution of their powers;

g) housing and welfare provision for State Duma deputy who do not have living space in the city of Moscow.

The term of office of a Duma deputy begins on the day of his election as a deputy and ends on the day the Duma of the new convocation begins its work.

The powers of a deputy may be terminated early in the following cases:

1) his written statement of resignation;

2) his election as a deputy of the parliament of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, a representative body local government, an elected official of another body public authority, as well as his appointment to another state or municipal position of the Russian Federation;

3) his entry into the state or municipal service, entry into the management body of a business company or other commercial organization, carrying out entrepreneurial or other paid activities, except for teaching, scientific and other creative activities;

4) loss of Russian citizenship or acquisition of citizenship foreign country;

5) entry into force of a court conviction against him;

6) the entry into force of a court decision to limit his legal capacity or to recognize him as incompetent;

7) recognizing him as missing or declaring him dead on the basis of a court decision that has entered into legal force;

8) his death.

9) dissolution of the State Duma in cases provided for in Art. 111 and 117 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

The forms of activity of a State Duma deputy are:

a) participation in meetings of the State Duma in the manner established by the regulations of the chamber of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; in joint sessions of the chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation;

b) participation in the work of committees and commissions of the chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in the manner established by the regulations of the chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

c) participation in the implementation of instructions from the State Duma and its bodies;

d) participation in parliamentary hearings;

e) submitting a parliamentary request from a State Duma deputy (deputy request);

f) appeal to the relevant officials with a demand to take measures to immediately suppress the discovered violation of the rights of citizens

g) work with voters (deputies maintain contact with voters, consider proposals, statements, complaints received from voters, and make proposals to the relevant authorities, local governments and public associations)

h) Participation in the work of deputy associations - factions and deputy groups in the State Duma.

Rights and responsibilities of a State Duma deputy:

1. State Duma deputies are required to comply with ethical standards;

2. Deputies of the State Duma submit income declarations and information about property owned by them;

3. Deputies of the State Duma have the right of legislative initiative, which is exercised in the form of introducing bills and amendments to them into the State Duma. A group of at least 1/5 of the State Duma deputies may make proposals for amendments and revisions to the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation;

4. Deputies of the State Duma have the right to cast a decisive vote on all issues considered by the State Duma, committee, commission of the chamber of which they are members;

5. Deputies of the State Duma have the right to send parliamentary inquiries to the Government of the Russian Federation, the Prosecutor General, the Chairman of the Central Bank, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, and leaders federal bodies state power, other government bodies and local government bodies on a range of issues within the competence of these bodies and officials;

6. Deputies of the State Duma have the right to independently, without announcement at a meeting of the chamber, make a request to any member of the Government of the Russian Federation at a meeting of the State Duma;

7. Deputies of the State Duma are provided with documents adopted by the chambers of the Federal Assembly, documents, other information and reference materials officially distributed by the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, and others government agencies and public associations, as well as other information and reference materials;

8. Interference of State Duma deputies in the activities of inquiry bodies, investigators and courts is not allowed.

Members of the State Duma enjoy immunity throughout their entire term of office.

How federal constitutional laws are adopted

The question of how laws are adopted in the Russian Federation is regulated by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which distinguishes 2 types of laws:

federal constitutional laws (FKZ);
federal laws (FL).

According to Art. 108 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation FKZ are adopted in cases where this is directly stated in the basic law. In accordance with Part 3 of Art. 76 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Federal Laws cannot contradict the Federal Law.

The procedure for adopting the Federal Law is as follows:

Legislative initiative. According to CC. 1 and 2 tbsp. 104 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the draft is submitted to the State Duma by certain subjects (the President of the Russian Federation, the chambers of parliament, their members and deputies, regional legislative bodies and higher judicial authorities RF on issues of their management).
Consideration by the State Duma. According to Part 2 of Art. 108 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, in order to adopt the Federal Law, it is necessary to obtain 2/3 of the votes in the State Duma.
Consideration by the Federation Council. According to Part 2 of Art. 108 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, in order to adopt the Federal Law, it is necessary to obtain ¾ votes in the upper house of parliament.
Signing and promulgation by the President. The head of the country cannot fail to sign the Federal Law adopted by parliament. He is given 14 days to sign and officially publish this legal act(Part 2 of Article 108 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation).

General scheme for the adoption of federal laws

The procedure for adopting a law (FL) is as follows:

Legislative initiative. The rules for the Federal Law are absolutely similar to the rules for the Federal Law Code.
Consideration by the State Duma. By general rule For the adoption of the Federal Law, ½ votes in the State Duma are required (Part 2 of Article 105 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation).
Consideration by the Federation Council. The Federal Law is considered adopted if it is not considered in the upper house within two weeks or if it approved it with ½ votes (Part 4 of Article 105 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation).
Signing and promulgation by the President. Within 14 days after the Federal Law is received by the head of state, he signs it and publishes it (Part 2 of Article 107 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation).

However, when adopting a Federal Law, there are the following nuances:

If the Federal Law is disapproved, a conciliation commission is created in the upper house, after which the revised Federal Law is again considered in the lower house (Part 4 of Article 105 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation).
The State Duma may insist on the adoption of the Federal Law in its original wording without changes, for this it is necessary to approve the law with 2/3 votes (Part 5 of Article 105 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation).
There are laws for which it is not enough to pass them without consideration in the upper house for two weeks. The Upper House is obliged to consider them. Such federal laws are listed in Art. 106 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, and these include, for example, Federal Laws related to the budget, international treaties, issues of border, war and peace.
The head of state may not sign the Federal Law. To overcome such a veto right, re-approval of the Federal Law by 2/3 votes in both houses of parliament is required (Part 3 of Article 107 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation).

So, the procedure for adopting laws depends on what type of law, Federal Law or Federal Law Code, is to be adopted. IN general view the process of moving a bill goes through the following stages: initiation of legislative work, consideration of the law in the State Duma, consideration of the issue in the upper house, signing and publication of the normative act by the President.

The adoption of laws in Russia is carried out by the State Duma. They are approved by the Federation Council and signed by the president, after which they are made public. The established stages of the legislative process in the Russian Federation exclude the adoption of rash, erroneous regulations. This procedure allows us to resolve the issue regarding financial resources necessary for the implementation of projects, as well as to prevent contradictions in the legal system. Let us next consider in more detail the legislative process in the Russian Federation.

General information

The concept of the legislative process includes several key elements. This procedure involves not only the direct adoption of regulations, but also a mandatory procedure for the formation of a document proposed for consideration. In addition, the legislative process in the Russian Federation is carried out by certain bodies and persons. Thus, acts can be submitted for consideration by: the President, members of the Federation Council and the Government, representative structures of the country’s regions, State Duma deputies, the Supreme Arbitration, Constitutional and Supreme Courts. All these subjects are endowed with legislative initiative.

Stages of the legislative process

The procedure for adopting standards involves:

Preparation of projects.
Review (discussion).
Acceptance of the act.
Publication.

Let us consider these stages of the legislative process separately.

Preparation

The adoption of any normative act begins with the preparation of its draft. This procedure involves identifying social needs based on a comprehensive study of social practice, proposals from government agencies, citizens, political parties and other associations, and scientific data. Project preparation can be carried out by various institutions. As a rule, the legislative process is based on a sectoral basis. It lies in the fact that the preparation of the project is carried out by the body responsible for a specific area. In some cases, special commissions are formed. Project preparation can also be carried out on an alternative basis.

Discussion

At this stage of the legislative process, the proposed draft is reviewed by a representative body. The meeting is opened by the speaker. He is a representative of the entity that prepared and proposed normative act. In general, the relevant committee makes its opinion. After this, a discussion and assessment of the act by deputies begins. They can make amendments to the draft. The discussion usually takes place in three readings.

Adoption of the act

The legislative process involves open voting at a meeting of a representative body. It can cover both the entire proposed project and its individual articles. The adoption of ordinary acts is carried out by a majority. Constitutional laws are approved if 2/3 of the total number of deputies votes. The Federation Council must consider the act adopted in the State Duma within two weeks. In this case, the act approved by the deputies can be either rejected or approved. If consideration in the Federation Council does not occur, the law is considered adopted. Over the next two weeks, the act is approved and signed by the president. The head of the country, in turn, has the right to veto.

Publication

The legislative process is considered completed after the full text of the act is published in the official publication. Publication is considered a prerequisite for the entry into force of a document. Otherwise, it can neither be required to comply with it nor apply sanctions for violation of its provisions. Laws are published within 10 days.

Regulations

The legislative process takes place in a certain order approved at the official level. Consideration of projects is first carried out at the level of Parliamentary committees. After this, the act is sent for discussion to the State Duma. During the first reading, only the fundamentally important, most basic provisions of the document are subject to consideration. Once passed by the majority, the amended bill is sent to committee. This body is responsible for its preparation and revision, taking into account the comments and suggestions made. After this work is completed, the act is sent to the State Duma for a second reading. During it, a specific, article-by-article discussion of the act along with amendments takes place. After this, the document is again sent to the committee, which prepares it for the third reading.

The finished bill is again sent to the State Duma. During the third reading, changes to the content of the act are not allowed. At this stage, the law is either adopted or not. The document is sent to the Federation Council within five days.

SF work

According to constitutional provisions, the Federation Council may not discuss some laws sent from the State Duma. This will mean their automatic acceptance. However, the law provides exceptions. The following acts are subject to mandatory review:

Federal budget, fees, taxes.
Customs, credit, currency, financial regulation, money issue.
Denunciation and ratification of international agreements of the Russian Federation.
Protection and status of the state border, peace and war.

The Federal Law is considered approved by the Federation Council if more than 1/2 of the members voted for it, or if it was not considered within 14 days. If a document is rejected, the chambers can form a conciliation commission to resolve the disagreements that have arisen. After this, the bill is again sent to the State Duma for discussion.

Actions of the President

As mentioned above, the head of the country within 14 days:

The ban acts as one of the means of maintaining balance. The veto is a tool of restraint that the executive branch uses in relation to the representative branch. The essence of this mechanism is that the president, by refusing to sign, does not allow the law to come into force. The deviation may be:

Absolute. In this case, parliament is deprived of the legal opportunity to override the veto and does not return to consider the document.
Relative. This failure can be overcome. If the law is rejected by the president, the Federation Council and the State Duma, in the manner prescribed by the Constitution, begin a new consideration. If, upon re-discussion, the normative act is adopted by a majority of at least 2/3 of the total number of deputies and members of the Federation Council, the head of state is obliged to sign it within 7 days and publish it.

The official publication of the text has legal effect. Unpublished documents will not be used. The publication is made on behalf of the government agency or by the institution itself that issued or signed the act.

To the population of the Penza region with at least 5 thousand voter signatures;

Chairman and deputies of the Legislative Assembly;

Governor of the Penza region;

Government of the Penza region;

Members of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation - representatives from the Legislative Assembly of the Penza Region and the Government of the Penza Region;

Penza regional court;

Arbitration Court of the Penza Region;

Prosecutor's Office of the Penza region;

Privolzhsky transport prosecutor's office;

Chief Federal Inspector for the Penza Region;

Representative bodies of municipalities.

Bills on the introduction or abolition of taxes, exemption from their payment, changes in the financial obligations of the Penza region, other bills providing for expenses covered by the budget of the Penza region are considered by the Legislative Assembly of the Penza region upon the proposal of the Governor of the Penza region or in the presence of his conclusion. This conclusion submitted to the Legislative Assembly within twenty calendar days from the date of receipt of the relevant bill for consideration by the Governor of the Penza Region.

Before the bill is adopted in the first reading, the subject of the right of legislative initiative who introduced the bill has the right to withdraw the bill he introduced.

Consideration of bills in the first reading
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1. Consideration by the Legislative Assembly of a bill in the first reading begins with a report from the initiator of the bill or his authorized representative and a co-report from the chairman (representative) of the relevant committee of the Legislative Assembly.

2. Based on the results of consideration of the bill in the first reading, the Legislative Assembly makes one of the following decisions:

adopt the bill in the first reading and continue work on it, taking into account the proposals and comments made;

reject the bill;

Taking into account the importance of the issue under consideration, the Legislative Assembly has the right to decide to publish the bill in mass media to study public opinion on this bill and then consider it taking into account the received comments and suggestions from citizens or to submit it to a referendum in the Penza region.

3. The decisions specified in part 2 of this section are formalized by the relevant resolution of the Legislative Assembly.

4. If, based on the voting results, the proposal to adopt a bill in the first reading does not receive the required number of votes, then it is considered rejected without additional voting. This decision is formalized by a corresponding resolution of the Legislative Assembly. A rejected bill is not subject to further consideration by the Legislative Assembly and is returned to the subject of the right of legislative initiative. It can be finalized by the subject of the right of legislative initiative and reintroduced to the Legislative Assembly in accordance with the established procedure.

5. If the bill is adopted in the first reading, the Legislative Assembly sets the deadline for introducing amendments to the bill and those responsible for its preparation for the second reading.

Consideration of bills in the second reading
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1. In the second reading, the bill is considered by the Legislative Assembly on the proposal of the relevant committee of the Legislative Assembly.

Amendments to the bill are not considered without prior discussion in the appropriate committee of the Legislative Assembly.

The relevant committee may submit for consideration to the Legislative Assembly a version of the bill prepared taking into account the amendments received.

2. After discussion, taking into account the amendments received, the law of the Penza region is adopted by the Legislative Assembly as a whole. The decision to adopt a law in the Penza region is formalized by a resolution of the Legislative Assembly.

3. A bill not adopted by the Legislative Assembly in the second reading is sent for revision in preparation for consideration in the third and subsequent readings in the prescribed manner or may be rejected.

A rejected bill is not subject to further consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It can be finalized by the subject of the right of legislative initiative and reintroduced to the Legislative Assembly in accordance with the established procedure.

Consideration of bills in the first and second readings
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A comprehensively developed bill that does not cause doubts or disagreements among deputies can be adopted by the Legislative Assembly in its final version in the first and second readings simultaneously.

Promulgation of laws of the Penza region
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In accordance with the Law of the Penza Region “On the procedure for the preparation, adoption and entry into force of laws of the Penza Region and resolutions of the Legislative Assembly of the Penza Region”, the law of the Penza Region adopted by the Legislative Assembly is sent to the Governor of the Penza Region for promulgation within five working days.

If the Governor rejects a law of the Penza region, the rejected law, before the expiration of ten days from the date of receipt, is returned to the Legislative Assembly with a reasoned justification for its rejection or with a proposal to amend it.

Sending resolutions of the Legislative Assembly to the prosecutor's office of the Penza region
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Resolutions of the Legislative Assembly adopted at the session are sent to the prosecutor's office of the Penza region within five working days after the day of adoption.

Re-examination of the laws of the Penza region
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1. The Law of the Penza Region, rejected by the Governor, is sent by the Chairman of the Legislative Assembly to the appropriate committee for further study with the participation of interested parties and preparation for re-consideration.

1) approve the law of the Penza region in the wording proposed by the Governor of the Penza region, or taking into account his comments;

2) approve the law of the Penza region in the previously adopted wording.

3. The Chairman of the Legislative Assembly, upon receipt of the committee’s decision, introduces the issue of re-considering the returned law of the Penza region as a matter of priority to the next session of the Legislative Assembly. This issue is included in the agenda of the session without discussion.

4. Re-examination of the law of the Penza region begins with a speech by the Governor of the Penza region or his authorized representative, then the floor is given to the chairman (representative) of the relevant committee of the Legislative Assembly.

5. If the Legislative Assembly decides to hold a discussion, only deputies of the Legislative Assembly participate in it. The Governor of the Penza Region or his authorized representative has the right to make a closing statement based on the results of the discussion.

6. At the end of the discussion, the proposal to approve the law of the Penza region in the wording proposed by the Governor of the Penza region is put to a vote first. A decision is considered adopted if a majority of the established number of deputies of the Legislative Assembly votes for it.

7. If the first proposal is not accepted, the question of approving the law of the Penza region in the version previously adopted by the Legislative Assembly is put to a vote. The decision in this case is made by at least two-thirds of the votes of the established number of deputies of the Legislative Assembly. If this decision is made, the law is sent on the same day to the Governor of the Penza Region, who is obliged to promulgate it within three days.

8. If the decisions provided for in parts 6 and 7 of this section are not adopted, the corresponding law of the Penza region is considered rejected.