The Legislative Process in Colombia

FIRST STEP
1. The Initiative
  1. Any legislation can be initiated by
    1. the Executive Power
      1. ministers
    2. the members of the congress
    3. the 15%of councilors
    4. the 5 % of the registered voters for a popular petition
  2. the Functions may be initiated by
    1. The Constitutional Court
    2. the Supreme Court
    3. The Council of State
    4. The Superior Judicial Council
    5. The National Electoral Council
    6. The Prosecutor General
    7. The Attorney General
    8. The Comptroller General
    9. The Defender of the People
SECOND STEP
1. The Debate
  1. 2. the bill is submitted to
    1. the office of the secretary general of either chamber
    2. to members of either chamber meeting in
      1. Plenary session
  2. 1. a number is assigned to the bill
    1. the bill passes to a
      1. technical
        analysis
      2. material
      3. formal
        analysis
        by
        a standing committee of the chamber where the bill was introduced
        Each chamber has 7 standing committees in different fields:
        internal affairs
        foreign affairs
        finance
        agriculture and environment
        communications
        labor
        education and culture
        the Members of the committee in charge of the bill will make
        Report
        Also published in the Congressional Gazette
        They DEBATE about it
        5. the bill will be sent for discussion in a Plenary Session
        the chamber may decide to send the bill back to the committee if there is modifications to do
  3. 3. Bills are distributed among the committees according to the subject matter
  4. 4. the bill is published in
    1. The Congressional Gazette
THIRD STEP
1. Voting
  1. After the chamber debates about the bill, the members vote
    1. if the bill is approved by one chamber
      1. it will has the same process by the other chamber
FOURTH STEP
1. The Sanction
  1. The PRESIDENT has a number of days to
    1. sanction
    2. promulgate
      1. any bill approved
    3. propose amendments
    4. ask for a reconsideration of any of its provision
    5. the PRESIDENT can do objections
      1. if both chambers by simple majority votes
        override the president's objections
        the bill becomes a law
      2. if the objection is based upon an UNCONSTITUTIONALITY
        the congress' request
        The Constitutional Court has 6 days to make a ruling
        if the court rejects the president's charge
        the law is enacted
FIFTH STEP
1. The Publication
  1. it will be made at the Official Journal
    1. with the enforcement order by the National Executive
  2. the law becomes mandatory as of the date of its publication in the Diario Oficial

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