Our Legislation

What is legislation?

A piece of legislation is a document that explains a goal and/or proposal that aims to benefit the student body and UW - Eau Claire as a whole. Typically, legislation is first created and presented within one of Student Senate's ten commissions, and, if it passes through the commission, is then presented to the senate floor and voted on during General Assembly the following week. Once a piece of legislation is passed through the senate floor, it gets sent to our UW - Eau Claire administration for them to either accept or deny whatever goal, proposal, claim, or opinion is being presented.

Legislation comes in two forms - bills and resolutions.

Resolutions

A resolution is a piece of legislation that expresses support for an idea and/or vision that would benefit the student body. Seeing as a resolution expresses support rather than proposing a true plan, it can be presented, spoken on, and voted on within the same meeting.

Bills

A bill is a piece of legislation that outlines a detailed plan for executing an idea and/or vision. Seeing as a bill outlines how to execute a plan and requires more in-depth feedback and thought, a bill cannot be voted on during the same meeting in which it was presented. A bill is typically presented during a session and then reintroduced during the following week's general assembly meeting where it is then spoken on and voted on.

To view the legislation that has been passed in the current session so far, click here!

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