b'Committee, the Rules and Reference Committeeadministrative rule is just as effective as the sets the bill for floor vote. All legislators can debateenabling statute, provided that the administrative the bill on the floor, and offer amendments.rule cannot exceed the scope of authority in the However, typically the House Speaker and Senatestatute.President only bring the bill up for a floor vote with agreed-to amendments, if any. An executive agency that establishes an operating procedure is not effective unless formally enacted The bill then moves to the second chamber,in an administrative rule.[ix]requiring three more hearings in an assigned Committee, and floor passage. Often the secondTherefore, a proponent of a new law must follow chamber amends the bill, so that it is not the samethrough with the administrative agency to write as the bill passed by the first chamber.Theapplicable rules for implementation of the new amended bill then returns to the sponsoringlaw.This is a critical step.chamber for another floor vote, which either accepts the amendments, or rejects theThe process for rulemaking is administered by the amendments and sends it to a ConferenceJoint Committee on Agency Rule Review Committee. (JCARR).The process involves publication and hearings on the draft rule before final acceptance.The Conference Committee membership is bipartisan, appointed by respective leadership.Lobbyist s. It is fundamental to American Only those subjects in either version voted out aredemocracy that no person need hire an expert to at issue. Once resolved, the bill returns to bothadvocate for change in government.You do not chambers to adopt a final, amended bill. need a lobbyist to propose legislation or to advocate for changes to law.Governor?s Signat ure or Vet o. After the General Assembly passes a bill, the Governor has ten daysThe basic service of a lobbyist is to offer to sign or veto the bill. If the Governor takes noexperience of the governmental processes. A good action, the bill becomes law without the Governor?slobbyist begins as a coach, to maximize the signature.[vii] proponent?s resources toward ultimate success.Because this time is so short, the administrationTypically, a lobbyist will offer a network of interprets the ten-day rule only to begin when therelationships which can build upon the proponent?s Governor requests the Ohio Secretary of State toown network.This must be a cooperative transmit the bill to the Governor, often long afterrelationship, not expecting the lobbyist to go it ten days. alone.If the Governor vetoes a bill, the legislature mayBecause passage of new legislation takes time, override the veto with a three-fifths vote. hiring a lobbyist is a long-term process. It is unrealistic to hire a lobbyist for a short time, or At the end of a two-year session, all legislationonly to dictate what the proponent expects as a expires. If the ten-days runs past the expirationresult.A lobbyist needs to understand the deadline without the Governor?s signature, thenproponent?s background, history, issues, and effectively it is not enacted without the Governor?sgoals, which takes time before ever beginning a signature.This is known as a ?pocket veto.? legislative initiative.For appropriation legislation (budgets), the OhioIt is entirely inappropriate to hire a lobbyist to Governor enjoys a line-item veto, purportedly tosneak legislation through based on some balance the budget and to prevent ?pork? projectshypothetical perception of an ?inside track?.from inclusion just to the benefit of a narrow constituency. However, the line-item veto is notMost lobbyists charge a monthly retainer for a limited to funding.The Governor often deletesminimum period, given so many unknowns in the substantive program language tied to theprocess. Significant time is required just working funding.The United State President does not enjoywith the proponent before ever approaching the a line-item veto over federal funding passed bylegislature. Success fees or contingency Congress. arrangements are not legal.[x]A bill becomes effective after 90-days, unless theTo PAC or NotPAC. One often reads about General Assembly passes an emergency clause bypolitical finance as a necessity since the beginning a two-thirds vote (or an appropriation bill).[viii]Thisof organized governments in human history.Today, 90-day period allows for a citizens? referendum. an organization active in legislative advocacy may create a Political Action Committee (PAC), to raise Administ rat ive Rulemaking. Every executiveand to give funds for the political campaigns of agency affected by new legislation enjoys thelegislators viewed as favorable to the power of administrative rulemaking, to clarify andorganization?s interests. A PAC then reports all to implement the provisions of the new statute. Anactivity for the public to review. Continued on Page 11www.ohioroofing.com 10'