Describe the basic steps for how a bill becomes law in Florida.

• A. Introduction in either house, committee review, floor debate and vote, passage in both houses, governor signature or veto, possible override.
• B. President signs, and it's law.
• C. Only governor approval is needed.
• D. Court approval is required.

Answer: (D)

In Florida, making a bill into law follows a flow through both chambers of the legislature and then the governor’s action. A bill starts by being introduced in one chamber, moves through committees for review, and then goes to the floor for debate and a vote. If it passes, it goes to the other chamber and goes through a similar committee process and floor vote. Once both chambers have approved the bill in the same form, it goes to the governor, who can sign it into law or veto it. If the governor vetoes, the Legislature can override the veto with a two-thirds vote in both chambers, making the bill law without the governor’s signature. Court approval isn’t part of this process, so requiring judicial endorsement isn’t how a bill becomes law.