Conference Committee Options for House Bills1

Stage of Proceedings	Possible Actions	Results
1. Consideration of Senate amendments

HR 36;

JR 4	House concurs in amendments and readopts bill	Bill delivered to Governor
House rejects Senate amendments and adheres to House position	Senate recedes and readopts bill; bill delivered to Governor
Senate adheres; bill dies
House rejects amendments and requests conference committee ("CC")	House and Senate appoint conferrees
2. Conference Committee Appointed

HR 36(c)

JR 5;

JR 6(a)	Prior to consideration of CC report, or within 1 day after Senate rejects CC report, House votes to recede and readopts bill	Bill delivered to Governor
Prior to consideration of CC report, House votes to adhere	Senate recedes and readopts bill; bill delivered to Governor
Senate adheres; bill dies
Prior to delivery of CC report, Senate votes to recede and readopts bill	Bill delivered to Governor
Prior to delivery of CC report, Senate votes to adhere	House recedes and readopts bill; bill delivered to Governor
House adheres; bill dies
Note: After one day of actual session following referral of a bill to CC, either house, by majority vote, can demand that the CC report within 2 days after the demand (within last 5 days of session, CC must report on same day as demand). If CC doesn't report, CC is discharged and the houses may appoint a second CC or either house may adhere. (JR 7)
3. CC Report delivered to Senate

HR 36(c);

JR 6(b)

Senate votes to adhere	House recedes and readopts bill; bill delivered to Governor
House adheres; bill dies
Senate votes to recede and readopts bill	Bill delivered to Governor
Senate rejects the report, dissolves the CC and appoints conferees to a 2nd CC (note: can only have 2 CCs)	House agrees to 2nd CC and appoints conferees (return to stage #2)
House does not agree to 2nd CC; Senate may:

1. adhere; or

2. recede and readopt bill; or

3. reconsider rejection and adopt report
By next day of actual session, House recedes and readopts bill; bill delivered to Governor
Senate adopts report, readopts bill	Bill delivered to House for action
4. CC Report adopted by Senate and delivered to House

JR 6(c)	House votes to adhere

Senate reconsiders adoption of CC report and readoption of bill; Senate recedes and readopts bill; bill delivered to Governor
Senate does not reconsider adoption of CC report; bill dies
House votes to recede and readopts bill	Senate reconsiders adoption of CC report and readoption of bill; bill delivered to Governor
House rejects CC report and appoints conferees to a 2nd CC

No later than next day of actual session, Senate reconsiders adoption of CC report and readoption of bill and appoints conferees to a 2nd CC (return to stage #2)
Senate does not agree to 2nd CC; House may:

1. adhere; or

2. recede and readopt bill; or

3. reconsider rejection and adopt report
House adopts CC report and readopts bill	Bill delivered to Governor