Who gets to vote on a bill becoming a law?

• A. The House of Delegates and Senate
• B. The Governor
• C. The Supreme Court
• D. The Citizens

Answer: (A)

The bill becomes law only after both chambers of the legislature have voted to approve it. In a system with a House of Delegates and a Senate, each chamber reviews, debates, and votes on the bill, and it must pass both to move forward. The governor then has the choice to sign it into law or veto it; the governor does not vote on the bill as part of the legislative process. Citizens don’t vote on ordinary bills (except on some ballot measures in certain states), and the Supreme Court doesn’t vote to pass laws—its role is to interpret laws. So the people who actually vote to approve a bill are the members of the House of Delegates and the Senate.