conference. 1. CONVENTION(3). 2. A meeting between the two houses of a bicameral legislature. See conference committee under COMMITTEE. “It is proper for either house to request a conference with the other on any matter of difference or dispute between them. When a conference is requested, the subject of the conference should always be stated. […]
senate. 1. The upper chamber of a bicameral legislature. [Cases: States 26. C.J.S. States § 40.] 2. (cap.) The upper house of the U.S. Congress, composed of 100 members — two from each state — who are elected to six-year terms. — Abbr. S. [Cases: United States 7. 1. C.J.S. United States § 16.]
insist, vb. (Of a house in a bicameral legislature) to reaffirm (an amendment) that the other house has considered but in which it has not concurred, or to reaffirm nonconcurrence in an amendment from which the other house has not receded. • An insistence often results in a request for a conference. See CONCUR(3); CONFERENCE(2);
In a bicameral legislature, the larger of the two legislative bodies, such as the House of Repre-sentatives or the House of Commons. [Cases: States 26. C.J.S. States § 40.]
A bill introduced in the other house of a bicameral legislature in a substantially identical form.
A joint meeting of two legislative committees, one from each house of a bicameral legis-lature, usu. charged with adjusting differences in a bill passed by both houses in different versions. — Also termed committee on conference. See CONFERENCE(2). [Cases: States 34. C.J.S. States §§ 55–58.]
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legislature. The branch of government responsible for making statutory laws. • The federal government and most states have bicameral legislatures, usu. consisting of a house of representatives and a senate. — Also termed legislative assembly. Cf. EXECUTIVE(1); JUDICIARY(1). [Cases: States 24. C.J.S. States §§ 40–41.]
concurrence. 1. Agreement; assent. 2. A vote cast by a judge in favor of the judgment reached, often on grounds differing from those expressed in the opinion or opinions explaining the judgment. 3. A separate written opinion explaining such a vote. — Also termed (in sense 3) concurring opinion. [Cases: Courts 108. C.J.S. Courts §
chamber, n. 1. A room or compartment (gas chamber). 2. A legislative or judicial body or other deliberative assembly (chamber of commerce). 3. The hall or room where such a body conducts business (the senate chamber). — chamber, adj. judge’s chamber. (usu. pl.) 1. The private room or office of a judge. 2. Any place