Chart of Methods of Holding Measures in Legislative Committees

The following chart sets forth several methods that can be used to hold legislative measures in committees of the California Legislature:

Method	Explanation
Hold	This means a bill failed to get sufficient votes to pass out of committee.
Hold under Submission	This means an action taken by a committee when a bill is heard in committee and there is an indication that the author and the committee members want to work on or discuss the bill further, but there is no motion for the bill to progress out of committee. This does not preclude the bill from being set for another hearing.
Hold without Recommendation	This means an action taken by a committee when a bill is heard in committee and there is no indication that the committee wants the bill to progress out of committee. There is no motion for the bill to progress out of committee. This does not preclude the bill from being set for another hearing.
Interim Study	This means the assignment of the subject matter of a bill to the appropriate committee for study during the interim recess after adjournment of the first year of Session.
Put Over	This means when action is delayed on a legislative measure until a future date without jeopardy to the measure.

Chris Micheli is an attorney and lobbyist with Snodgrass & Micheli, LLC, as well as an Adjunct Professor at McGeorge School of Law.