Section 2 – Legislation and other Action

1. The Student Government Association and each branch or committee of SGA shall require a quorum of at least sixty percent of its members and/or their designated proxies in order to conduct business.
2. The Student Government Association has the authority to pass legislation or take other action on behalf of the student body.
   1. Such legislation or action shall include, but not be limited to, bills, resolutions, the election of officers, funding requests, approvals, and amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws.
   2. A majority affirmative vote of members present shall be necessary to enact such legislation, unless otherwise stated in the Constitution or Bylaws. Likewise, a majority affirmative vote of members present at each branch or committee of SGA shall be necessary for such branch or committee to take action, unless otherwise stated in the Constitution or Bylaws. 
3. Every member and committee of SGA has the power to propose legislation.
   1. Legislation should be filed with the SGA President, who shall review it with the Executive Committee.
   2. Legislation proposed by a member or committee of SGA must be placed on the agenda within two general sessions from when it is received by the President.
4. The student body has the power, by petition, and subject to the bylaws and policies of Centre College, to propose legislation in one of two ways:
   1. Student interest groups may apply to SGA for recognition as a new student organization. All application materials shall be filed with the Director of Campus Activities and SGA President, who shall review such materials with the Executive Committee in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Bylaws prior to presenting them to a general session of SGA for approval or rejection.
      1. A majority affirmative vote of those SGA members present at a general session at which a quorum is present shall be necessary for approval.
   2. Students may propose legislation other than student organization recognition legislation on their own initiative, and directly enact or reject such legislation at a campus-wide election.
      1. An initiative petition to propose legislation must contain the signatures of at least fifteen percent of the student body.
      2. The petition shall be filed with the SGA President, who shall submit the question to the student body within two weeks of such filing for its approval or disapproval.
      3. A majority affirmative vote of no less than twenty-five percent of the student body shall be necessary to enact such legislation.
5. The student body has the power to repeal any legislation passed by SGA at a campus-wide election.
   1. A referendum petition to repeal any legislation passed by SGA must contain the signatures of at least fifteen percent of the student body.
   2. The petition shall be filed with the SGA President, who shall submit the question to the student body within two weeks of such filing for its approval or disapproval.
   3. A majority affirmative vote of no less than twenty-five percent of the student body shall be necessary to repeal such legislation.
6. Members of the student body generally shall have the right to petition SGA and to be present for discussions at all general sessions, subject to Robert’s Rules of Order. However, the right to close meetings to the public and/or the student body is reserved to SGA. Such an action shall require a majority vote of the members of SGA present.
7. Student organizations and members of the student body generally shall have the right to appeal legislation passed by SGA to the Student Judiciary, which, in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws, shall determine if such legislation violates the policies and bylaws of Centre College and/or the Constitution and Bylaws.
   1. If it determines that such a violation exists, the Student Judiciary has the power to nullify the disputed legislation by an affirmative two-thirds vote of members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
   2. If the disputed legislation is susceptible of various interpretations and one or more of the reasonable interpretations would not be in violation of the policies and bylaws of Centre College or the Constitution and Bylaws, such a reasonable interpretation shall be given to the disputed legislation by the Student Judiciary.