Assembly Bills

RHA passes a variety of bills throughout the year that support official legislation or orders, programs or their mission statements, and other changes that affect the residence halls. Bills are reviewed by the Internal Affairs Committee before reaching the Assembly for a vote. The bill must be approved by 2/3 of the assembly in order to be enacted and amendments may be made to any bill by the assembly. If the bill affects Hall Association bylaws or constitutions, then it must be posted in all residence halls for residence to view after which time it is voted on by individual Hall Associations and the RHA Representatives bring that vote back to the Assembly meeting for the final decision. If you have any question or concerns about how to write a bill, or if you need an example, please email the VP of Communications/NCC at rhancc@berkeley.edu.

Examples of bills that have been passed are as follows:
• Bill to Support the Incorporation of University Apartments into Residence Hall Government (2007) Written by Courtney Lane
• Bill to Transfer Funds from Marketing to Duplication (2007) Written by Carissa Bussard
• Presidents’ Roundtable Schedule of Meetings (2008) Written by David Chen
• Bill to Amend a Change in the Format of Committee reports (2008) Written by Ayelet Awad
• Endorsement of University of California Residence Halls (2008) Written by David Chen
• Bill to Amend Election Procedure (2007) Written by Edward Chow
• Bill to Endorse “Blackout Battles” Energy Competition (2007) Written by Kameron Kitajima
• Executive Order Authorizing Executive Staff August Stipend Payment (2005) Ordered by Dan Woodard
• Bill for the Movement of Excess Funds from Casino/Dance Night to RHA Boat Dance (2006) Written by Maxwell Jen
• Bill to Regulate Non-regular Agenda Item “Bill Presentation” (----) Written by Daniel Chen
• Bill to Add “Community Forum” to the Agenda Items Stated by the Residence Hall Assembly Bylaws and to Regulate the “Community Forum” Session (----) Written by Daniel Chen
• Bill to Move Contingency Funds to NACURH Funds (2007) Written by Christina Markle
• Bill to Support the University of California, Berkeley Social Justice Leadership Conference (2007) Written by Tiffany Chan
• Executive Order to Suspend Residence Hall Constitution Title IV, Article II, Section 1, Letter E (2006) Ordered by Oriana Madrigal