How Does A Bill Become A Law? Legislating laws is something that takes a considerable amount of time to do. Once a bill or proposed legislation is put forward by a constituent (person who has representation), a lengthy process immediately follows. It is a slow paced step-by-step procedure that will be further illustrated below. A bill is passed through a Committee System after being introduced by a representative and being sent to the proper committee, which can be determined by the type of bill they receive-foreign relations, argriculture, banking etc. This system is made up of groups of members in Congress. They are formed into committe