Examining Institutional Stickiness: The Political Determinants of Legislative Rule Change in American State Legislatures

• In Event: Rules, Procedures, and Policy

Brief Overview

Is legislative rule change more common than theories predict? Using data from 99 state chambers since 1993, we show partisan control and professionalism shape when and how legislatures reform procedures to adapt to political environments.

Authors

• Matthew Green, Catholic University of America

• Nicholas Howard, Concordia College at Moorhead

• Tessa Provins, University of Arizona