Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That Rules 16 and 19 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives are hereby amended to read as follows:
“Passage, Adoption, and Enrollment Printing.
Rule 16. Every bill passed or joint resolution adopted by both houses and returned to the house of origin shall forthwith be enrolled and signed by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Enrolled bills shall be presented to the Governor, and enrolled joint resolutions that propose an amendment to the Constitution shall be filed with the Secretary of State with a certificate attached to the effect that the joint resolution has been adopted by the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. Each enrolled bill shall be presented to the Governor,
and each enrolled joint resolution shall be filed with the Secretary of State, within 14 calendar days after final passage or adoption or by noon on December 31 of an even-numbered year, whichever is
earlier, but in no event later than the day before a new Legislature convenes. If the house having last
passed the bill or adopted the joint resolution requests its return and such request is granted or a motion is
made in the house of origin to amend errors in the bill or joint resolution or to give the bill immediate effect,
the enrollment printing shall not occur.
Every bill, joint resolution, and concurrent resolution passed or adopted by either house shall be transmitted to the other house within 30 minutes after the vote on passage or adoption unless a motion for reconsideration is pending. If the motion for reconsideration fails, the bill, joint resolution, or
concurrent resolution shall then be transmitted to the other house within 30 minutes after the motion fails.
Veto Override: Filing with Secretary of State.
Rule 19. When a bill is passed by both houses over the objections of the Governor or a bill is not filed by the Governor with the Secretary of State within the constitutionally mandated 14-day period, and the Legislature continues in session, an official enrolled bill with a letter from the house of origin signed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, shall be filed with the Secretary of State for a public act number to be assigned. The letter shall certify that the Governor’s veto has been overridden by both houses of the Legislature or that the bill has not been returned within the specified time, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. For a bill passed by both
houses over the objections of the Governor, the enrolled bill and letter shall be filed with the Secretary of State within 14 calendar days after the final vote on overriding the Governor’s veto or by noon on December 31 of an even-numbered year, whichever is earlier, but in no event later than the day before a new Legislature convenes. For a bill that has become law because the Governor has not vetoed the bill within the constitutional 14-day period and the Legislature continues in session, the bill shall be filed with the Secretary of State within 14 calendar days after the expiration of the constitutional 14-day period or by December 31 of an even-numbered year, whichever is earlier, but in no event
later than the day before a new Legislature convenes.”.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
