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Squid13 wrote:
So how long does the Gov. have to veto a bill? When does this actualy become law?
Long way yet. It still has to actually pass the Senate for real, then a similar bill must go through the same whole process in the House. If there are amendments or differences (remember, we are hoping that they remove the notification requirement), then it has to go through a joint House/Senate committee to resolve the differences. Once that is done, then it goes to the Governor's desk, where it will presumably be vetoed. Then back for overriding, but I don't know if that requires both chambers or just one.
Generally, new laws take effect on July 1, the year they are passed.
So far, there is only been one bill that has made it all the way through the process this year, SB 39, having to do with the threshold for reporting traffic accidents. Take a look at the LIS status page for
that bill, and compare it to the LIS status page for
this bill. You can see this one is just barely started. Very few bills take the exact same path of course, but you get the idea.
TFred