CONST 0003-0015 ANNOTATIONS

Twenty-four hour period begins when bill is first printed and made available in the form in which it is passed on third reading, irrespective of when such form is attained; committee reports are not included in 24-hour requirement. Att. Gen. Op. 70-7.

Requirement applies to carry-over bills in the same manner. Att. Gen. Op. 70-10.

A bill which does not pass in the same form in both houses cannot become law. Att. Gen. Op. 81-7.

Senate Bill No. 1394 (Act 172, L 2003) passed three readings in the Senate and was validly enacted; even if the bill did not pass second reading in the Senate, it did pass three readings on separate days in the Senate. Att. Gen. Op. 03-6.