The Status of Public Law 124a
Greetings y'all.
As you all know, slightly over five days ago B.124a was passed by the General Assembly. This bill was, however, never signed by governor u/LegatusBlack. The consitution stipulates, under Article II Section 4 Subsection 1, that a bill which has neither been signed nor vetoed by the governor shall become law after five days.
There's one catch. This is what the enactment clause of Bill 124a states:
This bill is enacted into law immediately upon its passage by both houses of the Dixie legislature and the signature of the governor, or upon the successful override of any veto put on this bill by the governor.
What does this mean? This means that the bill will never have the status of law, due to its enactment clause.
Thank you for your time, I hope this announcement clears the issue up.
Posted Jun 26, 2017, 8:17 PM UTC