When do bills enacted by the 61st Legislative Assembly take effect?
Generally, a 2009 bill will take effect on August 1, 2009, or on a subsequent date if specified in the bill. An appropriation measure for the support and maintenance of a state agency or a tax measure that changes a tax rate will take effect on July 1, 2009, or on a subsequent date if specified in the measure. A measure declared to be an emergency measure takes effect on its filing with the Secretary of State or on a date specified in the measure. At the end of each measure contained in the 2009 Session Laws, the approval date (if approved by the Governor), the filing date (when filed with the Secretary of State), and the effective date of the measure will appear. After adjournment sine die, the Bills & Resolutions page under Information Center and the 61st (2009) page under Legislative Assembly will contain a link to “Effective Dates of Legislation”, which lists every enacted bill with its effective date.
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