Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan SJRO: Legislature: other; presentation of enrolled bills to governor; require within a certain time period. Amends sec. 33, art. IX of the state constitution.
Status: In committee, September 22, 2026
What the bill says
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by amending section 33 of article IV, to require the legislature to present a bill to the governor within 24 hours of that bill being enrolled. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state constitution of 1963, to require the legislature to present a bill to the governor within 24 hours of that bill being enrolled, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state: ARTICLE IV Sec. 33. Every bill passed by the legislature shall be.
From the introduced text, September 22, 2026:
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by amending section 33 of article IV, to require the legislature to present a bill to the governor within 24 hours of that bill being enrolled. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state constitution of 1963, to require the legislature to present a bill to the governor within 24 hours of that bill being enrolled, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state: ARTICLE IV Sec. 33. Every bill passed by the legislature shall be presented to the governor before it becomes law , and the and shall be presented within 24 hours after the legislature declares that bill to be enrolled. The governor shall have has 14 days measured in hours and minutes from the time of presentation of the bill in which to consider it. the bill. If he the governor approves the bill, he the governor shall within that time sign and file it with the secretary of state and it shall become law. If he the governor does not approve the bill, and the legislature has within that time finally adjourned the session at which the bill was passed, it shall not become law. If he disapproves, …