Ky. Const. art. I, § 56
Ky. Const. § 56
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Section 56 Signing of bills -- Enrollment -- Presentation to Governor.
No bill shall become a law until the same shall have been signed by the presiding
officer of each of the two Houses in open session; and before such officer shall have
affixed his signature to any bill, he shall suspend all other business, declare that such bill
will now be read, and that he will sign the same to the end that it may become a law. The
bill shall then be read at length and compared; and, if correctly enrolled, he shall, in the
presence of the House in open session, and before any other business is entertained, affix
his signature, which fact shall be noted in the journal, and the bill immediately sent to the
other House. When it reaches the other House, the presiding officer thereof shall
immediately suspend all other business, announce the reception of the bill, and the same
proceeding shall thereupon be observed in every respect as in the House in which it was
first signed. And thereupon the Clerk of the latter House shall immediately present the
same to the Governor for his signature and approval.
Text as Ratified on: August 3, 1891, and revised September 28, 1891.
History: Not yet amended.