Mi. Const. art. IV, § 33
Mich. Const. art. IV, § 33
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Billspassed;approvalbygovernororveto,reconsiderationbylegislature. Sec. 33. Every bill passed by the legislature shall be presented to the governor before it becomes law, and the governor shall have 14 days measured in hours and minutes from the timeofpresentationinwhichtoconsiderit.Ifheapproves,heshallwithinthattimesignand file it with the secretary of state and it shall become law. If he does not approve, and the legislature has within that time finally adjourned the session at which the bill was passed, it shallnotbecomelaw.Ifhedisapproves,andthelegislaturecontinuesthesessionatwhichthe billwaspassed,heshallreturnitwithinsuch14-dayperiodwithhisobjections,tothehousein whichitoriginated.Thathouseshallentersuchobjectionsinfullinitsjournalandreconsider the bill. If two-thirds of the members elected to and serving in that house pass the bill notwithstandingtheobjectionsofthegovernor,itshallbesentwiththeobjectionstotheother house for reconsideration. The bill shall become law if passed by two-thirds of the members elected to and serving in that house. The vote of each house shall be entered in the journal with the votes and names of the members voting thereon. If any bill is not returned by the governor within such 14-day period, the legislature continuing in session, it shall become law asifhehadsignedit. History: Const.1963,Art.IV,§33,Eff.Jan.1,1964. FormerConstitution: SeeConst.1908,Art.V,§36.