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Section V-33: Revenue bills - Origination - Amendment - Limitations on passage - Effective date - Submission to voters.

    A.  All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of
Representatives.  The Senate may propose amendments to revenue bills.
    B.  No revenue bill shall be passed during the five last days of
the session.
    C.  Any revenue bill originating in the House of Representatives
shall not become effective until it has been referred to the people
of the state at the next general election held throughout the state
and shall become effective and be in force when it has been approved
by a majority of the votes cast on the measure at such election and
not otherwise, except as otherwise provided in subsection D of this
section.
    D.  Any revenue bill originating in the House of Representatives
may become law without being submitted to a vote of the people of the
state if such bill receives the approval of three-fourths (3/4) of
the membership of the House of Representatives and three-fourths
(3/4) of the membership of the Senate and is submitted to the
Governor for appropriate action.  Any such revenue bill shall not be
subject to the emergency measure provision authorized in Section 58
of this Article and shall not become effective and be in force until
ninety days after it has been approved by the Legislature, and acted
on by the Governor.




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