Ind. Code § 1-1-3-4
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Effectiveness of acts passed over governor's veto
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Sec. 4. (a) This section applies only to an act passed by the general assembly over the governor's veto.
(b) The following definitions apply throughout this section:
(1) "Approval of the act" means the date the second house of the general assembly votes to approve a bill over the governor's veto.
(2) "Promulgation of the act" means the publication and circulation of an act in accordance with Article 4, Section 28 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
(3) "Second house of the general assembly" means the house of the general assembly that reconsiders a bill vetoed by the governor after the house in which the bill originated has passed the bill over the governor's veto.
(c) If an act declares that a SECTION of the act is effective upon passage, that SECTION takes effect upon approval of the act.
(d) If an act declares that a SECTION of the act applies retroactively to a specified date, that SECTION takes effect on the specified retroactive date.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (d), if an act declares that a SECTION of the act takes effect on a specified date that is before the date of the approval of the act, that SECTION takes effect on the first day of the third calendar month after the calendar month of the approval of the act.
(f) If an act declares that a SECTION of the act takes effect on a specified date that is on or after the date of the approval of the act, that SECTION takes effect on that date. However, if the specified date occurs before the promulgation of the act, then the SECTION takes effect when promulgation of the act is completed.
(g) This subsection does not apply to a SECTION described in section 3(d) of this chapter. If an act does not declare an effective date for a SECTION of the act, then that SECTION takes effect on July 1 next following approval of the act.
As added by P.L.242-2025, SEC.7.
(b) The following definitions apply throughout this section:
(1) "Approval of the act" means the date the second house of the general assembly votes to approve a bill over the governor's veto.
(2) "Promulgation of the act" means the publication and circulation of an act in accordance with Article 4, Section 28 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
(3) "Second house of the general assembly" means the house of the general assembly that reconsiders a bill vetoed by the governor after the house in which the bill originated has passed the bill over the governor's veto.
(c) If an act declares that a SECTION of the act is effective upon passage, that SECTION takes effect upon approval of the act.
(d) If an act declares that a SECTION of the act applies retroactively to a specified date, that SECTION takes effect on the specified retroactive date.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (d), if an act declares that a SECTION of the act takes effect on a specified date that is before the date of the approval of the act, that SECTION takes effect on the first day of the third calendar month after the calendar month of the approval of the act.
(f) If an act declares that a SECTION of the act takes effect on a specified date that is on or after the date of the approval of the act, that SECTION takes effect on that date. However, if the specified date occurs before the promulgation of the act, then the SECTION takes effect when promulgation of the act is completed.
(g) This subsection does not apply to a SECTION described in section 3(d) of this chapter. If an act does not declare an effective date for a SECTION of the act, then that SECTION takes effect on July 1 next following approval of the act.
As added by P.L.242-2025, SEC.7.
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