House Rule 40

Messages

Messages from the Senate and communications from the Governor shall be received and read in the House within one legislative day thereafter.

All House and Senate bills shall be delivered to the Senate with appropriate messages no later than the close of the next legislative day of the Senate which follows the fifth legislative day after which the House acted on such bill.

All House bills returned by the Senate after final passage therein without amendment, and all conference committee reports on House bills received from the Senate and adopted by the House, shall be signed by the Speaker within one legislative day after receipt or adoption, respectively, and shall be delivered to the Senate before the close of the next legislative day of the Senate.

All House bills and all conference committee reports on House bills signed by the Speaker shall be delivered to the Governor within 24 hours after return from the Senate with the signature of the appropriate Senate officer.