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by seamusTX
Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:01 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: House approves deadly force bill, sends to governor
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135boomer wrote:It should become law as soon as the Governor signs it. No good reason to wait until Sept.
Texas Constitution, Article 3, Section 39:
No law passed by the Legislature, except the general appropriation act, shall take effect or go into force until ninety days after the adjournment of the session at which it was enacted, unless ...
The "unless" is a supermajority of both houses, rarely done. It takes time for state government departments, district attorneys, and courts to digest changes in the law.

- Jim

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