§ 12 — Effective date provisions of bills requiring re-enactment and approval

§ 12. Effective date provisions of bills requiring re-enactment and\napproval. 1. Where a bill introduced in the legislature would have the\neffect of repealing, diminishing, impairing or suspending a power\ngranted by this statute of local governments and thus would be\nineffective unless re-enacted and approved in the following calendar\nyear as provided by paragraph one of subdivision (b) of section two of\narticle nine of the constitution, the effective date provision thereof\nshall read substantially as follows: "This act shall take effect\n(specify effective date in event of re-enactment by legislature and\napproval by governor in next calendar year), provided that it is\napproved by the governor in accordance with paragraph one of subdivision\n(b) of section two of article nine of the constitution and provided that\nit is re-enacted by the legislature and approved by the governor in the\nnext calendar year in accordance with such paragraph."\n 2. Where a statute enacted in one year is introduced in the\nlegislature in the next calendar year for re-enactment by the\nlegislature and approval thereafter by the governor in accordance with\nparagraph one of subdivision (b) of section two of article nine of the\nconstitution, the effective date provision thereof shall refer to the\nenactment in the previous year and shall, in addition, provide\nsubstantially as follows: "This act shall take effect (set forth the\neffective date), provided that it is approved by the governor in\naccordance with paragraph one of subdivision (b) of section two of\narticle nine of the constitution."\n