Section 19. Introduction of bills
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Introduction of bills
No bill shall be introduced at any regular session of the Legislature subsequent to the forty-fifth legislative day, except the general appropriation bill, bills to provide for the current expenses of the government, and such bills as may be referred to the Legislature by the Governor by special message specifically setting forth the emergency or necessity requiring such legislation.
Introduction of bills
No bill for the appropriation of money, except for the current expenses of the government, and no bill for the increase of compensation of any officer, or for the creation of any lucrative office, shall be introduced after the tenth day prior to the expiration of the session, as provided herein, except by unanimous consent of the house in which it is introduced. No bill shall be acted upon at any session unless introduced at that session.