Sec. 2-26. Printing of bills prior to passage.
Sec. 2-26. Printing of bills prior to passage. At each regular or special session
of the General Assembly no bill shall be passed or become a law unless it has been
printed in its final form, as prescribed by section 2-24, with the exception of germane
amendments, and upon the desks of the members at least two legislative days prior to
its final passage, unless the president pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the
House of Representatives have certified, in writing, the facts which in their opinion
necessitate an immediate vote on such bill, in which case it shall nevertheless be upon
the desks of the members in final form, accompanied by the fiscal note required by
section 2-24 when applicable, with the exception of germane amendments, but not necessarily printed, before its final passage.
(1955, June, 1955, S. 10d; P.A. 74-108, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 74-108 amended section to include fiscal notes where applicable.