This committee insures accuracy in the text of the bill and consistency of the language with existing statutes. The third reading of the bill is accompanied by debate and involves the same possible alternative actions as the second reading. A vote will then be taken on passing the bill to be engrossed. After a bill has been passed to be engrossed in one branch, it is sent to the other branch and the bill takes its readings in the same manner as in the first branch. After the bill has been passed to be engrossed by both branches, it is sent to the Legislative Engrossing Division.
Enactment comes after engrossment.
The question does not appear in the Orders of the Day and is usually only a formality. When the bill has been enacted in the House, it is then sent to the Senate for equivalent action. This is called the pocket veto. The Legislature may override the governor's veto by a two-thirds vote of both branches. Without an emergency preamble, most laws become effective 90 days after they are signed by the governor.