Subdivision 1.Scope.

When used in this chapter the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed to them in this section.

Subd. 2.Final enactment or enacted finally.

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 645.01

  • Legislature: means the senate and the house of representatives of the state of Minnesota. See Minnesota Statutes 645.01
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.

“Final enactment” or “enacted finally” for a bill passed by the legislature and signed by the governor means the date and time of day the governor signed the bill. For a bill passed by the legislature and allowed to become law without signature by the governor, it means the end of the last day on which the governor could have returned the bill with a veto to the legislature. For a bill passed by the legislature but vetoed and reconsidered and approved by the legislature after the veto, it means the date and time of day of the final legislative vote approving the vetoed bill.

Subd. 3.Legislature.

“Legislature” means the senate and the house of representatives of the state of Minnesota.