5-4-307. Bills remaining with governor. (1) A bill that has passed both houses of the legislature and has not been returned by the governor within 10 days after its delivery to the governor becomes law.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 5-4-307

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(2)The governor shall deliver the bill to the secretary of state and direct the secretary of state to authenticate it by a certificate endorsed on or attached to the bill. The form of the certificate must be: “This bill having remained with the governor 10 days, it has become a law this …. day of …., ….”. The certificate must be signed by the secretary of state and deposited with the laws in the secretary of state’s office.