Engrossment; duty of Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the House as to passed bills or resolutions.
Del. Code tit. 29, § 904
in effect(a)(1) If a bill or resolution is amended, the Division of Legislative Services shall prepare an engrossed copy of the bill or joint resolution for the Governor and publication in the Session Laws. The Division shall prepare an engrossed copy of the bill, joint resolution, simple resolution, or concurrent resolution for publication on the General Assembly’s website.
(2) In preparing the engrossed copy of a bill or resolution, the Division of Legislative Services may correct manifest clerical, typographical, and grammatical errors created during the amendment process.
(3) In preparing the engrossed copy of a bill or resolution, the Division of Legislative Services shall proofread the engrossed copy before release to ensure accurate engrossment.
(b) The Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the House, as appropriate, shall do all of the following:
(1) Present to the Governor a bill or resolution that is required to be presented to the Governor under § 18 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.
(2) Document the Governor’s receipt of a bill or resolution presented under paragraph (b)(1) of this section.
(3) Report to their respective Houses and the Division of Legislative Services on each bill or resolution presented under paragraph (b)(1) of this section.
(c) The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House shall report to their respective Houses on a bill or resolution that becomes law without the Governor’s signature under § 18 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution. The Division of Legislative Services shall publish the bill or resolution under § 906 of this title in the same manner as if the Governor had signed it.
(d) The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House shall report to their respective members on the action taken by the Governor on each bill or resolution presented.
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