Consider the following statements: 1. When the governor reserves an ordinary bill for the consideration of the President, he will not have any further role in the enactment of the bill. 2. He can not reserve the money bill for the consideration of the president. Which of the above statements is/are NOT correct?
Every ordinary bill, after it is passed by the legislative assembly in case of a unicameral legislature or by both the Houses in case of a bicameral legislature either in the first instance or in the second instance, is presented to the governor for his assent.
He has four alternatives:
He may give his assent to the bill, the bill then becomes an act.
He may withhold his assent to the bill, the bill then ends and does not become an act.
He may return the bill for reconsideration of the House or Houses. If the bill is passed by the House or Houses again with or without amendments and presented to the governor for his assent, the governor must give his assent to the bill. Thus, the governor enjoys only a ‘suspensive veto’.
He may reserve the bill for the consideration of the President.
When the governor reserves a bill for the consideration of the President, he will not have any further role in the enactment of the bill.Hence, statement 1 is correct.
If the bill is returned by the President for the reconsideration of the House or Houses and is passed again, the bill must be presented again for the presidential assent only.
If the President gives his assent to the bill, it becomes an act.
This means that the assent of the Governor is no longer required.
In the case of Money Bill
Every money bill, after it is passed by the state legislature (unicameral or bicameral), is presented to the governor for his assent. He has three alternatives:
He may give his assent to the bill, the bill then becomes an act.
He may withhold his assent to the bill, the bill then ends and does not become an act.
He may reserve the bill for the consideration of the president. Hence, statement 2 is NOT correct.
Thus, the governor cannot return a money bill for the reconsideration of the state legislature.
Normally, the governor gives his assent to a money bill as it is introduced in the state legislature with his previous permission.
When the governor reserves a money bill for the consideration of the President, he will not have any further role in the enactment of the bill.
If the President gives his assent to the bill, it becomes an Act.
This means that the assent of the governor is no longer required.