Amend. Art. XLVIII, The Referendum, I. When Statutes shall take Effect
When laws take effect
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The Legislature
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No law passed by the shall take effect earlier than ninety days after it has become a law, excepting laws declared to be emergency laws and laws which may not be made the subject of a , as herein provided.
Simplified explanation
No law passed by the general court shall take effect earlier than ninety days after it has become a law, except emergency laws and laws which may not be made the subject of a referendum petition.