When the Governor approves a bill, he shall affix his name thereto, with the date of signing, and deposit it in the Office of the Secretary of State, where it becomes the official record. Upon the receipt of any such bill, the Secretary of State shall give it a number, to be known as the chapter number. He shall number each bill in the order in which it is received by him, and the order of numbering shall be presumed to be the order in which the bills were approved by the Governor.
Cal. Gov. Code § 9510
Enactment of Statutes and Adoption of Resolutions
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 27 Cal. 4th 1 - People v. Bunn (2002)
Most recently applied in 15 Cal. 5th 416 - People v. Salazar (November 2023)
Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 334.
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