OAG 87-74 | KOGC

Request By:

Mr. Vic Hellard
Director
Legislative Research Commission
State Capitol
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Opinion

Opinion By: David L. Armstrong, Attorney General; Joseph L. Famularo, Deputy Attorney General; Walter C. Herdman, Asst. Deputy Attorney General

In your letter of October 26 you seek an opinion as to the effective date of ordinary legislation enacted during the 1987 special session of the General Assembly that adjourned sine die Thursday, October 22, 1987.

In response to the above, we are of the opinion that ordinary legislation adopted at the 1987 special session of the Kentucky General Assembly will become effective January 21, 1988.

In determining the effective date of ordinary legislation, October 22, the day of adjournment, must be excluded which means that January 20, 1988 would be the 90th day following adjournment which day must be included in computing the 90-day period of time provided for in Section 55 of the Constitution, thereby making all ordinary legislation effective January 21, 1988. With respect to the method of computation, we refer you to OAG 72-195 and KRS 446.030.

LLM Summary

OAG 87-74 provides an opinion on the effective date of ordinary legislation enacted during the 1987 special session of the Kentucky General Assembly. It concludes that such legislation will become effective on January 21, 1988, based on the computation of the 90-day period following the adjournment of the session, excluding the day of adjournment and including the 90th day. OAG 72-195 is cited as a reference for the method of computation used in determining the effective date.

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