Frey v. Department of Management & Budget

*318Archer, J.

In this case of first impression, we granted leave to determine whether Const 1963, art 4, § 27, applies to initiated laws enacted by the Legislature.1 If art 4, § 27 applies to initiated laws enacted by the Legislature, then those laws must receive a two-thirds vote of each house to take immediate effect. If art 4, §27, does not apply, then those laws may be given immediate effect without being passed by a two-thirds vote of each house.

We hold that art 4, § 27, does apply to initiated laws enacted by the Legislature. Therefore, since the initiative was not given immediate effect by…