Transmittal of bills to the Governor

§ 9. Transmittal of bills to the Governor. All Senate bills passed by the Senate and sent to the Assembly for action shall, upon passage and return by the Assembly to the Senate, be transmitted by the Secretary to the Governor within forty-five days after receipt from the Assembly; except that upon the filing of a request to hold such bill with the Secretary by the sponsor of the bill, the bill shall be held until such time as the sponsor rescinds the request to hold the bill and upon such rescission the Secretary shall transmit the bill to the Governor within seven days.