Enrolled bill
Definition
An enrolled bill is the final, official version of a measure after it has passed both chambers of a legislature in identical form. It is certified by legislative officers and sent to the governor for signature or veto, or to the secretary of state.
Why it matters
Courts generally apply an "enrolled bill doctrine," treating the enrolled version as conclusive proof of what the legislature passed, even if evidence suggests a drafting error crept in during the process. That legal deference makes enrollment, however clerical it looks, the last point where discrepancies between what was voted on and what becomes law can be caught before the text is effectively locked in.
Seen in the wild
Under the federal "enrolled bill rule" established in Field v. Clark (1892) and still cited in state cases, courts will not look behind an enrolled bill signed by the presiding officers of both chambers to question whether the legislative process was followed correctly.