Senate bills and resolutions may be prefiled with the Secretary of the Senate; House of Representatives bills and resolutions may be prefiled with the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives. Bills and resolutions are prefiled when delivered in person by the author or principal author thereof or mailed to the appropriate legislative official as provided herein; provided, however, the electronic transmission of bills and resolutions, including, but not limited to electronic mailing, by the author or author's designee shall satisfy the requirements of this section.