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1994 SESSION

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SJ 26 Constitutional amendment; amendment and veto powers of Governor.

Introduced by: Hunter B. Andrews | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Constitutional amendment; presentation of bills; powers of the Governor; vetoes and amendments (second resolution). Sets forth, in a more organized manner, the options available to the Governor for acting on bills presented to him and the procedures available to the General Assembly when acting on bills returned by the Governor. The revision provides two restrictions on the Governor's veto and amendment powers. First, the Governor may send down only one set of amendments for any bill. Second, bills that are not acted upon by the Governor pending or following the reconvened session become law without his signature. The revision also clarifies that each house has the power to sever the Governor's amendments and to act on them individually or en bloc. If both houses agree to one or more of the Governor's amendments, the bill, as amended, is returned to the Governor. If either house determines (by a majority vote) that the Governor has failed to submit specific and severable amendments (for example, an amendment in the nature of a substitute), the bill shall be before the General Assembly in the form originally presented to the Governor and may be acted upon as if the bill were a new measure.


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