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Committee recommends statutory clarity on governor vetoes and a process for reconvening
Summary
The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee reviewed draft statutory language to clarify how governors must mark and return vetoed bills and discussed procedures for a post-adjournment reconvened veto-override session; the committee voted to forward a draft to legislative management for consideration.
The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee voted to forward draft statutory language to legislative management clarifying how governors must return vetoed legislation and establishing a process the assembly could use to reconvene to consider veto overrides. The proposal, presented by Emily Thompson of legislative counsel, aims to make explicit the required markings on a bill when the governor issues a full or partial veto, to identify where the governor must file any statement of objections, and to direct the secretary of state and the director of the legislative council…
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