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Legislative Management directs procedures committee to draft post‑session veto rules after split over AG opinion
Summary
Legislative Management voted to send the attorney‑general opinion and post‑adjournment veto procedures to the Legislative Procedures and Arrangements Committee for drafting within 90 days after committee members raised concern that the governor’s office and the attorney general have different interpretations of a recent line‑item veto.
At a meeting of the Legislative Management, members voted to direct the Legislative Procedures and Arrangements Committee to draft statutory procedures for post‑session vetoes and to propose a standing “veto day” process, with a report back in 90 days to coincide with any potential special session.
Members said the action was prompted by conflicting interpretations of a recent line‑item veto and an attorney general opinion. Chairman Hogue read aloud language from the Legislative Council memo warning that the attorney general’s opinion “sets a dangerous precedent” by allowing the governor and attorney general to redefine the scope of item vetoes after adjournment. The committee…
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