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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 2 the State of Iowa is proposed: 1 3 Section 16 of Article III of the Constitution of the State 1 4 of Iowa, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 5 VETO SESSION. If the Governor deposits a bill with 1 6 objections, disapproving an entire bill or an item of an 1 7 appropriation bill, in the office of the Secretary of State 1 8 after the General Assembly adjourns any regular or special 1 9 session sine die, the General Assembly shall reconvene on the 1 10 second Monday after the last day on which the Governor may 1 11 deposit such a bill with the office of the Secretary of State. 1 12 However, if the Monday occurs on a legal holiday, the General 1 13 Assembly shall reconvene on the next day. The reconvened 1 14 session shall be for the sole purpose of reconsidering the 1 15 bill or item of an appropriation bill deposited in the office 1 16 of the Secretary of State as provided in this section. The 1 17 General Assembly shall adjourn sine die not later than the 1 18 third calendar day of the reconvened session, unless the 1 19 General Assembly by resolution extends the session. If the 1 20 General Assembly extends the session by resolution, the 1 21 General Assembly shall adjourn sine die not later than the 1 22 seventh calendar day of the reconvened session. 1 23 Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the 1 24 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen 1 25 at the next general election for members of the General 1 26 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the 1 27 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to 1 28 the date of that election as provided by law. 1 29 EXPLANATION 1 30 This joint resolution amends Section 16 of Article III of 1 31 the Constitution of the State of Iowa which provides in part 1 32 for reconsideration of bills by the general assembly that have 1 33 been vetoed or item vetoed by the governor. This joint 1 34 resolution provides that if a bill or an item of an 1 35 appropriation bill vetoed by the governor is deposited with 2 1 the secretary of state after adjournment sine die of a regular 2 2 or special session, the general assembly must reconvene on the 2 3 second Monday, or Tuesday if Monday is a holiday, after the 2 4 last day on which the governor may deposit such a vetoed bill 2 5 or item of an appropriation bill with the secretary of state. 2 6 The joint resolution provides that the reconvened session 2 7 shall be for the sole purpose of reconsidering a vetoed bill 2 8 or item of an appropriation bill. The joint resolution 2 9 provides that the general assembly shall adjourn sine die not 2 10 later than the third calendar day of the veto session, unless 2 11 the general assembly by resolution extends the veto session. 2 12 The joint resolution provides that if the general assembly 2 13 extends the veto session, the general assembly shall adjourn 2 14 sine die not later than the seventh calendar day of the veto 2 15 session. 2 16 The joint resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the 2 17 next general assembly for consideration and passage before 2 18 being submitted to the electorate for ratification. 2 19 LSB 2132XS 78 2 20 da/jw/5.1
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