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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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