House Journal: Page 150: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
16 Consideration of Vetoes
17 1. The senate and house calendar shall include a
18 list known as the "Veto Calendar." The veto calendar
19 shall consist of:
20 a. Bills returned to that house by the governor in
21 accordance with Article III, section 16 of the
22 Constitution of the State of Iowa.
23 b. Appropriations items returned to that house by
24 the governor in accordance with Article III, section
25 16 of the Constitution of the State of Iowa.
26 c. Bills and appropriations items received from
27 the other house after that house has voted to override
28 a veto of them by the governor.
29 2. Vetoed bills and appropriations items shall
30 automatically be placed on the veto calendar upon
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1 receipt. Vetoed bills and appropriations items shall
2 not be referred to committee.
3 3. Upon first publication in the veto calendar,
4 the senate majority leader or the house majority
5 leader may call up a vetoed bill or appropriations
6 item at any time.
7 4. The affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
8 members of the body by record roll call is required on
9 a motion to override an executive veto or item veto.
10 5. a motion to override an executive veto or item
11 veto is debatable. a vetoed bill or appropriation
12 item cannot be amended in this case.
13 6. The vote by which a motion to override an
14 executive veto or item veto passes or fails to pass
15 either house is not subject to reconsideration under
16 senate rule 24 or house rule 73.
17 7. The secretary of the senate or the chief clerk
18 of the house shall immediately notify the other house
19 of the adoption or rejection of a motion to override
20 an executive veto or item veto.
21 8. All bills and appropriations items on the veto
22 calendar shall be disposed of before adjournment sine
23 die, unless the house having a bill or appropriation
24 item before it declines to do so by unanimous consent.
25 9. Bills and appropriations items on the veto
26 calendar are exempt from deadlines imposed by joint
27 rule 20.
28 Rule 24
29 Special Rules Regarding Redistricting for 2001
30 1. If, pursuant to chapter 42, either the senate
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