Amendment ASA1-AJR52

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2005 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 52

January 13, 2006 - Offered by Representatives Friske and Gundrum.

AJR52-ASA1,1,3 To amend section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution; relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto authority to reject any individual word in a sentence of the enrolled bill (first consideration).

AJR52-ASA1,1,4 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:

AJR52-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. Section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution is amended to read:

AJR52-ASA1,1,9 [Article V] Section 10 (1) (c) In approving an appropriation bill in part, the governor may not create a new word by rejecting individual letters in the words of the enrolled bill, and may not reject any individual word in a sentence of the enrolled bill unless the entire sentence is rejected.

AJR52-ASA1,1,12 Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3 months previous to the time of holding such election.

AJR52-ASA1,1,13 (End)