Amendment AA6-AJR15

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 6, TO 2001 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 15

January 30, 2001 - Offered by Representative Carpenter.

AJR15-AA6,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the joint resolution as follows:

AJR15-AA6,1,2 1. Page 36, line 24: after that line insert:

AJR15-AA6,1,3 " Section 60m. Joint rule 81p is created to read:

AJR15-AA6,1,7 Joint Rule 81p. Veto review session, odd-numbered year. (1) The biennial session schedule shall provide for a 3-day veto review session in November or December of the odd-numbered year. The veto review session shall be a floorperiod limited to action on gubernatorial vetoes or partial vetoes.

AJR15-AA6,1,10 (2) (a) Any vetoes of regular or special session bills not previously on a calendar in the house of origin shall be shown as pending business on the calendar for the veto review session's first day.

AJR15-AA6,1,13 (b) Any veto required to be scheduled under par. (a) that does not receive final action during the veto review session is sustained. The disposition shall be recorded as "failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the governor."

AJR15-AA6,2,2 (3) Any veto received from the other house for concurrence notwithstanding the objections of the governor may be taken up immediately.

AJR15-AA6,2,5 (4) The decision of either house on the motion to pass a bill, or part thereof, notwithstanding the objections of the governor is not subject to a motion for reconsideration.".

AJR15-AA6,2,6 2. Page 37, line 18: after that line insert:

AJR15-AA6,2,7 " Section 62m. Joint rule 82 (2) (am) is created to read:

AJR15-AA6,2,9 Joint Rule 82 (2) (am) Notwithstanding any contrary instructions by a committee or officer of the legislature:

AJR15-AA6,2,14 1. Upon submission to the assembly chief clerk and senate chief clerk of a petition requesting the opportunity to vote on gubernatorial vetoes and partial vetoes at the veto review floorperiod, which is signed by at least one-fourth of the members of one house of the legislature, each chief clerk shall prepare a calendar for the first day of the veto review floorperiod and place all pending vetoes on it.

AJR15-AA6,2,16 2. Each house shall be in session at that time and shall vote on each pending veto.".

AJR15-AA6,2,17 (End)