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SJR 11

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veto power of county executive over appropriations (first consideration).

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Adopted, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

The constitution grants the chief executive of a county the power to approve

appropriations contained in resolutions or ordinances in whole or part. This

executive power is similar to that granted the governor with respect to

appropriations bills. In fact, in 1984, the attorney general opined that the county

executive's veto power over appropriations "is not dissimilar to that of the Governor"

(OAG 27-84). This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2009

legislature on first consideration, provides that, in approving an appropriation in

part, the county executive may not create a new word by rejecting individual letters

in the words of the resolution or ordinance and may not create a new sentence by

combining parts of two or more sentences of the resolution or ordinance. These are

the identical restrictions that are currently placed on the governor in the exercise of

his or her veto power over appropriations bills.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Lehman (D)

5 cosponsors

Lothian (R) , Pasch (D) , Townsend (R) , Van Akkeren (D) , Ziegelbauer (I)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Jun 3, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 32, Noes 0

Passed 32–0 Sep 15, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Jan 12, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 97, Noes 1

Passed 97–1 Jan 26, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 5, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Lehman and Harsdorf;Cosponsored by Representatives Pasch, Van Akkeren, Lothian and Townsend

  2. Feb 5, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations

  3. Apr 29, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 3, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 3, 2009 · Senate

    Report adoption recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  6. Jun 3, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Sep 8, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 9-15-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  8. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  9. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  11. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  13. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  14. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security

  15. Dec 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  16. Dec 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  17. Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  18. Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  19. Jan 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-26-2010 by committee on Rules

  20. Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Representative Ziegelbauer added as a cosponsor

  22. Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 97, Noes 1

  25. Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Jan 26, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Jan 29, 2010 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-29-2010

  28. Feb 8, 2010 · Senate

    Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 2-8-2010.

  29. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Published 2-22-2010, 8-3-2010, 9-7-2010, 10-5-2010. Enrolled Joint Resolution 27