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May 9, 1816: Pocket-vetoed H.R. 106, an act to provide for free importation of stereotype plates and to encourage the printing and gratuitous distribution of the Scriptures by the Bible societies within the United States. March 3, 1817: Vetoed H.R. 29, an act to set apart and pledge certain funds for internal improvements.
In the years immediately following independence, in the Confederation period, most state constitutions did not provide for a gubernatorial veto at all. [13] Nationally, the President of the Continental Congress likewise lacked a veto power [14] (although as a legislative presiding officer, the position was not completely analogous to a chief ...
Though they didn't do as many as they did in 2023, state lawmakers attempted seven overrides of measures vetoed by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt this year. They were successful on five.
As of 1975, 10 states' constitutions allowed the governor to reorganize state government departments subject to a legislative veto: Alaska, California, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, and Vermont. Three states had statutes authorizing this procedure: Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. [5]
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Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed boundaries drawn for Florida’s 28 congressional districts Tuesday and will call lawmakers back into an April special session to meet his demand to reduce seats seen as ...
By Monday evening, Reeves partially vetoed House Bill 1707 and 1830. House Bill 1707 was a copy of the original 2023 appropriations bill in which Reeves line item vetoed several appropriations for ...
In United States government, the line-item veto, or partial veto, is the power of an executive authority to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually a budget appropriations bill, without vetoing the entire legislative package. The line-item vetoes are usually subject to the possibility of legislative override as are traditional ...