- A. Every bill passed by the legislature shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the governor for approval. If the governor approves, the governor shall sign it and deposit it with the secretary of state; if the governor disapproves, the governor shall veto it and return it to the house in which it originated to be entered at large upon the journal; and such bill shall not become a law unless thereafter approved by two-thirds of the members present and voting in each house by yea and nay vote entered upon its journal. Any bill not returned by the governor within three days, Sundays excepted, after being presented to the governor, shall become a law, whether signed by the governor or not, unless the legislature by adjournment prevent such return.
- B. Every bill presented to the governor during the last three days of the session shall be approved or vetoed by the governor within twenty days after the adjournment and shall be by the governor immediately deposited with the secretary of state. Unless vetoed by the governor, such a bill passed by the legislature shall become a law.
- C. The governor may in like manner approve or disapprove any part or parts, item or items, of any bill appropriating money, and such parts or items approved shall become a law, and such as are disapproved shall be void unless passed over the governor's veto.
- D. Any veto of a bill in whole or in part by the governor shall include a substantive explanation for the veto. The explanation for the veto shall be returned with the bill to the house in which the bill originated or deposited with the bill with the secretary of state, as herein provided.
ANNOTATIONS
Compiler's notes. — Section 2 of House Joint Resolution 2 (Laws 2025, appearing on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as Constitutional Amendment 1) provided that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at the next general election or at any special election prior to that date that may be called for that purpose.