GOVERNOR/POWERS-VETO: (Constitutional Amendment) Removes the line item veto power of the governor
Bill status
in committee
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
House Failed
May 2022
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2022
Last action May 24, 2022
Floor votes · House May 23, 2022
How they voted
45–40
Failed · 4 other
Total votes 89
May 23, 2022
D
Democratic29
79% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican59
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
0
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 23, 2022
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (45-40-4)
house
May 9, 2022
Introduced
Reported without amendments (13-0).
lower
May 5, 2022
Committee
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
May 4, 2022
Committee
Reported favorably (6-5. To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Mar 14, 2022
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Wright
RRepublican
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