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AK SCR1
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Establishes that the 34th Alaska Legislature interprets the constitutional phrase "shall meet immediately" as a mandatory requirement to convene in joint session when the governor vetoes a bill or item
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Vetoes received during session require an immediate joint session for reconsideration
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Vetoes received after adjournment of the first regular session must be reconsidered no later than the fifth day of the next regular or special session
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Vetoes received after adjournment of the second regular session must be reconsidered within five days if a special session is called; if no special session is called, no reconsideration will occur
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References the 1956 Constitutional Convention, where delegates voted 39-12 to insert "immediately" specifically to prevent the house of origin from "sitting on the bill and allowing the veto to kill it"
Legislative Description
Art. Ii, Sec. 16, Const: Veto Recon
Legislators
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
4/9/2025