Senate Joint Resolution No. 4 - Summary

• Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article 5 of the Indiana Constitution granting the governor "amendatory veto" authority as an alternative to signing, vetoing, or allowing a bill to become law without signature.

• Allows the governor to return a bill to the originating house with proposed amendments within seven days of presentment, along with a statement of objections.

• Permits the General Assembly to pass the bill either as the governor proposes to amend it or as originally passed; if either house fails to approve the bill in either form, the bill does not become law.

• Establishes a timeline requiring the General Assembly to reconsider and vote on the amended or original bill before final adjournment of the next regular session following the session in which the bill was originally passed.

• Requires approval by two consecutive general assemblies and ratification by a majority of Indiana voters to become effective.