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This concurrent resolution proposes to amend the State Constitution to require that bills and joint resolutions receive a two-thirds majority vote in order to advance during a lame duck session of the Legislature. The amendment would also require a two-thirds majority vote to amend and reenact a bill which has been conditionally vetoed by the Governor. As defined by the amendment, a lame duck sessions begins on the first day that voters can cast a ballot at the November general election for members of the General Assembly, and ends when the new Legislature begins on the second Tuesday in January following the election. A lame duck session only occurs in the second year of a Legislature. Currently, bills and joint resolutions require a majority vote of the Senate and General Assembly to pass. A simple majority is also required to amend and reenact a bill conditionally vetoed by the Governor. This means 21 votes in the Senate and 41 votes in the General Assembly. This amendment requires a two-thirds majority vote to undertake these legislative actions during the lame duck session. This means 27 votes in the Senate and 54 votes in the General Assembly.

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Paul Kanitra (R)*,  Dawn Fantasia (R),  Greg McGuckin (R),  Gregory Myhre (R),  Brian Rumpf (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 12/11/2025)

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