LEGISLATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNOR

Section 4.12. Messages to General Assembly.

The governor from time to time shall inform the General As-
sembly of the conditions of the State and recommend such meas-
ures as he considers necessary or desirable.

Section 4.13. Veto Power.

The governor may veto any bill passed by the General Assem-
bly except a budget bill or a bill proposing an amendment to this
Constitution.

Section 4.14. Item Veto.

The governor may reduce or strike out any item in a supple-
mentary appropriation bill. Each item or portion of an item not
disapproved shall become law, and each item or portion of an
item disapproved shall be subject to the same procedure as a
bill vetoed by the governor.

Section 4.15. Action on Bills by the Governor.

A bill subject to veto shall become law if the governor signs or
fails to veto it within twenty days after presentation, if the Gen-
eral Assembly is in session. If the General Assembly has ad-
journed sine die before the bill becomes law, the bill shall become
law if the governor signs or fails to veto it within thirty days
after presentation.

Section 4.16. Return of Vetoed Bills.

If the governor vetoes a bill while the General Assembly is in
session, he shall return it promptly to the General Assembly. If
the governor vetoes a bill after the General Assembly has ad-
journed sine die, he shall return it promptly either to the next
regular session of the same General Assembly or to a special ses-
sion of the same General Assembly convened for the purpose of
reconsidering bills that have been vetoed. A bill shall become law

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