Terms Used In Louisiana Constitution Art. 10 Sec. 51

  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.

Section 51.  The legislature shall make adequate annual appropriations to the State Police Commission to enable it to implement this Part efficiently and effectively.  The amount so appropriated shall not be subject to veto by the governor.

Added by Acts 1990, No. 1106, §1, approved Oct. 6, 1990, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.