Note re Outcomes:
When a vetoed bill is returned to its house of origin, the question is put before the body: "Shall the bill pass notwithstanding the veto of the Governor?" A yea vote is a vote for override, a nay vote is a vote to sustain the veto. The votes are noted in this book as follows:
Yea (Override)—Nay (Sustain)—Excused—Absent—Not Voting
Thus, a vote of 25-8-2-2-3 means 25 members voted to override, 8 voted to sustain, 2 members were excused, 2 members were absent, and 3 members did not vote. A two-thirds majority is necessary in each house to override a gubernatorial veto. This is only a note on the vote regarding the veto and does not represent the original votes of the houses on the bill. Please consult the Journals of the Senate and Assembly to find the original votes on the bills.
When a house does not raise the question of a veto for a vote, it is noted in this database as Not Acted Upon. The notation is to indicate that the question of the veto itself was not put before the body nor acted upon.
Some bills of the most recent session have the notation (Not acted upon) and others have the notation (To be returned to 20XX Legislature). The bills that were not acted upon were bills vetoed during session which the Legislature needed to act on before sine die. The bills with the notation (To be returned to 20XX Legislature) are bills that were vetoed after session and will be returned to the next regular session of the Legislature for final disposition.