00                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23                                                                     
01 Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to an                                          
02 appropriation limit; and relating to the veto power of the governor.                                                    
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1. Article II, sec. 15, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended to read:                         
05 Section 15. Veto. The governor may veto bills passed by the legislature. He                                           
06 may, by veto, strike or reduce items in appropriation bills. The governor shall, by                                 
07 veto, strike or reduce items in an appropriation bill in the amount necessary for                                   
08 the appropriations to comply with the minimum veto amount for a fiscal year                                         
09 established by law. The minimum veto amount for a fiscal year established by                                        
10 law must exclude appropriations required by the federal government for state                                        
11 participation in federal programs and appropriations to an account or fund                                          
12 existing on the date of ratification of Section 7 of Article IX. He shall return any                                
13       vetoed bill, with a statement of his objections, to the house of origin.                                          
14    * Sec. 2. Article XV, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended by adding a new                              
15 section to read:                                                                                                        
16            Section 30. Application of Amendment. The 2024 amendment to Section 15                                     
01       of Article II applies to appropriation bills or items made for the fiscal year ending                             
02       June 30, 2026, and thereafter.                                                                                    
03    * Sec. 3. Article IX, sec. 16, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is repealed.                                   
04    * Sec. 4. The amendments proposed by this resolution shall be placed before the voters of                          
05 the state at the next general election in conformity with art. XIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the                        
06 State of Alaska, and the election laws of the state.