LBP guide to the 2023 constitutional amendments (part II) - By Paul Braun and Jan Moller L

The third amendment would authorize local authorities to create a new tax break for police and other first responders, while the final proposal is designed to make it harder for the Legislature to tap a new state savings account. [...] AMENDMENT 1: GUBERNATORIAL VETOES “Do you support an amendment to clarify that the timing of gubernatorial action on a bill and his return of a vetoed bill to the legislature is based upon the legislative session in which the bill passed and to authorize the legislature, if it is in session, to reconsider vetoed bills without convening a separate veto session? (Effective January 8, 2024) (Amends A. [...] This amendment would tweak the constitution to specify that the deadline for a gubernatorial veto would be extended to 20 days after receipt, if the 10th day falls after the legislature adjourns the session in which the bill was passed. [...] To comply with the constitution, the Legislature adjourned the regular session to hold a one-day veto override session, before reconvening the regular session. [...] Five of the funds have no money in them: The Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund, the Higher Education Louisiana Partnership (HELP) Fund; the Agricultural and Seafood Products Fund, the Millenium Leverage Fund and the First Use Tax Trust Fund are all inactive and serve no purpose.