Veto

Executive rejection of a legislative proposal or joint resolution submitted for legal approval. Should an executive reject a measure, it can attain legal status only if the House and Senate individually vote (by a two-thirds majority) to overturn the rejection. An alternative type of executive rejection – an indirect rejection – happens if the legislature has concluded its session and cannot reconvene, and the executive fails to approve the legislative proposal within the mandated ten-day timeframe (excluding Sundays).

Submitted Senate Amendment

An amendment is filed when a senator files his/her amendment at the desk with the clerk for possible future consideration by the Senate. A filed amendment is not pending until it is formally proposed/offered by a senator. The term “filed” is sometimes used in lieu of “submitted.”