This resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the state, specifically to Article IX, Section 14, concerning the governor's veto power. The amendment would allow the governor to exercise a line-item veto on bills that involve the appropriation of money. This means the governor could approve parts of a bill while reducing or disapproving other sums of money or specific items within the bill. If the governor reduces any sum of money, the general assembly may reconsider and repass the original sum according to the rules for overriding a governor's veto. Similarly, if the governor disapproves certain items, they will not become law unless the general assembly repasses them. The governor is prohibited from creating new words or sentences by selectively vetoing parts of the text, and any conditions related to appropriated funds that are disapproved must leave the corresponding funds intact.

The resolution further outlines the process for submitting this constitutional amendment to the electors for approval or rejection at the next statewide general election. It mandates that the secretary of state publish the amendment proposition, include it in the warrants or notices for elector meetings, and ensure it is read at said meetings. The conduct of these meetings and the canvassing of voter lists are to follow the existing legal provisions for the election of general officers of the state. The explanation provided by the Legislative Council clarifies that the purpose of this amendment is to grant the governor a line-item veto on budgetary and other monetary appropriation bills.