The resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to eliminate the governor's line-item veto authority in Texas. Currently, the Texas Constitution allows the governor to approve a bill while disapproving specific items within it, enabling selective vetoing of appropriations. The amendment seeks to revise Section 14 of Article IV, removing the provision that permits the governor to object to individual items in appropriation bills while still approving the rest of the bill.
If passed, this amendment would require that all bills presented to the governor be either fully approved or fully rejected, without the option for partial vetoes. The proposed amendment will be submitted to voters for approval during the election scheduled for November 4, 2025, with the ballot allowing voters to express their support or opposition to the removal of the governor's line-item veto authority.