Montana § 5-4-303 - Line Item Veto
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 5-4-303 — Line Item Veto, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-4-303. Line Item Veto
Line item veto. If a bill presented to the governor contains several distinct items of appropriation of money, the governor may disapprove one or more items while approving other portions of the bill. If an item is disapproved, the governor shall append to the bill, at the time of signing it, a statement of the items objected to and the reasons for the objection. The governor shall transmit to the house in which the bill originated, or to the secretary of state if the legislature is not in session, a copy of the statement, and the items objected to must be separately reconsidered in the same manner as bills that have been disapproved by the governor.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 5-4-303 cover?
Section 5-4-303 ("Line Item Veto") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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