Condensed Record of Executive Action

on Bills and Joint Resolutions.

Convened Tuesday, January 8th, 1918. Adjourned, Thursday, February 28th, 1918. Duration, Eight Weeks.

During the session, which was the shortest in calendar days and first to complete its work within two months since the adoption of the Constitution in 1844, a total of 697 bills and 14 joint resolutions were introduced, of which number 262 bills and 2 joint resolutions originated in the Senate, and 435 bills and 12 joint resolutions originated in the House of Assembly. Of that total, 382 bills and 5 joint resolutions passed both houses and were delivered to the Governor, leaving a total of 315 bills and 9 joint resolutions that failed to reach final passage. The Governor approved 290 bills and 5 joint resolutions, making a total of 295 laws for the session of 1918 as against 289 last year. Of the total number of bills and joint resolutions presented to the Governor, executive approval was withheld from 81 bills, all of which were returned to the house of origin with a veto and later sustained, or filed in the State Library. The Governor also returned to the Legislature by request a total of 11 bills, 5 of which were returned a second time and became laws. Of the measures from which executive approval was withheld, 59 bills originated in the House and 33 in the Senate. Of the laws for 1918, 134 bills and 2 joint resolutions originated in the Senate, while 156 bills and 3 joint resolutions originated in the House.

The list of laws and joint resolutions as presented to the Governor, with the chapter number, date of approval, veto or filing, are found in the following list: