General appropriations acts and major biennial appropriations bills, 40th, 1st C.S. - 86th R.S. 

Session Fiscal Years Bill
Number
Chapter
Number
Veto/
Line Item Veto
Notes Additional scans
88th R.S. 09/01/2023 - 08/31/2025 HB 1 1170 Line item veto  
87th R.S. 09/01/2021 - 08/31/2023 SB 1 1053 Line item veto  
86th R.S. 09/01/2019 - 08/31/2021 HB 1 1353    
85th R.S. 09/01/2017 - 08/31/2019 SB 1 605 Line item veto   +
84th R.S. 09/01/2015 - 08/31/2017 HB 1 1281 Line item veto   +
83rd R.S. 09/01/2013 - 08/31/2015 SB 1 1411 Line item veto   +
82nd R.S. 09/01/2011 - 08/31/2013 HB 1 1355 Line item veto   +
81st R.S. 09/01/2009 - 08/31/2011 SB 1 1424 Line item veto   +
80th R.S. 09/01/2007 - 08/31/2009 HB 1 1428 Line item veto Conference Committee version of HB1. +
79th R.S. 09/01/2005 - 08/31/2007 SB 1 1369 Line item veto   +
78th R.S. 09/01/2003 - 08/31/2005 HB 1 1330 Line item veto   +
77th R.S. 09/01/2001 - 08/31/2003 SB 1 1515 Line item veto   +
76th R.S. 09/01/1999 - 08/31/2001 HB 1 1589 Line item veto   +
75th R.S. 09/01/1997 - 08/31/1999 HB 1 1452 Line item veto   +
74th R.S. 09/01/1995 - 08/31/1997 HB 1 1063 Line item veto   +
73rd R.S. 09/01/1993 - 08/31/1995 SB 5 1051 Line item veto   +
72nd 1st C.S. 09/01/1991 - 08/31/1993 HB 1 19 Line item veto   +
71st R.S. 09/01/1989 - 08/31/1991 SB 222 1263 Line item veto   +
70th 2nd C.S. 09/01/1987 - 08/31/1989 SB 1 78 Line item veto   +
69th 3rd C.S. 09/01/1986 - 08/31/1987 SB 1 13   Necessary to bridge the budget gap for the rest of the biennium. +
69th R.S. 09/01/1985 - 08/31/1987 HB 20 980 Line item veto   +
68th R.S. 09/01/1983 - 08/31/1985 SB 179 1095 Line item veto   +
67th R.S. 09/01/1981 - 08/31/1983 HB 656 875 Line item veto   +
66th R.S. 09/01/1979 - 08/31/1981 HB 558 843 Line item veto   +
65th R.S. 09/01/1977 - 08/31/1979 HB 510 872     +
64th R.S. 09/01/1975 - 08/31/1977 SB 52 743 Line item veto   +
63rd R.S. 09/01/1973 - 08/31/1975 HB 139 659 Line item veto   +
62nd 3rd C.S. 09/01/1972 - 08/31/1973 SB 1 1 Line item veto   +
62nd R.S. 09/01/1971 - 08/31/1973 SB 11 1047 Line item veto All appropriations for the fiscal year ending 8/31/1973 vetoed. +
61st 2nd C.S. 09/01/1969 - 08/31/1971 HB 2 50 Line item veto   +
61st 2nd C.S. 09/01/1969 - 10/31/1969 HB 1 49 Line item veto Temporary Appropriation for September 1, 1969 to October 31, 1969. +
61st R.S. 09/01/1969 - 08/31/1970 SB 58   Veto   +
60th 1st C.S. 09/01/1967 - 08/31/1969 HB 5 5 Line item veto   +
60th R.S. 09/01/1967 - 08/31/1969 SB 15 784 Line item veto   +
59th R.S. 09/01/1965 - 08/31/1967 HB 12 720 Line item veto   +
58th R.S. 09/01/1963 - 08/31/1965 HB 86 525 Line item veto   +
57th 1st C.S. 09/01/1961 - 08/31/1963 SB 1 62 Line item veto   +
56th 3rd C.S. 09/01/1959 - 08/31/1961 HB 4 23 Line item veto   +
55th R.S. 09/01/1957 - 08/31/1959 HB 133 385 Line item veto   +
54th R.S. 09/01/1955 - 08/31/1957 HB 140 519     +
53rd R.S. 09/01/1953 - 08/31/1955 HB 111 81     +
52nd R.S. 09/01/1951 - 08/31/1953 HB 426 499 Line item veto   +
51st 1st C.S. 09/01/1950 - 08/31/1951 HB 1 14   State Hospitals and Special Schools +
51st R.S. 09/01/1949 - 08/31/1951 HB 319 584   Institutions of Higher Learning +
51st R.S. 09/01/1949 - 08/31/1951 HB 320 585   Judiciary +
51st R.S. 09/01/1949 - 08/31/1951 HB 322 615   State Agencies +
51st R.S. 09/01/1949 - 08/31/1951 HB 321 553 Line item veto State Hospitals and Special Schools. All appropriations for the fiscal year ending 8/31/1951 vetoed.
51st R.S. 09/01/1949 - 08/31/1951 HB 550 427   School aid, vocational education and rehabilitation
50th R.S. 09/01/1947 - 08/31/1949 HB 246 339   Educational Institutions of Higher Learning
50th R.S. 09/01/1947 - 08/31/1949 HB 244 338   Judiciary
50th R.S. 09/01/1947 - 08/31/1949 SB 391 400   State Agencies
50th R.S. 09/01/1947 - 08/31/1949 SB 374 330 Line item veto Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
50th R.S. 09/01/1947 - 08/31/1949 HB 52 346   Public Junior Colleges
49th R.S. 09/01/1945 - 08/31/1947 HB 173 377   Educational Institutions of Higher Learning
49th R.S. 09/01/1945 - 08/31/1947 HB 215 379   Judiciary
49th R.S. 09/01/1945 - 08/31/1947 SB 317 378   State Agencies
49th R.S. 09/01/1945 - 08/31/1947 HB 206 237   Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
49th R.S. 09/01/1945 - 08/31/1947 SB 67 234   Public Junior Colleges
49th R.S. 09/01/1945 - 08/31/1947 SB 167 361   School aid
49th R.S. 09/01/1945 - 08/31/1947 SB 120 359   Vocational Education
48th R.S. 09/01/1943 - 08/31/1945 SB 333 399   Educational Institutions
48th R.S. 09/01/1943 - 08/31/1945 HB 665 401   Judiciary
48th R.S. 09/01/1943 - 08/31/1945 SB 332 400   Executive and Administrative Departments
48th R.S. 09/01/1943 - 08/31/1945 HB 210 157   Public Junior Colleges
48th R.S. 09/01/1943 - 08/31/1945 HB 666 398   Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
48th R.S. 09/01/1943 - 08/31/1945 HB 176 373   State Aid to Public Schools
48th R.S. 09/01/1943 - 08/31/1945 HB 219 374   Teaching Vocational Agriculture
47th R.S. 09/01/1941 - 08/31/1943 SB 402 567   Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
47th R.S. 09/01/1941 - 08/31/1943 HB 272 568   Educational Institutions of Higher Learning
47th R.S. 09/01/1941 - 08/31/1943 HB 271 148   Judiciary
47th R.S. 09/01/1941 - 08/31/1943 SB 498 622   Judiciary
47th R.S. 09/01/1941 - 08/31/1943 SB 423 571   Executive and Administrative Departments
47th R.S. 09/01/1941 - 08/31/1943 SB 163 483   Public Junior Colleges
47th R.S. 09/01/1941 - 08/31/1943 HB 284 549   Rural Aid to Public Schools
47th R.S. 09/01/1941 - 08/31/1943 HB 233 489   Vocational Agriculture
46th R.S. 09/01/1939 - 08/31/1941 HB 257 9   Judiciary
46th R.S. 09/01/1939 - 08/31/1941 SB 427 6 Line item veto State Agencies +
46th R.S. 09/01/1939 - 08/31/1941 HB 255 8 Line item veto Educational Institutions +
46th R.S. 09/01/1939 - 08/31/1941 HB 256 7 Line item veto Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions +
46th R.S. 09/01/1939 - 08/31/1941 HB 933 10   Rural Aid
46th R.S. 09/01/1939 - 08/31/1941 HB 926 13   Vocational Education
45th 1st C.S. 09/01/1937 - 09/01/1939 HB 1 22 Line item veto Supplemental
45th R.S. 09/01/1937 - 08/31/1939 SB 185 474   Rural Aid and Equalization Fund
45th R.S. 09/01/1937 - 08/31/1939 SB 139 444   Educational Institutions
45th R.S. 09/01/1937 - 08/31/1939 HB 838 463   Judiciary
45th R.S. 09/01/1937 - 08/31/1939 SB 140 471   Eleemosynary Institutions
45th R.S. 09/01/1937 - 08/31/1939 SB 138 504 Line item veto State Departments
44th R.S. 09/01/1935 - 08/31/1937 HB 327 350   Rural Aid
44th R.S. 09/01/1935 - 08/31/1937 HB 781 352   Eleemosynary Institutions
44th R.S. 09/01/1935 - 08/31/1937 HB 780 364   Executive and Administrative Departments
44th R.S. 09/01/1935 - 08/31/1937 SB 36 360   State Educational Institutions
44th R.S. 09/01/1935 - 08/31/1937 HB 417 355   Judicial Department
43rd R.S. 09/01/1933 - 08/31/1935 HB 169 107   Eleemosynary Institutions
43rd R.S. 09/01/1933 - 08/31/1935 HB 167 166   Executive and Administrative Departments and Agencies
43rd R.S. 09/01/1933 - 08/31/1935 HB 166 215   Higher Education
43rd R.S. 09/01/1933 - 08/31/1935 HB 168 57   Judiciary
43rd R.S. 09/01/1933 - 08/31/1935 HB 256 211   Rural School Aid
42nd R.S. 09/01/1931 - 08/31/1933 HB 508 284   Higher Education
42nd R.S. 09/01/1931 - 08/31/1933 SB 246 285   Eleemosynary Institutions
42nd R.S. 09/01/1931 - 08/31/1933 SB 259 286   State Departments
42nd R.S. 09/01/1931 - 08/31/1933 SB 17 95   Judicial
42nd R.S. 09/01/1931 - 08/31/1933 SB 263 272   Rural School Aid
41st 3rd C.S. 09/01/1929 - 08/31/1931 SB 6 15   Higher Education
41st 3rd C.S. 09/01/1929 - 08/31/1931 HB 3 16 Line item veto State Departments
41st 3rd C.S. 09/01/1929 - 08/31/1931 SB 5 17   Eleemosynary Institutions
41st 3rd C.S. 09/01/1929 - 08/31/1931 SB 2 18 Line item veto Judicial
41st 3rd C.S. 09/01/1929 - 08/31/1931 SB 3 14   Rural Schools
41st 2nd C.S. 09/01/1929 - 08/31/1931 HB 16 37   Rural Aid
40th 1st C.S. 09/01/1927 - 08/31/1929 SB 2 102   Judicial
40th 1st C.S. 09/01/1927 - 08/31/1929 HB 3 103   Eleemosynary Institutions
40th 1st C.S. 09/01/1927 - 08/31/1929 SB 5 101   Higher Education
40th 1st C.S. 09/01/1927 - 08/31/1929 HB 2 100   Departmental
40th 1st C.S. 09/01/1927 - 08/31/1929 SB 7 36   Rural Aid

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