State legislatures typically schedule the sessions in advance and only take up vetoed bills for discussion during the meetings.
State legislatures are no longer required if the representatives do not wish to overturn the vetoed bills.
[4] Both chambers of state legislatures are required to meet a threshold of votes in order to overturn the governor's veto.
The Vermont state governor, Howard Dean, vetoed ten bills which were then all discussed in one legislative session.
[10] In the fall of 1990, the Illinois legislature assembled for a veto session to primarily discuss major state finance controversies.
The funding for an expansion of the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago, restoring previous budget cuts as well as extending an expiring income tax surcharge were all topics of debate.
[12] Notable veto sessions throughout 2001 and 2010 produced high levels of overrides in Mississippi and South Carolina.