The 40-day bill review session is underway. It began at midnight Thursday with the end of the legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly. Gov. Nathan Deal is considering which bills he will sign, and which ones he may veto.

Gov. Deal is looking at the 200 bills the legislature passed to ensure they are constitutional, accurate and consistent with his agenda.

Steve Anthony, a political science professor with Georgia State University, says no one knows whether Deal is inclined to veto a lot of bills because this is his first term. But Anthony expects few surprises.

“He’s already said he would sign the immigration bill," Anthony said. "He’s already signed the HOPE bill. There was no tax reform bill. There was no gun bill. So I don’t think there’s anything left that’s highly controversial that’s going to be a gnashing of the teeth.”

Deal is also taking another look at the 2012 budget, even after both chambers have signed off on it. That’s because he has the power to veto specific line items in the budget. It's a power that presidents do not have with the federal budget.

But fiscal experts say they expect few changes on the spending plan.

Many of the bills the legislature passed are local measures that have limited state-wide impact.