Friday, October 25, 2013

First Week Annual Veto Session

The first week of the annual fall veto session ended with lawmakers quickly disposing of vetoed measures and then moving on to address other issues.
These are a few of the items handled -- No Vetoes Overridden
State Sen. Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) said that only three measures vetoed by the Governor were on the agenda at the start of the week – two in the House and one in the Senate. The sponsor of the vetoed Senate measure – which affected bidding rules at the Regional Transportation Authority and its operating agencies – elected not seek a vote on the veto.
In the House, a bill that reduced the number of free admission days at state supported museums failed to win the needed three-fifths vote to override the Governor’s veto and the third measure – which affected advisory questions that townships must place on election ballots –never received a vote.
Due to constitutional deadlines, all three proposals died at the end of the week.

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