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Lake County staff tell committee state veto session likely light; transit bill expected to wait until next session
Summary
County legislative staff briefed the Lake County Legislative Committee that a heavy legislative agenda is unlikely in the fall veto session, and that a major transit package is likely to be deferred to the next regular session because of revenue and supermajority vote constraints.
Lake County legislative staff told the county Legislative Committee on Sept. 2025 that the state’s fall veto session is likely to be short and focused on budgetary issues, and that a major transit bill probably will be deferred to the next regular session. Mike, a county legislative staff member, said there has been little movement on transit issues since May and that the revenue components needed for a transit package would make a veto-session push difficult because measures requiring an immediate effective date would need supermajority support.
The briefing cited a roughly $75 million…
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