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Sponsor seeks daily public tallies of veto-override polling in HB 539

House State Administration · February 25, 2025
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Summary

Representative Bill Mercer told the House State Administration committee HB539 would require the secretary of state to publish a daily list of legislators who have voted during a veto-override polling period and how they voted, with the aim of giving transparency to override efforts.

Representative Bill Mercer opened the hearing on House Bill 539, explaining the bill responds to a transparency gap during the 30‑day veto‑override polling process.

Mercer said that unlike in‑chamber roll calls, the current off‑site polling period produces…

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