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Senate overrides governor’s veto on waste-disposal measure
Summary
The Utah Senate voted to override Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr.’s veto of Senate Bill 70, moving the waste-disposal amendments back to the House after a 21–8 override vote. The chamber recorded the governor’s objections and proceeded under Article VII, Section 8 of the Utah Constitution.
The Utah Senate voted on Feb. 28 to override Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr.’s veto of Senate Bill 70, a measure addressing waste-disposal amendments.
Clerk communications notified the chamber that the governor had returned the bill with objections; the Senate entered the objections on its journal as required by the Utah Constitution and proceeded to reconsider. Senator Knudson moved to override the veto. President Valentine called a roll-call vote. The Senate recorded an override with 21 yes votes and 8 nay votes; the chamber directed that the House be notified of the Senate’s action.
The override was handled under Article VII, Section 8 of the Utah Constitution, which outlines the process for presenting a bill to the governor and reconsideration after a veto. Senators did not debate further on the floor before the roll call. The Senate’s action transmits the bill back to the House, which may need to take its own override action to enact the bill into law.
Next steps: the Senate’s clerk said communications would be sent to the House informing it the Senate voted to override the veto; the House’s further action is required for the bill to become law.
