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House overrides two gubernatorial vetoes and approves dozens of measures in marathon session
Summary
On June 25, 2024, the Puerto Rico House of Representatives approved dozens of bills and overrode two gubernatorial vetoes — Cámara Project 1894 (43–3–1) and Senate Project 644 (34–12–2) — after extended readings and late-night voting. Leaders scheduled a recess to reconvene June 28 to finish budget work.
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives held a lengthy floor session on June 25, 2024, reading and voting on a large calendar of measures and recording multiple approvals and two successful overrides of the governor's vetoes. The clerk reported final tallies that showed Proyecto de la Cámara 1894 was approved 43 yes, 3 no, 1 abstention, and the Senado 644 override was approved 34 yes, 12 no, 2 abstentions; the clerk stated the remainder of measures received the votes required for passage.
Why it matters: The overrides remove the governor's veto from two measures after the House reconsidered them under constitutional procedures. The session also advanced many other Senate and House measures across education, natural resources, public safety and administrative reorganization, reflecting a packed late‑June legislative push ahead of the fiscal calendar.
What happened: House floor leaders read the calendars and enmiendas at length, presented in‑chamber amendments and substitute texts (for example, the substitute to Senate 207 that defined the role and rights of a 'facilitador docente'). After debate and the reading of amendments by the official of the record, the body called measures for voice votes and roll calls. Later in the evening the clerk announced vote results for a partial final roll call; for example, the clerk said: “El proyecto de la cámara mil ochocientos noventa y cuatro ... obtuvo cuarenta y tres votos a favor, tres votos en contra, un voto abstenido.”
Notable items and tallies: Proyecto de la Cámara 1894 (reconsideration of a governor's veto) — reported 43 yes, 3 no, 1 abstain (clerk report). Senate Project 644 (reconsideration of a governor's veto) — reported 34 yes, 12 no, 2 abstain (clerk report). The clerk also reported that “El resto de las medidas obtuvieron más de los veintiséis votos necesarios” to be approved.
Procedure and next steps: The House recorded multiple in‑chamber amendments and committee reports read aloud by the official of actas. Leaders said the chamber would recess and reconvene for further votes on the budget; the floor was told it would reconvene on Friday, June 28 at 1:00 p.m. to continue work.
What to watch: The budget timeline and any final technical amendments to the measures approved during this session. Some measures were advanced with in‑chamber changes and will require implementation steps tracked by the named committees and secretaries cited during readings.
Provenance: The counts and measure names are reported by the official of acta and presiding officers during the session (topic intro: SEG2114; topic finish: SEG2128).
