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Senate overrides governor's veto on renewable energy standard, passing H.289 21–8
Summary
The Vermont Senate voted to override Governor Philip B. Scott's veto of H.289, an act relating to the renewable energy standard; by roll call the override passed 21–8 after the Senate suspended rules to take up the vetoed bill.
The Vermont Senate suspended rules to take up House Bill 289, then voted to override Governor Philip B. Scott's veto of the renewable energy standard, passing the bill over the governor's objections by a roll-call vote of 21–8.
The presiding officer read the governor's veto message, noted the veto was dated May 23, 2024, and cited Section 11 of Chapter 2 of the Vermont Constitution explaining that the Senate is obligated to reconsider a vetoed bill if the House has already voted to pass it notwithstanding the governor's refusal to approve it. The presiding officer explained that two-thirds of members present are required to override the veto and that the question was debatable.
After debate and a roll-call, the secretary announced 21 votes in favor and 8 opposed, and the presiding officer declared the governor's veto overridden. The presiding officer said, "2 thirds of the members present, having voted in favor of passage of the bill, the governor's veto has been overridden." The Senate completed House-related actions and then recessed until 2:30 p.m.
This action sends H.289 forward notwithstanding the governor's objections; the House had previously voted to pass the bill notwithstanding the veto, which triggered the Senate reconsideration and override vote under the state Constitution.
