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House tables governor's veto on House Bill 3969
Summary
The South Carolina House moved to table a governor's veto of House Bill 3969 after a member said the chamber would not take up the veto; the motion passed by voice vote and the veto was removed from the House calendar.
The South Carolina House of Representatives voted on the floor to table a veto message from the governor on House Bill 3969, removing the veto from the chamber’s calendar so members will not take it up.
Representative Rutherford moved to table the veto, saying the House would not pursue consideration now: "I am simply removing the veto from our calendar so that we won't take it up either," and added that, in his view, "the industry says they don't need regulations if the government's if the governor says they don't." The motion passed on a voice vote; the speaker announced, "The ayes have it. The veto is tabled."
Clerk read the governor's message to the chamber before the motion was offered. The action means the House will not immediately act to override or further consider the vetoed measure. The transcript records only a voice vote; no roll-call tally was taken on the floor.
The House took no further procedural action on the veto during the same session. Next steps—whether members will later bring the veto back onto the calendar or whether the Senate will address it—were not stated on the floor during this meeting.
