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House overrides governor vetoes on multiple sections of Public Law 24-20
Summary
The House voted to override the governor's line-item vetoes for multiple specified sections of Public Law 24-20, achieving the required two-thirds vote (17-0). Committee chairs summarized which sections were upheld or overridden during deliberations.
The House reconsidered and voted to override the governor's line-item vetoes affecting sections of Public Law 24-20 after committee deliberations.
Floor leader moved a reconsideration and listed the specific sections to be overridden, including (as recorded on the floor) sections 203(d), 602(a) and (b), 603(a), 612, 703(d), 704(j), 705(d) and (f), 705.1, 709(e), 711(a), 712, 713, and 802(b) with page and line references for each section. Chairman John Paul Sablan (Ways & Means) earlier reported that the House committee and the Senate fiscal affairs committee had deliberated for over four weeks and made determinations on which vetoed line items to override or uphold.
After roll call, the clerk announced that all 17 members present voted in the affirmative. "On a vote of 17 in the affirmative and none in the negative... the veto of all the sections listed... is hereby overridden," the clerk declared.
Chairman Sablan told members the committees had reached mixed outcomes across many line items — some vetoes were overridden, others were sustained — and that stand-alone legislation would be drafted where appropriate for items the committee opted not to override. He summarized committee positions across budgeting and policy sections, including overrides related to hiring restrictions, salary caps in certain sections, reporting requirements, and financial transparency provisions.
What it means The House's successful override restores the listed provisions of Public Law 24-20 despite the governor's objections; the session record shows the House worked in coordination with the Senate committee on fiscal affairs in reaching these determinations. The clerk and committees will record and publish the formal journal entries and notify the governor's office of the action.
Next steps Clerks and relevant committees will record the override in the journal, draft any stand-alone bills indicated by committee direction, and proceed with required notifications to the executive branch.
