Legislature Overrides Fourteen Vetoes during Special Session
Both Houses of the State Legislature met in Special Session on July 8th to consider the governor's vetoes. The House of Representatives and the Senate agreed to override 14 of the bills vetoed by Governor Lingle. The following documents lists the bills that were overridden by the required two-thirds margin:
Measure Measure Title / (Report Title)
HB2250 HD1 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
(Hawaii Interisland Airlines Regulation)
HB2761 HD1 SD1 CD1 RELATING TO WOMEN'S HEALTH
(Post-partum and Interconception Care; QUEST)
HB2843 HD2 SD2 CD1 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES
(Invasive Species; Fees; Freight)
SB156 SD2 HD2 CD1 RELATING TO VOTING
(Elections; Absentee; Voting)
SB2262 SD1 HD2 CD2 RELATING TO HEALTH
(VEBA Trusts; Sunset Extension; State Auditor Study)
SB2263 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
(UH Board of Regents; Compensation; Expenditures; Disclosure)
SB2345 SD1 HD1 CD1 RELATING TO CHILDREN
(Children of Incarcerated Parents; Guiding Principles)
SB2542 SD2 HD2 CD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH
(Federally Qualified Health Centers)
SB2668 SD2 HD1 CD1 RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
(UH Board of Regents; Regents Candidate Advisory Council)
SB2803 SD1 HD1 CD1 RELATING TO PERSONAL INFORMATION
(Identity Theft; Personal Information; Government Agencies)
SB2830 SD2 HD2 CD1 RELATING TO CAREGIVING
(Joint Legislative Committee on Family Caregiving; Appropriations)
SB2840 SD2 HD1 CD1 RELATING TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY
(Economic Self-sufficiency Standard)
SB2843 SD2 HD3 CD1 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE RECYCLING
(Electronic Device Recycling)
SB2878 SD2 HD2 CD1 RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING
(Early Learning System; Early Learning Council; Pre-Plus Program; Facilities)
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