Legislature Overrides Most Of Governor S Budget Vetoes Nebraska The nebraska legislature overrode almost all of gov. dave heineman’s budget vetoes tuesday. on saturday, the governor vetoed $65 million from the budget passed by the legislature. tuesday, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to override about $61 million of those vetoes. debate centered on two items. Despite the consternation, the legislature would go on to override almost all of governor ricketts vetoes, only preserving a veto that prevented the transfer of $14 million of the governor’s emergency fund to the states cash reserve. with only five days left in the session, senators have been racing to get their bills signed into law and on.
Gov Kevin Stitt Vetoes Budget Legislature Overrides Published 1:20 pm pdt, april 7, 2022. lincoln, neb. (ap) — nebraska lawmakers on thursday overrode nearly all of gov. pete ricketts’ line item budget vetoes, restoring more than $172 million in expenditures. lawmakers voted in favor of all three motions to override the republican governor, who had raised concerns about some of the spending. All told, the governor said his vetoes would save the state $191.2 million over four years. the legislature needs 30 votes to override any veto. read pillen’s veto message:. In legislative debate wednesday, lawmakers considered overriding line item vetoes pillen made to the state’s budget for the next two years. originally, that budget called for increasing the amount nebraska pays people who provide services under the medicaid program by 3 percent next year, and another 2 percent the year after that. Lincoln — nebraska lawmakers voted to override almost all of gov. pete ricketts’ vetoes on the state budget, restoring more than $172 million in expenditures. lawmakers passed all three.
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