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House leaders: No special session this year

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Senate President Colleen Hanabusa has notified members of the House they will not be convening in a special session for the purpose of overriding Gov. Linda Lingle’s vetoes.

The House blog has posted the following reasons as to why Speaker Calvin Say, in concurrence with House Leadership, decided the bills on the governor’s veto list did not warrant an override:

* The bill does not appear to have the requisite two-thirds vote in both chambers necessary to override a veto;

* The bill does not rise to a sufficient level of statewide concern to warrant the extraordinary action of a legislative override;

* The governor’s preliminary objections to the bill have sufficient merit deserving of further evaluation;

* Although the bill was intended to enhance state revenue to balance the budget when passed during the session, it is now no longer necessary because of the Council on Revenue’s improved revenue projection.

“It’s my personal belief that simply because we have the legislative super-majority to override is not justification for us to do so. Partisan politics should not be a consideration or basis for any policy decision. The House should be proud of the work accomplished during the regular session – including balancing the state’s budget without increasing the general excise tax, without increasing income taxes on low- and moderate-income families, and without scooping the counties’ hotel tax share,” Speaker Calvin Say said.

On June 21, the governor released to the Legislature her list of 39 bills that were intended for veto. The list included bills on public safety, civil union, homelessness, education and more.

The governor has until noon Tuesday, July 6 to make a decision on those bills.

— Find out more:
www.hawaiisenatemajority.com

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