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The development, which drew criticism from Democrats who control the General Assembly, did not come as a surprise. While Youngkin had not explicitly threatened to veto either set of bills, he told ...
Youngkin had repeatedly signaled his intent to veto the minimum wage bill and the marijuana market bill ahead of Thursday. But that didn't soften the sharp words from Democratic lawmakers ...
Among the dozens of gun bills sponsored this year by Democratic lawmakers — who do not have the numbers to override a Youngkin veto — is legislation that would prohibit the importation, sale ...
In another late-night action, Virginia's Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed bills aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs. Republican Governor vetoes bill aimed at lowering ...
Enacted over the president's veto (14 Stat. 430). March 2, 1867: Vetoed H.R. 1143, an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States. Overridden by House on March 2, 1867, 138–51 (126 votes needed). Overridden by Senate on March 2, 1867, 38–10 (32 votes needed). Enacted over the president's veto (14 Stat. 432).
Youngkin has so far acted on 632 of the 1,046 bills sent to him by lawmakers at the end of the 2024 General Assembly session. As of Friday the governor has signed 521 pieces of legislation ...
For the bill to become law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. After passage by both houses, a bill is enrolled and sent to the president for signature or veto. Bills from the 117th Congress that have successfully completed this process become public laws, listed as Acts of the 117th United States Congress.
This was the first veto of Youngkin's governorship. [128] Later in 2022, Youngkin signed a bill downscaling the Marcus alert system, which had been established by Northam about two years earlier in response to both the George Floyd protests of 2020 and the 2018 killing in Richmond of Marcus-David Peters.