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Wisconsin granted a veto to county executives by constitutional amendment in 1962, although as of 2020, this applies only to twelve counties that have adopted a county executive form of government. [80] Likewise in California, elected county executives have a veto, but only the consolidated city-county of San Francisco has an elected executive ...
US President Ronald Reagan signing a veto of a bill. A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law. In many countries, veto powers are established in the country's constitution. Veto powers are also found at other levels of government ...
In United States government, the line-item veto, or partial veto, is the power of an executive authority to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually a budget appropriations bill, without vetoing the entire legislative package. The line-item vetoes are usually subject to the possibility of legislative override as are traditional ...
In rejecting the bill, Newsom noted that the state's unemployment trust fund is already nearing $20 billion in debt. The bill would have made workers out on strike for at least two weeks eligible ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to forgive parking ticket fees those who are homeless in California.
An Assembly Bill (AB) is one introduced in the Assembly; a Senate Bill (SB), in the Senate. Bills are designated by number, in the order of introduction in each house. For example, AB 16 refers to the 16th bill introduced in the Assembly. The numbering starts afresh each session. There may be one or more "extraordinary" sessions.
In vetoing the bill, Newsom cited California's long-standing smoke-free workplace protections. "Protecting the health and safety of workers is paramount," Newsom wrote in his veto message. "I ...
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).