Another day, another Holcomb veto.
The governor has vetoed for the second time a bill surrounding emergency order powers. This bill would allow county commissioners to enact more-stringent emergency orders than the state. The bill would also allow county mayors and commissioners to reverse emergency decisions issued by their local health departments.
Holcomb’s veto argues:
“One reason Indiana has weathered the storm so well is due to the coordination with local health experts and the flexibility in law to be fast, nimble, and targeted. Also, the knowledge that the local health officials were able to exercise this discretionary authority greatly informed the state’s own day-by-day, sometimes hour-by-hour, emergency response.”
The Indiana legislature approved the bill on April 21st. The House approved 65-29 and the Senate approved it 37-12.
So what happens now?
Legislators could vote next Monday. May 10th is set aside for a one-day session for “technical corrections day,” a time where any last minute edits could be made before the new bills are finalized.
If they don’t vote then, they could call for an override vote anytime until March of 2022.
Tuesday’s veto was the governor’s third this session.
Eric Berman, Chief Political Correspondent talks to Tony Katz in full about Holcomb’s veto and what’s ahead:
