Legislators Vote Against Overriding Vetoes

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen has released the results of eight veto polls from the 67th Legislative Session with Montana representatives and senators voting against overriding Gov. Greg Gianforte’s vetoes in each of the eight bills polled.

House Bills 158, 277, 397, 522, 688 and 691, along with Senate Bills 231 and 306, were vetoed by Gianforte, but because each bill was approved by two-thirds of the members voting on the final vote on the bill, Article VI, Section 10 of the Montana Constitution and §5-4-306, MCA, require the Secretary of State to poll the members of the Legislature.

If two-thirds or more of the members of each house vote to override the veto, the bill becomes law.

Because each of the eight bills did not receive the number of votes required, the vetoes stand.