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Posted on: Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Governor releases list of potential vetoes

Advertiser Staff

Gov. Linda Lingle has given the Legislature notice that she is considering vetoing 33 bills passed during the 2007 legislative session.

She has until July 10 to decide whether to veto, sign or allow these bills to pass into law without her signature.

Another 80 bills will automatically become law on July 11 if the governor does not sign them first.

Bills that could be vetoed include one that prohibits the state officials from binding the state to government procurement rules of international trade agreements without legislative action, another that would allow employees to continue receiving workers' compensation medical treatment during an ongoing dispute and one that would require state-subsidized health plans for the needy to cover chiropractic care.

Here is the full potential veto list, released by the governor's office:

1. HB0030 — Relating to international trade agreements

2. HB0091 — Relating to public accountancy

3. HB0310 — Relating to technology

4. HB0436 — Relating to human services

5. HB0718 — Relating to Kaka'ako

6. HB0855 — Relating to worker's compensation

7. HB1270 — Relating to State planning

8. HB1503 — Relating to employment

9. HB1605 — Relating to traffic control

10. HB1659 — Relating to procurement

11. HB1670 — Relating to the ingenuity charter

12. HB1746 — Relating to voluntary employees' beneficiary association trusts

13. HB1764 — Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds to assist Hawai'i Health Systems Corporations or any of its regional subsidiary corporations

14. HB1818 — Relating to government employees

15. HB1830 — Relating to child protection

16. SB0046 — Relating to government operations

17. SB0138 — Relating to Diamond Head State Monument

18. SB0162 — Relating to 'Iolani Palace

19. SB0613 — Relating to education

20. SB0755 — Relating to County Ethics Commissions

21. SB0810 — Relating to Waimano Ridge

22. SB0837 — Relating to agriculture

23. SB0870 — Relating to the designation of Hawai'i archaeological data survey

24. SB0932 — Relating to a comprehensive offender reentry system

25. SB0946 — Relating to administrative license revocation

26. SB1004 — Relating to psychologists

27. SB1060 — Relating to workers' compensating law

28. SB1066 — Relating to invasive species

29. SB1191 — Relating to pedestrian safety

30. SB1283 — Relating to the Hawai'i tobacco settlement fund

31. SB1833 — Relating to family leave

32. SB1922 — Relating to creative media

33. SB1988 — Relating to honey