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
