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Veto override votes likely on the horizon for Ohio legislature in 2024
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House will convene for session Wednesday, two weeks earlier than it originally intended to—and it could be for a vote to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of House Bill 68.
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But some organizations in favor of the override, including the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, have said the bans are anti-business.“Although this veto may have carried well-intentioned health outcomes, the exercise of such a piecemeal approach applied to 938 municipal governments only drives consumers to adjacent retailers beyond city and state limits,” spokesperson Amanda Ehrmantraut wrote in a December media release.
Veto overrides need to clear both chambers, meaning the tobacco override is waiting on a senate vote.
A spokesperson for Senate President Matt Huffman said Wednesday that there’s a good chance it is brought to the floor this year, but they have yet to decide when that will be.