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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.

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.