Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes 67 state budget items. Will lawmakers override?
He rejected lawmakers' plans on property taxes, school elections, culture war items and more. Now, legislative leaders are poring over the 67 vetoes and strategizing which ones, if any, they want to override.
Already, Republican state representatives took to social media to express support for overriding the DeWine vetoes. State Rep. Dave Thomas, R-Jefferson, said on X that he believes legislators will override DeWine's four vetoes on property tax changes.
Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican running for governor, said on X: "Ohioans are clamoring for property tax relief. They deserve to get it."
State Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, simply posted "#OneBigBeautifulOverride."
Over the past seven years, lawmakers have overridden DeWine's vetoes several times, including on a bill that block gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
This budget marked the largest number of vetoes DeWine has issued since becoming governor in 2019. His previous record was 44 vetoes in 2023.
A veto override vote must start in the chamber where the bill originated. In the case of the state budget bill, that's the Ohio House.
Each override vote must have at least a three-fifths majority vote in the House and Senate. That means 60 votes in the House and 20 in the Senate.
Legislators can take an override vote on any veto at any time during the current two-year legislative session, which ends Dec. 31, 2026.
State government reporter Laura Bischoff can be reached at lbischoff@gannett.com and @lbischoff on X.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Mike DeWine vetoes 67 items in the state budget bill. What comes next?
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