BREAKING: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces he has VETOED anti-trans bill HB 1570.

[Nevilledog]

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Chris Geidner
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Apr 5, 2021
BREAKING: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces he has VETOED anti-trans bill HB 1570.
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Watch Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) announce he has vetoed HB 1570, the bill that would restrict care for trans youth:

[panader0]

1. Kind of hard to believe. So glad he did this.

Do the R's have the votes to override his veto?

[FreeState]

2. Yes unfortunately

All they need is a simple majority vote to override.

Edit to add link:

https://www.arkansashouse.org/learn/faqs/6/how-does-a-bill-become-a-law

5. Governor's Action

Once passed in both chambers, the bill must be approved by the governor.

The Governor may:

Sign the bill into law.

Amend the bill and return it to the General Assembly for approval.

Veto the bill and return it to the General Assembly, where the House of Representatives and the Senate may override the Governor’s veto with a simple majority vote of both chambers.

Take no action and the bill becomes a law without his signature.

[Under The Radar]

3. I wish he would explain his reasoning more.

You can always count on ASS playing the middle if the road. He was an infrequent critic of Trump and his covid response but also was often quiet when we needed him to speak out.