This was Veto Day, where we vote on whether to override the governor’s vetos on House bills. Because a 2/3 majority is required to override a veto, the Republican majority is less than 2/3, and Democrats wanted to sustain all 11 vetos, we won every vote.
For each bill, the motion was Override, and a Nay vote was for sustaining the veto. Each vote was by roll call. (And it’s the one day in which we are not reimbursed for mileage to Concord.)
| Bill | Motion | Type of vote | My vote | Result of vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 115 | Override | Roll call | Nay | 1-347 |
| HB 148 | Override | Roll call | Nay | 188-165 |
| HB 319 | Override | Roll call | Nay | 182-173 |
| HB 324 | Override | Roll call | Nay | 183-167 |
| HB 356 | Override | Roll call | Nay | 177-174 |
| HB 358 | Override | Roll call | Nay | 176-175 |
| HB 446 | Override | Roll call | Nay | 181-170 |
| HB 475 | Override | Roll call | Nay | 178-175 |
| HB 613 | Override | Roll call | Nay | 150-201 |
| HB 667 | Override | Roll call | Nay | 159-190 |
| HB 781 | Override | Roll call | Nay | 28-322 |
This bill was passed by the House on March 20. Once again, Rep. Alice Wade spoke against the bill. This time, she started listing names of trans people who had died, either by suicide or homicide. After a few minutes of her reading names, there was a Republican motion to shut her down, but the motion failed by a roll call vote, 228-124 (I voted Nay). It was good to see some Republicans voting to let her continue. I didn’t think that reading a long list of names was an effective way of opposing the bill on the floor of the House, but I also felt that Rep. Wade had every right to continue her speech.