Richmond, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - Governor Glenn Youngkin on Thursday announced that he vetoed 20 bills that the Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly sent him. In total, he's acted on 50 of the bills sent to him.
He signed 30 which were bipartisan and vetoed 20 others that had been prioritized by Democrats. The Times Dispatch says the total number of bills sent to the Governor is over 2,000 and he vetoed 28 of the 134 he had decided on so far.
The recently vetoed bills include measures identical to ones Youngkin already vetoed and other legislation Democrats prioritized and pursued after winning control of the state legislature last year. Among them were bills that would have cut deeply into the governor’s power to oversee a state agency with a wide reach, allowed class-action lawsuits on the state level and enacted more restrictions on Virginia’s use of solitary confinement.
“Today I’m pleased to sign 30 bipartisan bills into law, and veto 20 bills which would undermine the progress we have made over the past two years to make Virginia the best place to live, work and raise a family,” the governor said in a statement.
Youngkin has until the end of the day on April 8 to decide on bills before lawmakers return for the General Assembly’s reconvened session on April 17.
