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BOSTON (State House News Service) - The Senate could move to override some of Gov. Maura Healey's budget vetoes during a formal session next week, the chamber's top budget writer said Thursday after the branch adjourned without tackling the overrides initiated by the House on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, another Senate leader indicated there's no such timeline for now.
Senate Ways and Means Chairman Michael Rodrigues told the News Service that he's hoping those override votes could happen next Thursday, though he couldn't say which items are under consideration.
"We have been so involved with making sure that we had this tax package correct and we just haven't had time to concentrate on that, but we are anxiously looking forward to addressing those," Rodrigues said following the Senate's enactment of a long-awaited tax relief bill. "What the House did yesterday looks very reasonable."
Asked whether she expected override votes next week, Sen. Su Moran, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Revenue, separately told the News Service, "Nope."
"Really, time will tell," Moran said when asked for a potential time frame. She added the Senate is "going to do its own independent consideration, as always" of Healey's actions.
Healey signed the fiscal 2024 budget in August, accompanied by a bevy of line item vetoes paring down spending lawmakers proposed.
The House voted to override nearly two dozen line item vetoes from the governor, totaling around $80 million. That included returning funding for child care, suicide prevention, housing and health care initiatives.
Written By Alison Kuznitz/SHNS
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