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State lawmakers return to Springfield on Tuesday for what could be their last clash with Gov. Bruce Rauner, as they consider overriding dozens of the governor’s vetoes less than two months before he leaves office. […]

Two weeks ago, Republicans joined Democrats to vote to override the GOP governor’s vetoes more than three dozen times. Democratic state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch of Hillside said Republicans were “relieved” after years of largely voting with Rauner.

“When the governor first came in the office, he was intimidating and, for lack of a better term, a bully,” Welch said on WGN-AM 720 on Sunday.

But the House has to agree with Senate votes to override Rauner and vice versa if any are to stick.

* AP…

The focus this week is on the House. It is poised to take override action on vetoed legislation which the Senate voted to reverse two weeks ago.

The list includes a measure vetoed by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner to set a deadline for local police to sign paperwork to help immigrant victims of crime . Victims of certain violent crimes who cooperate with police qualify for visas to let them stay in the country. The legislation requires police to act within 90 days to sign necessary paperwork.

Other vetoes awaiting House action are on legislation prohibiting tobacco sales to those under 21 and requiring online vehicle-sharing services to meet rental-car company safety standards.

* Some veto overrides have been abandoned…

Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, said he’s not giving up on the idea of increasing the minimum salary that every school district in the state will have to pay their teachers.

“There have been ongoing conversations that haven’t stopped since going back to May, when we passed the bill,” Manar said. “Those are going to continue. I would expect to re-file, if not a bill that’s exactly the same, something that’s very similar to what was filed and already passed in the General Assembly.” […]

Twice lawmakers approved a bill that prohibits employers from asking the salary history of an applicant. Twice Rauner used his amendatory veto powers to make changes to it.

Both times, there were not enough votes in the Legislature to override Rauner’s changes, but supporters didn’t want to accept his changes. Consequently, the bills died.

Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, said she’s probably going to try again, only this time with someone in the Governor’s Mansion who supports the idea.

* This one may not make it, either…

The Senate was able to get enough votes to pass a bill to ban anyone under 21 from getting tobacco and vaping products, but there might not be enough votes in the House to get the bill passed over the governor’s veto. […]

State Rep. Robert Martwick, one of the cosponsors of the bill in the House, said it initially passed with 61 votes. Lawmakers need 71 votes to override.

“I hope that we can garner the votes, but I think it’s a stretch to think we can pick up another ten,” Martwick said.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Nov 27, 18 @ 9:46 am

Comments

I wish the IGOP would realize that 1.4% can’t hurt them, grow a spine, and vote to override the vetos of the bipartisan bills.

Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Nov 27, 18 @ 9:53 am
(putting on my tinfoil hat related to lame duck in January when supermajority isn’t needed)

Is it possible for this GA to pass a bill in the final hours of of its existence and send it to the Governor after JB is sworn in? I’m thinking through all the engrossing/enrolling procedures and I’m not seeing how that is possible, right? The Speaker/President have to sign the legislation when they transit it to Governor, but they can’t sign it after that GA has adjourned sine die, right?

Comment by Just Me Tuesday, Nov 27, 18 @ 9:57 am
===but they can’t sign it after===

Nothing in the Constitution says they can’t.

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Nov 27, 18 @ 10:07 am
===Nothing in the Constitution says they can’t.===

But if the GA had adjourned sine die, doesn’t their signing authority FOR THAT PARTICULAR GA die with it?

Comment by Just Me Tuesday, Nov 27, 18 @ 10:23 am
So many points to comment on. Here’s one, Speaking as a school board member, we don’t need Rep. Manars’ meddling in teacher salaries. There are more than enough mandates on schools that we don’t need another one. The vast majority of districts pay over that amount as a starting salary. If they don’t it’s because they can’t afford it.

Comment by NeverPoliticallyCorrect Tuesday, Nov 27, 18 @ 10:32 am
First, Manar is a senator, not a representative.

Second, the vast majority of districts do not start new teachers out above $40,000 a year.

Springfield doesn’t. Nor does Decatur. Bloomington does not either. Champaign is just a few hundred above.

Comment by historic66 Tuesday, Nov 27, 18 @ 10:41 am
= Speaking as a school board member=

Advice to teachers - be nice to your C & D grade students, they'’l be your future school board members…

Comment by Duopoly Tuesday, Nov 27, 18 @ 10:54 am
=Second, the vast majority of districts do not start new teachers out above $40,000 a year.=

This x 2. If we let the market determine salaries as we allegedly do in the private sector the number would go way up. The teacher shortage is real and it is severe.

Unfortunately those districts that do not pay well mostly cannot afford to do so.

Manar isn’t totally wrong, we need to raise those salaries. Just the method of doing so is incorrect.

=Advice to teachers - be nice to your C & D grade students, they’’l be your future school board members…=

And these are the ones that stick around to get on the Board to “fix” the schools.

Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Nov 27, 18 @ 11:01 am
Wonder if Mr/Ms school board member how the current min salary got on the books. This seems consistent state policy

Comment by Annonin' Tuesday, Nov 27, 18 @ 11:08 am
Rich, I concede. You must be right. We’ve all been in a legislative chamber passes a flurry of bills and then immediately adjourns sine die. (Although I wonder if the principal officer of the chamber just backdates the document when they sign it.)

Someone with more time on their hands than I should look into how a piece of legislation is transmitted from the GA to the Governor and what hijinks can be played with that process.

Comment by Just Me Tuesday, Nov 27, 18 @ 11:12 am