Veto Override Fails in House 5/11/10 – Politics ‘as usual’ in OK

The attempted override of Governor Brad Henry’s veto of HB 2569 failed today in the OK House.  HB 2569, a very popular bill by Rep. Paul Wesselhoft of the House and Sen. Dan Newberry of the Senate, prohibits “the imbedding, affixing, adhering, or assigning of a radio frequency identification tag (RFID) or RFID-type ink into or [...]

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OK-Safe Action Alert: Override Vote Needed May 11th on HB 2569 RFID

The OK House has agreed to vote to override Governor Brad Henry's veto of HB 2569, the bill prohibiting RFID tags in the OK DL/ID cards. This vote was originally set for Wednesday, 5/5/10, but has now been moved to Tuesday, 5/11/10. There is some evidence that the Governor is applying pressure to members of the Democrat caucus not to override his veto on this bill.

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