January 11th, 2018 by WCBC Radio
The House of Delegates handed Republican Gov. Larry Hogan his first setback of the 2018 General Assembly session as they voted to override his veto of a paid sick leave bill on a partisan vote. The Baltimore Sun reports the tally was 88-52, three votes more than the minimum for a House override. The bill now goes to the Senate, where a vote could occur as early as Friday.
The Senate last year passed the bill with 29 votes, the minimum needed to override. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, a Democrat, has predicted the votes in his chamber would be there for the override.
Since he vetoed the bill after the last session, Hogan has mounted a determined campaign to peel off a few Democratic votes to sustain his veto.
