US EditionVirginia House Clerk Blocks Three Youngkin Vetoes of Budget Items
- On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, Virginia House Clerk Paul Nardo refused to accept three vetoes issued by Governor Glenn Youngkin concerning portions of the updated biennial budget that the governor had approved earlier that month.
- Nardo blocked the vetoes because Youngkin attempted to veto provisions without also vetoing their related budget appropriations, a practice deemed unconstitutional under the Virginia Constitution.
- The rejected vetoes concerned expansion of weight-loss drug access under Medicaid, increased nursing home Medicaid reimbursements for staffing, and prevention of contingency contracts for managing state employee health benefits.
- Nardo explained that he is obligated to withhold publication of the items, a seldom-used authority he exercised previously to prevent then-Governor Terry McAuliffe’s unconstitutional veto efforts in 2014 and 2017.
- This action underscores the enforcement of procedural rules on vetoes in Virginia’s legislature and reflects continuity in upholding constitutional limits on gubernatorial budget veto powers.
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Virginia House clerk rejects three of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s vetoes
Gov. Glenn Youngkin. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)The clerk of Virginia’s House of Delegates on Wednesday night rejected three of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s recent vetoes in the state’s revised two-year budget. Acting within the clerk’s purview as Keeper of the Rolls, Paul Nardo published a letter on Virginia Legislative Information System that he would not formally publish the vetoes because they are unconstitutional under Virgi…
Virginia House Clerk Rejects Three of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Vetoes - Royal Examiner
The clerk of Virginia’s House of Delegates on Wednesday night rejected three of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s recent vetoes in the state’s revised two-year budget. Acting within the clerk’s purview as Keeper of the Rolls, Paul Nardo published a letter on the Virginia Legislative Information System that he would not formally publish the vetoes because they are unconstitutional under Virginia’s constitution. Continue reading Virginia House Clerk Rejects T…
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