Editor’s Note: The following is a release from the W.Va. House of Delegates. It is shared as a service to our member newspapers. It is not a news article from our newspapers:
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today the West Virginia House of Delegates passed a veto override of H.B. 2568, the Pain Capable Unborn Protection Act by a vote of 77-16.The West Virginia Constitution states that if the Legislature is still in session when the Governor vetoes a bill, a simple majority vote of the members of both legislative bodies is necessary to override the veto. This is the first time the House of Delegates has passed a veto override, since 1987.
The original passage of the bill had broad bipartisan support with House passing on Feb. 11 by a vote of 87-12 and the Senate passing on Feb. 25 by a vote of 29-5. The Governor issued a veto on March 3.
