Boise (670 KBOI News) – One of the most controversial bills of the 2019 Idaho legislative session could be dead, after being vetoed by Governor Little.
He vetoed Senate Bill 1159, the bill which would make it harder for citizens’ initiatives to make it onto the ballot, and said he will do the same to the so-called trailer bill, House Bill 296.
The vetoes could be overridden by a two-thirds vote in both houses of the legislature, but 1159 cleared the Senate by only one vote, and 296 passed by only five votes, so whether the Senate would vote to override the veto is doubtful.
In a letter to Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, who is also the President of the Senate, he said the bills would likely result in legal challenges, and have unintended consequences for the state.
At the same time, he said Idaho cannot become like California, where the standards for citizen initiatives are more liberal, and have resulted in conflicting laws, and what he calls excessive regulation.
