The Louisiana Conservative Caucus, which is 42 members in the state House, is pushing for a veto override session. Governor Edwards vetoed 22 bills from the 2022 regular session and Caucus Chairman and Winnfield Representative Jack McFarland says there are several different proposals the governor rejected, which has lawmakers calling for a veto override session.
“The criminal justice reform bills, the religious freedom bill, the vaccine bill, even the education bills,” said McFarland.
Lawmakers have until July 16th to decide whether they want to hold veto override session. Ballots will go out to lawmakers on July 1st.
McFarland says not only are Republican lawmakers upset the governor vetoed religious freedom and personally liberty bills, but so is the public.
“Who are calling their legislators and saying I had interest in this bill, I came to the capitol, I advocated for it,” said McFarland.
McFarland says conservative legislators are also looking to override the governor’s vetoes on criminal justice reform bills and the legislation that provided state-funded education options for certain students.
“If you go back and look at some of this legislation that was vetoed, it got Republican and Democrat support, these aren’t just bills that Republicans Democrats supported individually,” said McFarland.
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