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Published: April 17, 2008
House, Senate vote to override governor's abortion bill veto
By Michael McNutt
State legislators today voted to override Gov. Brad Henry 's veto of an anti-abortion bill. House members voted 81-15 to override the governor's veto less than an hour after senators voted 37-11 to do the same. In the House, 68 votes were needed to override the veto; 32 votes were needed in the Senate. It was the first veto override of Henry since he took office in 2003. The legislative action occurred less ...
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