House Rules Committee Chairman Earl Erhard, a Republican from Powder Springs, says he'll slow down consideration of Senate bills until the chamber decides to take up the veto overrides the House passed on the first day of the session.
Tomorrow's House callendar includes only 3 Senate propositions. Erhard said he hopes that Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle and Senate Rules Committee Chairman Don Balfour get the message that the House wants to see movement on the veto overrides which were passed about 60 days ago.
"I'm not sure we can get it any clearer each day that deliberations are one thing, and outright stall in another," Erhard sais.
The House argues that the Georgia Consititution requires veto overrides to be immediately considered by the other chamber. The Senate has only voted on one of the overrides so far.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
State House slows down Senate bills to send message
