Tuesday was the deadline for the governor to veto bills. Chad Blair details which 14 were vetoed in Capitol Watch:

Gov. Neil Abercrombie late Tuesday (July 10) announced he vetoed 14 measures. They include the following:

House Bill 46 would have prohibited smoking in and around housing projects under the jurisdiction of the Hawai’i Public Housing Authority. House Bill 283 would have appropriate$196,000 from the agricultural loan revolving fund to a program to control and eradicate the coffee berry borer. House Bill 1984 would have required that all letterheads, documents, symbols and emblems of the State and other political subdivisions include accurate and appropriate Hawaiian names and language.

Senate Bill 2101 (vetoed May 1, 2012) would have extended the general excise tax exclusion for amounts received by a managed care support contractor of the TRICARE program for the actual cost to third party health care providers. Senate Bill 2214 would have allowed an arbitration panel, rather than the State Legislature, to have the final decision on contributions to the Hawai’i employer-union health benefits trust fund by the State and counties for a health benefits plan and group life insurance benefits for active public employees.  

Senate Bill 2424 would have added various requirements for the registration and regulation of professional employer organizations (PEOs) and authorized penalties for noncompliance. Senate Bill 2536 would have established a temporary clean and sober home and halfway house task force that shall, among other things, establish a pilot clean and sober home and halfway house. Senate Bill 2946 would have extended until June 30, 2016, the increase in the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to $7.50 per day.

All told, however, the governor signed 323 measures into law and let six others become law without his John Hancock.

“This was a very, very productive legislative session and one of the most positive in recent memory,” the governor said in a press release. “I’m very pleased to have signed off on a majority of the measures that passed out of the session and am grateful to those who worked to see them through.”

House and Senate leaders will not convene a special session to override the vetoes.

“I respect the Governor’s constitutional right to veto bills passed by the Legislature,” said Speaker Calvin Say. “The Legislature will review the Governor’s objections to the vetoed bills and may consider revised versions during the next session.”