With two-thirds support in both houses, on May 17, lawmakers, not Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) called a special legislative session to get more time to finalize the state’s $12.8 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year and to ensure that they get the final say on any bills they pass. The special session ran concurrently with the regular legislative session that adjourned sine die on May 26. The special session gives lawmakers the ability to come back in June if they need to override any of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s vetoes on budget bills or related pieces of legislation.
The legislature officially adjourned the regular session on May 26. Prior to adjournment, lawmakers overrode 13 bills that Gov. Kevin Stitt’s (R) vetoed, including HB 1843, legislation that moves the enforcement authority over PBMs from the Insurance Commissioner to the Attorney General, effective November 1, 2023.
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