GOP lawmakers save Kemp from rare threat of a veto override

By: Alander Rocha

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 586

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Georgia Republicans on Monday blocked a Democratic attempt to push for what would have been the first vote to override a veto from Gov. Brian Kemp.

Atlanta Democratic state Rep. Stacey Evans called on her colleagues to override one of Kemp’s vetoes on a Republican-sponsored bill. The bill, which passed unanimously out of both chambers earlier this year, would have required funds appropriated to the Department of Human Services and the Department of Community …

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