Hamilton Political Tidbits – July 19, 2021

On Thursday, July 8, Governor Tony Evers signed 2021 Act 58, the state budget for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, which began July 1. While approving the budget, Gov. Evers used his line-item veto authority 50 times, mostly making minor adjustments to program- and project-specific appropriations and language. The governor’s most notable veto was to nix a transfer of $550 million from the state’s general fund to the budget stabilization (“rainy day”) fund.

Since signing the 2021-2023 state budget into law on July 8, Governor Evers has signed 15 other bills.

On July 8, the same day he signed the 2021-2023 state budget into law, Governor Evers vetoed four bills sent to him by the Legislature.