Gov. Terry E. Branstad signs HF 646 and SF 508 into law

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Exercises line item veto authority on portion of bills

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad has signed the following legislation into law, while exercising the governor’s authority to disapprove of designated items in accordance with Amendment IV of the Amendments of 1968 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa:

House File 646: An act relating to and making appropriations to certain state departments, agencies, funds, and certain entities, providing for regulatory authority, and other properly related matters, and including all effective transition provisions.

In a transmittal letter attached to this release, Gov. Branstad disapproved of the designated portion of Section 51, paragraph 4; Section 67, subsection 2(d), paragraph 3 in its entirety; and Sections 75, 76, and 77 in their entirety of House File 646.

Senate File 508: An appropriating federal funds made available from federal block grants and other non-state sources, allocating portions of federal block grants, and providing procedures if federal funds are more or less than anticipated or if the federal block grants are more or less than anticipated.

In a transmittal letter attached to this release, Gov. Branstad disapproved of Section 36 in its entirety of Senate File 508.

For more information, please visit www.Governor.Iowa.gov.