State Rep. Mark Batinick | File photo
State Rep. Mark Batinick | File photo
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Naperville) expressed “extreme disappointment, “ that the fall Veto Session of the legislature has been cancelled.
“The legislature has been shut out of the process since the end of May,” he told the Will County Gazette in a statement. "There are many issues to resolve and we should be part of it. There are three branches of government for a reason."
House Speaker Mike Madigan cancelled the session over cancelled the session over concerns over rising COVID-19 and the upcoming holidays.
“There is a strong majority of members who would prefer the House delay convening to a later date; this is primarily motivated by concerns about the rising COVID-19 rates and proximity to upcoming holidays,” Madigan’s chief of staff, Jessica Basham, said in a letter to members, The Center Square reported. “I'm advised that there are similar concerns among Senate members, who were also surveyed over the weekend.”
The spring session of the legislature was shortened severely because of the pandemic, meeting three days in late May to pass a budget and other bills.
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