N.J. lawmakers fail to override Christie veto of gun bill N.J. lawmakers fail to override Christie veto of gun bill

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North Jersey.:

DUSTIN RACIOPPI

September 24, 2015

 

The state Legislature on Thursday failed once again to override a veto by Governor Christie, this one involving the purchase of a firearm by someone with a record of mental illness, but the Senate president vowed that the measure will not die.

 

“I am committing to you right now it is coming back until it gets passed,” said Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, who fell two votes short of the required two-thirds majority to override the veto.

 

Like all the other tries over the past five years, the Democrats who control the Legislature were unable to get the necessary support from Republicans, even though all GOP lawmakers initially voted with the majority to send the bill to the governor. Two Republicans, Christopher Connors of Ocean County and Jen Beck of Monmouth County, voted with Democrats on Thursday. Eleven others voted against the override.

 

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Christie's call for 50% tax cut on boat sales approved by N.J. Senate

Brent Johnson

September 24, 2015

 

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie's call to reduce the sales tax on all boats bought in New Jersey by 50 percent moved one step closer to becoming law Thursday — despite some opposition from critics who said the move would really help only wealthy yacht owners.

 

The Democratic-controlled state Senate voted 33-1 to approve the Republican governor's changes to a bill that sponsors say will help give a boost to the state's struggling maritime industry as it continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy.

 

Both houses of the state Legislature voted in June to pass the original version of the measure (S2784), which would have capped sales tax on yachts at $20,000.

 

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