State lawmakers return to the statehouse Tuesday for a brief stay of only a day or two to deal with Gov. Mark Sanford’s vetoes. Among the bills at the top of the agenda is payday lending legislation, an issue which the General Assembly finally compromised on after years of debate. Richland County Senator Joel Lourie says he hopes to override the veto, but he says, ”You never know… There are a couple of things I don’t predict. I don’t predict how the Gamecocks are going to play, and I don’t predict what the legislature is going to do. But I’m cautiously optimistic. Based on the votes needed to pass the bill, I think we can override. But…you never know what’s going on that day.”
Lourie says he’s not aware of any state where a governor has overridden payday lending restrictions.
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