Hobbs Wednesday vetoed both of the House's budget proposals with just five days left to keep the government running.
The state Senate, which has worked with the Democratic governor and ended its 2025 session June 20 after passing its version of a $17.6 million budget, is hoping for more success if the House passes the Senate budget. In fact, Hobbs said Wednesday she likes the Senate version better.
Hobbs vetoed the 28 bills that made up the House Republican majority’s two budget proposals. The governor previously said she wouldn’t sign a budget that she felt short-changed public safety, child care and veterans.
“For months, I worked with leaders of both parties, in both chambers, to craft a bipartisan, balanced and fiscally responsible budget that the majority of Senate Republicans support,” Hobbs said in a news release. “That budget has pay raises for State Troopers and firefighters, cuts taxes on small businesses, invests in combating Veterans homelessness, and makes childcare more affordable and accessible. It passed the Senate and should be voted on by the House."
Republicans have majorities in both the House and Senate, but lack enough seats to override Hobbs' vetoes.
