Montgomery, AL – The fate of a bill designed to boost tourism spending by extending summer vacation for school children is in limbo as the Alabama Senate has delayed a vote on overriding a veto by Gov. Robert Bentley.
The House voted 71-21 Tuesday to override the governor's veto.
But the Senate on Wednesday delayed action on the bill so senators could debate a measure that would make changes in the state's immigration law.
The sponsor, Republican Sen. Randy Davis of Fairhope, said it would generate as much as $22 million in tax revenue by saying that the school year can't start more than two weeks before Labor Day.
Davis said Wednesday he thought the Senate would override the governor's veto before the end of the session, which has two working days remaining.
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