Wolf ‘can’t conceive’ that Pa. legislature will override his planned veto of high school sports attendance bill (Penn Live)

Wolf ‘can’t conceive’ that Pa. legislature will override his planned veto of high school sports attendance bill – By Greg Pickel (Penn Live) / Sept 10 2020

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf plans to veto a bill that would allow school districts to decide how many fans can attend indoor and outdoor high school sports games and events this fall, and he said Thursday he “can’t conceive” that the legislature would override his decision.

Both chambers have passed House Bill 2787. It would allow districts to circumvent the state’s current order that limits gatherings to 250 people outdoors and 25 indoors because of the coronavirus pandemic. Under the bill, schools could set their own limits on the number of fans that can be in the stands as long as health and safety protocols are followed, such as social distancing and mandatory mask wearing, among other things.

The House and Senate both approved the piece of legislation with enough bipartisan support to meet the two-thirds majority required to override the expected Wolf veto.

Asked at a news conference in York if he would consider ordering that no high school sports be played if the bill goes into effect, the governor said he hasn’t even considered that.

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