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Gov. Mills Vetoes Change to Auto Repair Bill, Yet to Decide on Tribe Online Gaming

Gov. Mills Vetoes Change to Auto Repair Bill, Yet to Decide on Tribe Online Gaming

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Governor Janet Mills is vetoing only one bill out of 61 leftover from last year’s legislative session.

The one she’s rejecting would have changed Maine’s right-to-repair law, which allows small auto repair shops to access computer diagnostic information.

Mills still has not decided on a bill to allow tribes in Maine to offer online casino games in addition to their existing rights to online sports betting.

Seven of the 61 leftover bills were recalled by lawmakers, who may offer changes before sending them back to the governor. The rest are going into law without her signature.

“I appreciate the hard work of the Legislature to send a considerable number of bills to my desk, which required review and deliberation in advance of the upcoming session,” Mills said in a statement. “These decisions reflect careful consideration of each bill. I look forward to continuing to work with the Legislature in this next session, my last as governor, on legislation to benefit our state into the future.”

Among the bills going into law without Mills’ signature is one requiring homemade and 3D-printed firearms to have serial numbers. Another will limit the ability of state and local law enforcement to help federal immigration authorities investigate.

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