(Columbia-AP) May 3, 2006 - Governor Mark
Sanford vetoed a bill Wednesday night that would
increase fines for not properly restraining a child in a
vehicle from $25 to $150.
Sanford's spokesman Joel Sawyer says the governor
vetoed the bill because it did not include a clause
allowing lawyers to tell juries when someone injured in
a wreck was not wearing a seat belt.
Sawyer also says the bill puts the state on the
slippery slope of intruding into homes and families.
Senator Joel Lourie says the bill's goal is to
protect children and shouldn't be tied to another issue.
The Columbia Democrat says he will immediately begin
getting lawmakers together to overturn the veto.
Also Wednesday night, Sanford has decided to let a
bill requiring pharmacists and others selling cold
medicines to keep records of who buys the drugs to
become law without his signature. An ingredient in cold
medicines can be used to make methamphetamine.
Updated 10:48pm by Chantelle
Janelle
