House postpones vote on veto override of minimum wage raise

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont House on Wednesday postponed a vote on whether to override Republican Gov. Phil Scott's veto of a bill that would increase the minimum wage to $12.55 over the next two years.

Wednesday was the earliest day that House members could vote, WCAX-TV reported. House Speaker Mitzi Johnson said she postponed the vote because of the number of lawmakers who were absent.

Last week, the Senate, which has a Democratic majority, voted 24-6 in favor of the veto override.

The original minimum wage bill did not pass the Democrat-led House with the two-thirds margin that would be needed to override the governor's veto.

Scott said in his veto message that raising the minimum wage to $12.55 by 2022 could end up hurting the people it is intended to help.