Overview
- Cox, who issued the vetoes Thursday, rejected HB462 on rural school bus internet and HB164 on patient complaints.
- He said bus Wi‑Fi would push students toward more device time over face‑to‑face interaction, even for kids with long rides in rural areas.
- He nixed HB164 after finding it conflicted with SB117, which labels efforts to stop patient complaints to the state licensing division as unprofessional conduct.
- He let HB195 take effect without his signature to set up a state‑run, precious metals‑backed electronic payment system after similar legislation drew a veto last year.
- These decisions track with his recent school tech limits, including a newly signed bell‑to‑bell cellphone ban and warnings about AI in classrooms.