Tenn. House to vote on menu labeling veto override

Published Feb. 8, 2010 at 5:08 p.m.
The Tennessee House is set to vote on whether to turn back Gov. Phil Bredesen's veto of a bill to limit authority for requiring calorie counts on restaurant menus.The Senate last month voted 24-7 to override the Democratic governor's veto.If at least 50 out of 99 House members agree Monday evening, then the measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Susan Lynn of Mt. Juliet will become law. The bill originally passed on a 79-12 vote last year.The measure would only allow local elected officials - and not the health boards they appoint - to establish menu labeling requirements. The bill was introduced in response to a decision in Nashville last year to require menu labeling at chain restaurants.Bredesen vetoed the bill in July, citing Tennessee's obesity rate that ranks among the highest in the nation.


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