BISMARCK - North Dakota's House has voted to override Gov. Doug Burgum's veto of a bill that limits a governor's ability to set salary bonuses for staff.
Representatives on Wednesday voted 84-7 to override Burgum, well over the 63 votes necessary. The Senate will hold its own override vote this week.
Burgum has argued the legislation improperly infringes on the executive branch.
Legislators passed the measure after then-Gov. Jack Dalrymple approved nearly $100,000 in retention bonuses for five staffers in 2015. It was the first time a governor had used the bonus program.
Leaders of both parties criticized the bonuses, and the president of the union that represents more than 11,500 public employees said the bonuses to Dalrymple's inner circle hurt state employees' morale.