Wolf’s veto means that the house and the senate can vote to override the veto and make the bill a law, but both the house and senate would need a two-thirds majority vote for the override.

Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) said in news release Monday afternoon that the house will vote to override the veto.

“First off, schools already have the ability to decide whether or not they do sports,” Wolf said during a news conference Monday morning. “As to how many fans they can have together, I’m always amazed politicians thinking they can wave a magic wand and suspend reality. Next I’m waiting for someone to come along and say we are going to suspend the law of gravity.”

Currently, Wolf has a mitigation order in place that indoor events should not exceed 25 people and outdoor events should not exceed 250. Last week, his mitigation orders on people limitations were ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, but Wolf is appealing that decision.

On Friday, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released a statement asking school districts around the state to enforce the 25/250 limits for the time being while he appealed the court ruling and decided what to do with HB 2787.

Wolf went on to say Monday that “school districts are going to do what they do, but there is a virus out there and that virus really likes it when you bring a lot of people together, that’s what we know.

“You ignore that at your peril. You ignore reality, and the reality is that the virus is out to get us. As much as I hate that fact, and everyone hates that fact, it’s a fact. Instead of ignoring it, we should figure out what to do to keep that virus from infecting too many people.”