The Republican governor, who took office in January, had mild symptoms Sunday and was tested Monday and received the positive result later in the day.

A day after Gov. Greg Gianforte tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Tuesday that first lady Susan Gianforte had also received a positive test result.

Two-thirds of the representatives in the House, which passed the bill by a 96-4 margin, would need to vote for the override to reverse the governor's veto.

House Republicans on Tuesday endorsed all three GOP-sponsored marijuana implementation bills, meeting the party leadership's expectations to propel each proposal to the Senate.

House Bill 588 would "make it easier for these agencies to enact the will of the voters that sent them there," Rep. Casey Knudsen told lawmakers last month.