Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have offered overtime pay to state employees making less than $31,000 annually.

In striking the bill, Stitt called for a broader conversation on developing standardized pay policies for all state agencies.

House Bill 2465 would have required that employees making less than $31,000 receive overtime pay instead of compensation time for additional hours worked.

There are about 170 state employees in 21 state agencies who earn annual salaries of less than $31,000, according to the state’s Office of Management and Enterprise Services.