I think he is simply bought off.
He did nothing about the law until 17 days before the deadline to file a veto referendum. This after two months of inactivity. But some money got injected into the equation.
The veto referendum cost about $100,000. Moms Demand Action was intimately involved. They are heavily funded by Michael Bloomberg.
Bought off …
1) The biggest problem with political corruption is that politicians are actually worth buying. This indicates that they have too much power.
2) If he’s bought off, there’s a reason the buyers went to him.