Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 2-1512
Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 2-1512
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See - Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
(b) (1) The Secretary of State shall enter, in the record, the chapter number of each bill that becomes law and each executive order.
(2) Near the chapter number, the Secretary of State shall enter:
(i) the Senate bill number, the House bill number, or the executive order number;
(ii) a brief summary of the subject of the bill or executive order;
(iii) as to a bill, the date of its presentment to the Governor; and
(iv) the date on which the bill or order was approved by the Governor or otherwise became law.
(c) (1) After the last chapter number, the Secretary of State shall enter, by Senate bill number or House bill number, a list of the bills that the Governor vetoed.
(2) Near the bill number, the Secretary of State shall enter:
(i) a brief summary of the subject of the bill;
(ii) the date of presentment to the Governor; and
(iii) the date of veto.