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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 284

Similarly, subsection (a) of this section is revised
to require the presiding officer to have the State
seal affixed. Md. Constitution, Art. III, § 30 is
ambiguous since the phrase "by the presiding officer"
may apply only to presentment or both to affixing the
seal and presenting the bill, and Senate Rule 62 and
House Rule 62 expressly state that the President and
the Speaker affix the seal. However, the revision
would encompass practice, under which the Secretary of
the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the House affixes the
seal.

Also in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of this section,
the former references to presentment "for his
approval" are deleted, since, under Md. Constitution,
Art. II, § 17, the Governor may veto a bill.

Defined terms: "Bill" § 2-1508
"House" § 2-101 "Senate" § 2-101

2-1510. DESIGNEE FOR PRESENTMENT.

(A)  PERMITTED.

THE GOVERNOR MAY DESIGNATE ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL TO RECEIVE
BILLS WHILE THE GOVERNOR IS ILL OR NECESSARILY ABSENT FROM THE
SEAT OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

(B)  FORM.

A DESIGNATION UNDER THIS SECTION:

(1)  SHALL BE IN WRITING;

(2)  SHALL BE SENT TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE
SENATE AND THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE HOUSE;

(3)  ON RECEIPT BY THOSE OFFICERS, SHALL BE ENTERED IN
FULL IN THE SENATE JOURNAL AND THE HOUSE JOURNAL; AND

(4)  IS EFFECTIVE DURING THE PERIOD THAT THE GOVERNOR
SPECIFIES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the ninth through
twelfth clauses of former Art. 41, § 45.

In subsection (a) of this section, the former
limitation "during the session of the General
Assembly" is deleted since most bills are presented
after adjournment of the General Assembly, and, thus,
in practice, the designation is used most frequently
then.