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2320 VETOES
conform his conduct to the requirements of law was substantially
impaired as a result of mental incapacity, mental disorder, OR
emotional disturbance, or INVOLUNTARY intoxication.
(5) The youthful age of the defendant at the time of
the crime.
(6) The act of the defendant was not the sole
proximate cause of the victim's death.
(7) It is unlikely that the defendant will engage in
further criminal activity that would constitute a continuing
threat to society.
(8) Any other facts which the jury or the court
specifically sets forth in writing that it finds as mitigating
circumstances in the case.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1983.
May 31, 1983
The Honorable Melvin A. Steinberg
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404
Dear Mr. President:
In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill 199.
This bill attempts to regulate certain forms of industrial
homework within the garment manufacturing business. Industrial
homework has been regulated by the federal government for over 40
years.
Senate Bill 199 was originally intended to impose a ban on
industrial homework in the knitted outerwear industry, which ban
was lifted effective November 9, 1981 by the U.S. Labor
Department. Although the bill speaks of the "garment
manufacturing" business, that term covers several of the
industries subject to the federal ban on industrial homework, as
well as the knitted outerwear industry.
The definition of a "garment manufacturing employer"
contained in the bill was amended to exclude employers of four or
fewer individuals, employers who sell over 35 percent of the
apparel they make, and non-profit organizations. Consequently,
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