HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(D) HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS SHALL PROVIDE
CONTINUATION COVERAGE REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE 48A, § 490G OF THE
CODE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
apply to group contracts issued or renewed after the effective
date of this Act.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1986.

May 27, 1986
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 658.

This bill gives the Juvenile Court and District Court
concurrent jurisdiction over an adult who is charged with
contributing to the delinquency of a minor. In addition, Senate
Bill 658 would repeal provisions allowing the Juvenile Court to
waive its jurisdiction upon its own motion or motion of any party
to the proceeding.

The Attorney General has advised me in his bill review
letter dated May 22, 1986 that the repeal of this waiver
provision would violate the defendant's constitutional right to a
jury trial. Elimination of the waiver provision would prohibit a
defendant from removing the case from juvenile court jurisdiction
to a criminal court where jury trial is available. Because this
provision was considered an integral part of the bill and thus
not severable, the Attorney General could not approve it for
constitutionality.

House Bill 800, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on May 27, 1986, accomplishes the original intent of
Senate Bill 658. Therefore, for the above reasons, I have
decided to veto Senate Bill 658.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor