WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

of the award with the circuit court having proper venue, as
provided in Title 6, Subtitle 2 of this article and the court
shall confirm the award. Upon confirmation the award shall
constitute a final judgment.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

May 27, 1988

The Honorable R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 227.

This bill authorizes a court to modify a child support award
subsequent to the filing of a motion for modification and
prohibits a court from retroactively modifying a child support
award prior to the date of the filing of the motion for
modification.

Senate Bill 691, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on May 17, 1988, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House Bill 227.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

House Bill No. 227

AN ACT concerning

Child Support - Retroactive Modification

FOR the purpose of authorizing a court to modify a decree for
child support for payments subsequent to the filing of a

petition for modification; prohibiting a court from

retroactively modifying a decree for child support prior to

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