WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        Ch. 9

Article II, Section 17(b) of the Constitution of Maryland:

Section 17.

(b) If any Bill presented to the Governor while the General
Assembly is in session is not returned by him with his
objections within six days (Sundays excepted), the Bill
shall be a law in like manner as if he signed it, unless the
General Assembly, by adjournment, prevents its return, in
which case it shall not be a law.

On Tuesday, March 14, 1989, the Secretary of the Senate and the
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates formally presented to the
Governor's designee Senate Bill 785 and House Bill 1337,
respectively. Applying by analogy the provisions of Article 94
("Time") of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Governor had
until midnight March 21, 1989, to sign or veto those two pieces
of legislation. Having chosen not to sign the legislation and to
let the provisions of Article II, Section 17(b), determine the
effectiveness of the two bills, both pieces of legislation became
law as of midnight, March 21, 1989.

CHAPTER 9

(House Bill 1337)

AN ACT concerning

Targeted Tax Relief Act of 1989

FOR the purpose of providing, for Maryland income tax purposes, a
subtraction from federal adjusted gross income for certain
individuals whose income is not greater than certain poverty
thresholds levels; allowing an additional exemption in a
certain amount for certain blind or elderly individuals to
determine Maryland taxable income; repealing a provision
allowing additional standard deductions for certain blind or
elderly individuals; increasing certain minimum limitations
applicable to the standard deduction; increasing the amount
that an individual may deduct for certain exemptions to
determine Maryland taxable income; altering the formula for
calculating credits and increasing the maximum credits
available under the State program of property tax credits
for renters; requiring certain actions within a specified
period with regard to the State program of property tax
credits for renters; altering the formula for calculating
credits, and increasing the maximum eligible assessed value
and maximum grants in the State program of property tax
credits for homeowners; requiring the Comptroller to pay
from the income tax revenue certain amounts to certain
counties and Baltimore City for a certain fiscal year;

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