WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

the contract, or qualifies as an independent contractor for
federal tax purposes.

Senate Bill 825, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on May 25, 1989, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House Bill 1472.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

House Bill No. 1472

AN ACT concerning

Workers' Compensation - Owner Operators of Motor
Vehicles and Motor Carriers

FOR the purpose of exempting from workers' compensation coverage
certain owner operators of certain motor vehicles who enter

into certain contracts with motor carriers; requiring

certain owner operators of certain motor vehicles to provide
proof of certain insurance as may be required by the
workers' compensation law; exempting certain motor carriers
from certain claims of employees of certain owner operators
of certain motor vehicles; and generally relating to the
workers' compensation liability of certain owner operators
of certain motor vehicles who enter into certain contracts
with motor carriers. written contracts with motor carriers
for permanent or trip leasing under certain circumstances
certain contracts with motor carriers; requiring certain
owner operators of motor vehicles to provide proof of
certain insurance as may be required by the workers
compensation law; providing that a motor carrier shall be
deemed a principal contractor and an owner operator shall be
deemed a subcontractor and subject to a certain section; and
generally relating to the workers' compensation liability of
certain owner operators of motor vehicles who enter into
certain contracts with motor carriers.

BY adding to

Article 101 - Workmen's Compensation

Section 21(c)(8)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

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