WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        S.B. 183

Article - Family Law

SUBTITLE 2A. COMMERCIAL SURROGATE PARENTAGE CONTRACTS

5-2A-01.

A COMMERCIAL SURROGATE PARENTAGE CONTRACT IS VOID AND
UNENFORCEABLE AS AGAINST STATE POLICY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

May 26, 1994

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.

President of the Senate

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 183.

This bill would make it a misdemeanor (theft) to willfully and knowingly obtain or exert
unauthorized control over a newspaper with the intent to prevent others from reading it.

House Bill 198, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May 26,
1994, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate
Bill 183.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

Senate Bill No. 183

AN ACT concerning

Crimes - Newspaper Theft

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the theft of certain newspapers by individuals possessing
a certain intent; establishing certain penalties; defining a certain term; and
generally relating to theft.

BY adding to

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 345

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1992 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

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