H.B. 1262

VETOES

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety, has
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected to
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is
enacted.

May 26, 1994

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, 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 1262.

This bill would alter the definition of marital property to include all real property held by
the parties as tenants by the entirety unless excluded by a valid agreement.

Senate Bill 41, 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 House
Bill 1262.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

House Bill No. 1262

AN ACT concerning

Family Law - Marital Property

FOR the purpose of altering the definition of "marital property" to include all real
property held by the parties as tenants by the entirety; providing for a certain
exception; requiring the court, in determining the amount and method of payment
of a monetary award, to consider the contribution by either party of nonmarital
property to the acquisition of real property held by the parties as tenants by the
entirety; providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to property
disposition in annulment and divorce.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Family Law
Section 8-201(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

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