PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                        H.B. 1154

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

551.

(d) (2) In this subsection, "criminal investigation" means inquiries into alleged
criminal activities in violation of Article 27, §§ 286, 286A, 286B, 286C, 287, [and] 287A,
407, 408, 409, 410, AND 411 of the Code conducted by a law enforcement agency, a grand
jury, or a State's Attorney under Article 10, § 39A of the Code.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1995.

May 24, 1995

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 1154.

This bill contains the following business and consumer tax reduction provisions: (1) sales
tax - short term vehicle rentals; (2) sales tax - long term vehicle leases; (3) taxation of
banks and trust companies; (4) income tax - credits for clean-fuel vehicles; (5) research
and development personal property tax exemption; (6) Citizen Tax Reduction and Fiscal
Reserve Account; (7) work, not welfare tax credit; and (8) sales tax - vending machines.

Senate Bills 113, 152, 442, 648, and 868, which were passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on May 9, 1995, and Senate Bill 402, which will be signed by me on May 25,
1995, accomplish much of the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign
House Bill 1154.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

House Bill No. 1154

AN ACT concerning

Income Tax Reduction and Tax Structure Study
Business and Consumer Tax Reduction Act of 1995

FOR the purpose of altering the amount that an individual may deduct for certain
exemptions to determine Maryland taxable income for certain taxable years;

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