S.B. 344

VETOES

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 344.

This bill prohibits an adult from allowing an individual under 21 years of age to possess or
consume alcoholic beverages in the residence in which the adult resides unless the
individuals are members of the same immediate family or the consumption is for religious
purposes.

House Bill 267, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May 14,
1996, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate
Bill 344.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

Senate Bill No. 344

AN ACT concerning

Alcoholic Beverages - Possession or Consumption— Adult Responsibility

FOR the purpose of prohibiting an adult from allowing an individual under a certain age
to actually possess or consume alcoholic beverages under certain circumstances;
clarifying a certain exception to a prohibition of a person furnishing an alcoholic
beverage to an individual under a certain age; and generally relating to the
prohibition of furnishing an alcoholic beverage to an individual under a certain age
and prohibiting an adult from allowing the possession or consumption of an
alcoholic beverage by an individual under a certain age.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 401A

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

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

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

401A.

(a) Except as provided in subsection [(b)] (C) of this section, a person may not
furnish any alcoholic beverage to another person if:

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