S.B. 157

VETOES

SUBTITLE 4. NOTICE OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

17-401.

IN THIS SUBTITLE, "CONTRIBUTION" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN ARTICLE 33,
§ 1-1 OF THE CODE.

17-402.

EACH STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT CONTRACT SHALL
INCLUDE A CLAUSE COVERING THE OBLIGATION OF A CONTRACTOR TO COMPLY
WITH THE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER
SUBTITLE 30 OF ARTICLE 33 OF THE CODE TO WHICH THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE
SUBJECT.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1997.

May 22, 1997

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 157.

This bill requires a law enforcement officer to accompany a domestic abuse complainant
victim to the family home to remove the medicine and medical devices of the complainant
or any child in the care of the complainant.

House Bill 680, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May 8,
1997, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate
Bill 157.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

Senate Bill No. 157

AN ACT concerning

Domestic Abase - Duties of Law Enforcement Officers

FOR the purpose of requiring a law enforcement officer who responds to a request for
assistance from a person who alleges to have been a victim of domestic abuse and
who believes there is a danger of serious and immediate injury to himself or herself
to accompany the complainant to the family home so that the complainant may
remove any medicine or medical devices of the complainant and of any child in the

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