H.B. 1022                                                VETOES

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed
retroactively and shall be applied to licensees or licensed premises who, on July 1, 1996,
both were providing adult entertainment performances and were less than 1,000 feet,
from closest point to closest point, from a dwelling, church, park, child care center, or
school may not be construed to affect any current rules or regulations of the Board of
License Commissioners for Baltimore County or affect the authority of the Board to
adopt rules or regulations concerning prohibited practices for holders of alcoholic
beverages licenses.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any provision of this Act
or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid for any
reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other provisions
or any other application of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision
or application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are declared severable.

SECTION 4. 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 22, 1997

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
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 1022.

This bill alters the circumstances under which a fraternal benefit society is deemed to
have a representative form of government; increases the amount of a bond a society is
required to file with the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; increases the amount of
specified premiums a society must collect, provides that an amendment to the laws of a
society is deemed approved if not disapproved by the Commissioner within a specified
period of time, and alters various other requirements concerning fraternal benefit
societies.

Senate Bill 504, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on April 29,
1997, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House
Bill 1022.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

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