ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
H.B. 429
regulations and encourages cooperation and discussion between the Legislative and
Executive Branches. According to the Department of Legislative Services Fiscal and
Policy Note, the AELR Committee received only 89 regulations by Executive Branch
agencies in 2003 for emergency approval.
Accordingly, the amended provisions to the Administrative Procedure Act would
unduly undermine the authority of the office of the Governor, particularly relating to
the approval of emergency regulations.
For the above stated reason, I have vetoed House Bill 429.
Very truly yours,
Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
Governor
House Bill No. 429
AN ACT concerning
State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Proposed Regulations
FOR the purpose of providing that a regulation is only effective if all the provisions of
the regulation address a single subject; requiring agencies to submit proposed
regulations to the Department of Legislative Services; prohibiting the Joint
Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review from
approving a request for emergency adoption of a proposed regulation during a
certain period unless the Governor makes a certain declaration; requiring the
Committee to impose a time limit, not to exceed a certain length, on the
effectiveness of emergency regulations; requiring the website of the General
Assembly to include certain information about certain emergency regulations
the Committee has received; requiring the Department of Legislative Services to
maintain a list of members of the public who have requested to receive notice of
the Department's receipt of certain emergency regulations; requiring the
Department to provide certain notice to certain members of the public;
specifying the manner in which the Department shall administer the list;
requiring certain promulgating units to provide copies of emergency regulations
to members of the public, on request; authorizing the Committee to take certain
actions on specific provisions of proposed regulations exercise certain powers
over proposed or emergency regulations or certain provisions of proposed or
emergency regulations; and generally relating to the Administrative Procedure
Act and proposed regulations.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Government
Section 10-110 and 10-111
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - State Government
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