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2007 Vetoed Bills and Messages
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H.B. 879
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May 17, 2007
The Honorable Michael E. Busch
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
Dear Mr. Speaker:
In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, today I have
vetoed House Bill 879 - Forensic Laboratories - Standards and Oversight.
This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations
that set standards and requirements for forensic laboratories. It also requires a
laboratory that examines or analyzes forensic specimens to demonstrate satisfactory
performance in a specified proficiency testing program and mandates that the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene review proficiency tests and proficiency
testing programs.
Senate Bill 351, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me,
accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House
Bill 879.
Sincerely,
Martin O'Malley
Governor
House Bill 879
AN ACT concerning
Forensic Laboratories - Standards and Oversight
FOR the purpose of requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt
regulations that set certain standards and requirements; specifying the
required contents of certain regulations; requiring an individual who a
laboratory that examines or analyzes forensic specimens on behalf of a certain
laboratory to demonstrate satisfactory performance in a certain proficiency
testing program; requiring the Secretary to adopt certain regulations for a
certain proficiency testing program; requiring a certain employee the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to review certain proficiency tests
and proficiency test results at certain times testing programs; requiring the
Secretary to conduct certain inspections for a certain purpose; authorizing the
Secretary to conduct certain investigations and surveys; providing that certain
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