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Maryland Code, State Government § 2-1509

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) As soon as practicable after a bill is returned to the house of origin, the presiding officer shall have the State seal affixed to the bill and shall present the bill to the Governor or a designee of the Governor.

(b) The presiding officer who presents the bill or the clerk designated by the presiding officer shall:

(1) in the presence of the individual to whom the bill is presented, make and sign, on the back of the bill, a written memorandum of the day and hour of presentment; and

(2) have a corresponding entry made in the Senate journal or the House journal.

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