Governor Hogan vetoed several pieces of legislation this past Friday, targeting bills that would have expanded workers’ rights, bolstered public transit, permitted local governments to raise taxes, and allowed some teachers to continue teaching remotely in the upcoming school year. This followed the veto of four bills earlier in the week that would have limited law enforcement’s ability to cooperate with federal law enforcement on immigration matters, legalize drug paraphernalia, and make the parole process less accountable to the public. A list of bills vetoed with links to the veto letters are listed below.

  • House Bill 16 – Correctional Services – Immigration Detention – Prohibition and House Bill 23 – Personal Information – State and Local Agencies – Restrictions on Access – Read the veto message
  • Senate Bill 420 – Criminal Law – Drug Paraphernalia for Administration – Decriminalization – Read the veto message
  • Senate Bill 202 – Correctional Services – Life Imprisonment – Parole –  Read the veto message
  • HB 1322 – Primary and Secondary Education – School Personnel Not Returning to In-Person Instruction and Work – Accommodations and Discipline – Read the governor’s letter here
  • SB 133/HB 319 – Local Tax Relief for Working Families Act of 2021, HB 933 – Anne Arundel County – Transfer Tax – Housing Trust Special Revenue Fund, and HB 1209 – Sales and Use Tax – Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing-Alterations – Read the governor’s letter here
  • SB 9 – State Employees – Collective Bargaining – Applicability, Bargaining Processes, and Memorandums of Understanding; SB 717/HB 904 – State Personnel – Collective Bargaining – Exclusive Representative Access to New Employees; and SB 746/HB 894 – Education – Community Colleges – Collective Bargaining – Read the governor’s letter here
  • SB 460/HB 419 – Economic Development – Advanced Clean Energy and Clean Energy Innovation Investments and Initiatives – Read the governor’s letter here
  • HB 719 – Commercial Tenants – Personal Liability Clauses – Enforceability Read the governor’s letter here
  • SB 199/HB 114 – Transportation – Maryland Transit Administration Funding and MARC Rail Extension Study (Transit Safety and Investment Act) – Read the governor’s letter here
  • SB 417/HB 777 – Power Plant Research Program – Review of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Alterations – Read the governor’s letter here
  • SB 95/HB 174 – Public Utilities – Investor-Owned Utilities – Prevailing Wage – Read the governor’s letter here
  • HB 278 – Economic Development – Job Creation Tax Credit – Qualified Position and Revitalization Area – Read the governor’s letter here
  • SB 97 – Purple Line Marketing Act – Read the governor’s letter here
  • HB 464 – Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission – Mandatory Referral Review MC/PG 101-21 – Read the governor’s letter here
  • SB 741/HB 836 – COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021 – Read the governor’s letter here
  • SB 780/HB 1003 – States of Emergency – Emergency Procurement and Budget Amendments – Notice and Authorization – Read the governor’s letter here
  • SB 829/HB 1091 – State Procurement – Emergency and Expedited Procurements – Revisions and Reporting – Read the governor’s letter here
  • SB 30/HB 133 – State Finance and Procurement – Appropriation Reductions (Board of Public Works Budget Reduction Clarification Act) – Read the governor’s letter here

For a complete list of House bills that Governor Hogan will allow to become law without his signature, click here.
For a complete list of Senate bills that Governor Hogan will allow to become law without his signature, click here.

See articles in the Baltimore Sun and Maryland Matters for additional coverage

Governor’s Press Release May 26
Governor’s Press Release May 28