Md. Code, State Government § 2-1510
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Government § 2-1510, part of Maryland’s Code, State Government — covers the structure and operation of Maryland state government.
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§2–1510.
Official statutory text
(a) The Governor may designate another individual to receive bills while the Governor is ill or necessarily absent from the seat of the State government.
(b) A designation under this section:
(1) shall be in writing;
(2) shall be sent to the presiding officer of the Senate and the presiding officer of the House;
(3) on receipt by those officers, shall be entered in full in the Senate journal and the House journal; and
(4) is effective during the period that the Governor specifies.
(b) A designation under this section:
(1) shall be in writing;
(2) shall be sent to the presiding officer of the Senate and the presiding officer of the House;
(3) on receipt by those officers, shall be entered in full in the Senate journal and the House journal; and
(4) is effective during the period that the Governor specifies.
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