Maryland General Assembly Overrides Two of Governor Moore's Vetoes

In late May, Maryland Governor Wes Moore issued veto letters for five bills passed by the General Assembly. The legislature subsequently convened to reconsider these vetoes, as required under the Maryland Constitution, which mandates that vetoed bills from a regular session be taken up at the legislature's next convening if lawmakers seek an override. Of the five vetoed bills, the General Assembly voted to override two: one making divorce records more private and another increasing regulations on freight trains. The remaining three vetoes were maintained, meaning the legislature did not override them and Moore's original decisions on those bills stood. The specific content and titles of the three bills whose vetoes were maintained were not detailed in available reporting. It is also unclear from the available sources what specific objections Moore raised in his veto letters or the vote margins by which the two overrides passed.