Maryland Legislature Overrides Two of Moore's Vetoes

The Maryland General Assembly overrode two of Governor Wes Moore's vetoes, covering bills on divorce-record privacy and freight train regulation, while three other vetoed bills were maintained. Coverage centers on the override action itself; the other supplied reports concerning Moore's State of the State address and Kentucky's legislative session describe separate, unrelated events.
In late May 2026, Maryland Governor Wes Moore issued veto letters for five bills passed by the Maryland General Assembly. Under the Maryland Constitution, bills vetoed during a regular session must be addressed at the legislature's next convening if lawmakers wish to override the governor. The General Assembly held a special session to consider the vetoed measures and voted to override two of them: one bill increasing privacy protections for divorce records and another imposing additional regulations on freight trains. The remaining three vetoes were maintained, meaning those bills did not become law. No further legislative or executive action on the three sustained vetoes has been reported. Details on the specific reasoning behind Moore's original vetoes, the vote margins for the overrides, and the identities of the three bills whose vetoes stood are not established in the available reporting.
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2 Wes Moore vetoes overridden by MD General Assembly; 3 maintained
The Maryland General Assembly overrode Gov. Wes Moore's vetoes on two bills: legislation to make divorce records more private and to increase regulations for freight trains. In late May, Moore issued veto letters for five bills the legislature had sent to his desk, and the General Assembly convened a special session to bypass the governor on some of them. Under the Maryland Constitution, bills vetoed during a regular session must be taken up during the legislature's next convening if lawmakers intend to override the governor.
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