May 26, 2005
The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
Dear Mr. President:
In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, today I have vetoed Senate Bill 580 -
This bill provides that a person may not be stayed or otherwise prohibited from exercising specified rights in delinquency proceedings brought under specified provisions of law against specified insurers and requires specified net or settlement amounts due to an insurer subject to a specified delinquency proceeding to be transferred to or on the order of the receiver for the insurer. It also specifies the manner in which a receiver in a delinquency proceeding must transfer specified netting agreements and qualified financial contracts.
House Bill 666, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate Bill 580.
Very truly yours,
Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
Governor