Tag Archives: Veto Overrides

MD House Overrides Hogan Veto On Drug Paraphernalia 

Jonathan Shurberg   January 21, 2016   No Comments on MD House Overrides Hogan Veto On Drug Paraphernalia 

The House of Delegates today overrode another Larry Hogan veto, this time of a bill to eliminate criminal penalties for possession of marijuana paraphernalia. The vote was 86-55 (one vote to spare this time). Governor Hogan claimed that this bill would legalize driving while impaired by marijuana. Bobby Zirkin this week claimed that Hogan was lying - it appears that the… Read more »

JUST IN: Voting Rights Bill Veto Overridden In The House [UPDATED]

Jonathan Shurberg   January 20, 2016   No Comments on JUST IN: Voting Rights Bill Veto Overridden In The House [UPDATED]

Vote was 85-56. No votes to spare. At least two votes flipped. That’s all I know right now. This was the heaviest lift of all the overrides and the most important. Good news - more later as I get details. UPDATE: Courtesy of David Moon on FB, here’s a photo of the vote board. Pam Beidle and Charlie Barkley flipped…. Read more »

Veto Overrides - A Correction

Jonathan Shurberg   January 11, 2016   No Comments on Veto Overrides - A Correction

Back in May, I wrote about the prospects for veto overrides of the four bills. With respect to the marijuana paraphernalia bill, I stated then that only one Republican voted for the bill. In fact, it was three (Grammer, Kittleman, and Miele). Moreover, there were eight D “no” votes, not six as I wrote. And the bill was SB517. I pretty… Read more »

Every Delegate Counts

Jonathan Shurberg   December 3, 2015   No Comments on Every Delegate Counts

Karen Montgomery has been a wonderful elected official, an unswerving progressive in her values and a valuable member of the House and later the Senate. I represented her as an attorney in 2010, when she won by a razor thin margin in the primary, and I’ve worked with her on several pieces of legislation since then. Replacing her is literally… Read more »