(a) The Governor shall deliver to the Secretary of State or a designee in the Secretary’s office: (1) each bill that the Governor approves, immediately after the approval; (2) each bill that becomes law without the approval of the Governor, on the day the bill becomes law; (3) each bill that the Governor vetoes; and (4) each executive order effective under Article II, § 24 of the Maryland Constitution. (b) (1) Subject to § 2–1248 of this title, the Secretary of State shall assign a chapter number to each bill that becomes law and to each executive order issued pursuant to Article II, § 24 of the Maryland Constitution. (2) Chapter numbers shall be assigned in the order in which the bills become law.
Maryland Legal Code