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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1511" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Governor shall deliver to the Secretary of State or a designee in the Secretary’s office:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>each bill that the Governor approves, immediately after the approval;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>each bill that becomes law without the approval of the Governor, on the day the bill becomes law;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>each bill that the Governor vetoes; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>each executive order effective under Article II, § 24 of the Maryland Constitution.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Chapter numbers shall be assigned in the order in which the bills become law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
