Update: The majority Democrat Maryland General Assembly voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s vetoes of three police reform bills on Saturday, making Maryland the first state to repeal a Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights, and enacting sweeping changes to the state’s law enforcement procedures.

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Shortly after Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed three major bills in a landmark police reform package, state lawmakers are poised to override the governor’s rulings in the final days of the legislative session.

Passed by the democratically controlled General Assembly last week, the package of legislation contains sweeping reforms to the state’s policing policies and overhauls how officers are protected under the law. The bills’ approval from House and Senate lawmakers came after days of deliberation between lawmakers of the two chambers, and months after the protests against police brutality and racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd.

On Friday night, Hogan rejected three bills within the package, writing in a statement that they would cause “great damage to police recruitment and retention” and pose “significant risks to public safety.”

One of the bills Hogan vetoed would make police disciplinary records and complaints against officers publicly available. It would also limit when police could execute “no-knock warrants.” The second bill would require the use of body-worn cameras for certain agencies by 2023, and create a statewide use-of-force policy. The final — and perhaps most controversial bill — to receive Hogan’s veto would repeal and replace the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, which lays out extensive job protections and due process requirements for officers facing allegations of misconduct.

Within hours of Hogan’s Friday night announcement, House delegates voted to overrule the governor’s veto on the bill pertaining to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, setting Maryland up to be the first state in the U.S. to repeal such a provision. Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) also released a statement Friday indicating the chamber’s plans to override Hogan’s ruling.

“Tomorrow, the Senate will take the necessary action to ensure that we can have safer communities and fairer policing throughout our state,” Ferguson wrote. “Once enacted, we look forward to working with all stakeholders and partners in government to ensure these laws build a stronger and safer Maryland.”

The General Assembly is convening Saturday before its legislative session ends at midnight on Monday, April 12, and is expected to override all three of Hogan’s vetoes.

On Thursday, Hogan vetoed a bill that would abolish life-without-parole sentences for juvenile offenders, and allow a minor who is sentenced as an adult to petition for a reduced sentence after serving 20 years. On Saturday, the Senate voted to override Hogan’s veto of that bill, according to WBAL-TV.

This post was updated to reflect that the General Assembly voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s vetoes.