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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [SB-293]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting an individual from causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as a result of the individual operating a vehicle in violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law; defining "vulnerable individual" as a pedestrian lawfully engaged in certain activity, including certain workers and emergency services personnel, an individual lawfully walking an animal, or an individual operating certain modes of transport; establishing penalties of a fine of up to $2,000, community service, and participation in a safety course; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 1/27 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Environment and Natural Resources - Complaints, Inspections, and Enforcement - Information Maintenance and Reporting [HB-204]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to receive and process complaints involving alleged violations of certain air and water quality requirements in a certain manner; requiring the Department to keep an electronic record of certain complaints for 10 years; requiring the Department Natural Resources to report, on or before September 30 each year, to the Governor and the General Assembly certain information relating to the enforcement of natural resources and conservation laws; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Elizabeth Lierman
Hearing 1/27 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)
Leaving accident scene; private property [HB-2027]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Leaving accident scene; private property
Sponsored by: Sen. John Kavanagh
Transmitted To Governor on 04/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-118]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting an individual from causing the serious physical injury or death of a certain vulnerable individual as a result of the individual operating a vehicle in violation of Maryland Vehicle Law; defining "vulnerable individual" as a person acting lawfully including a pedestrian, certain workers and emergency services personnel, an individual walking an animal, or an individual operating certain modes of transport; establishing certain penalties of a fine of up to $2,000, community service, motor vehicle safety education; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Education – Harford County – Liability of School Bus Contractors [HB-54]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that an entity operating a school bus under a contract with the Harford County Board of Education to provide student transportation services may not be held liable beyond the limits of the entity's insurance coverage under the contract with the Harford County Board of Education through the Maryland Association of Boards of Education in any suit that arises from a vehicular accident or an act or omission of an officer, a director, or an employee of the entity except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa E. Reilly
Hearing 1/27 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Education – Harford County – Liability of School Bus Contractors [SB-129]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that an entity operating a school bus under a contract with the Harford County Board of Education to provide student transportation services may not be held liable beyond the limits of the entity's insurance coverage under the contract with the Harford County Board of Education through the Maryland Association of Boards of Education in any suit that arises from a vehicular accident or an act or omission of an officer, a director, or an employee of the entity except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason C. Gallion
Hearing 1/20 At 2:00 P.m. on 12/29/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Road User - Penalties [SB-868]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable road user as a result of the person operating a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner or in violation of certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing a penalty of a fine not exceeding $2,000; establishing additional penalties of participation in a motor vehicle safety course and up to 150 hours of community service; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Safety - Hit and Run Suspects - Yellow Alert Program [SB-499]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Requiring the Department of State Police to recruit public and commercial television and radio broadcasters, local volunteer groups, social media experts, and other members of the public on an ongoing basis to assist in updating and improving the Yellow Alert Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/21/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Pedestrians or Nonmotorized Vehicles - Comparative Negligence [SB-465]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting recovery by a certain plaintiff from being barred in a certain civil action due to the plaintiff's negligence, except under certain circumstances; requiring any damages awarded under the Act to be diminished in proportion to the amount of negligence attributed to the plaintiff; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing (Danshaun's Law) [SB-1150]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a police officer who detains a driver who was involved in a vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person to require the driver to submit to certain drug and alcohol testing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Project Planning Documents - Public Access [HB-1281]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to make available to the public any reports, studies, or other documents produced by the Administration or by any consultant or contractor for the Administration during the initial project planning phase or final project planning phase; authorizing the Administration to redact traffic accident data from any report, study, or other document but prohibiting the Administration from withholding the report, study, or other document in its entirety; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Alan Korman
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-1099]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as a result of the person operating a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner or in violation of certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing that a person convicted of a violation of the Act is subject to a fine of up to $2,000 and must appear in court and may not prepay the fine; establishing additional penalties of participation in a motor vehicle safety course and up to 150 hours of community service; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen W Lafferty
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [SB-907]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, the performance or inducement or attempted performance or inducement of an abortion unless a certain determination as to the probable age of the unborn child is made by a certain physician; providing that the failure of a physician to perform certain actions is deemed "unprofessional conduct"; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations on or before January 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Trauma Fund - State Primary Adult Resource Center - Reimbursement of On-Call and Standby Costs [SB-901]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the purpose of the Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund to include subsidizing the documented costs incurred by the State primary adult resource center to maintain certain on-call and standby health care providers; and requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to develop certain guidelines for the reimbursement of certain costs.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 394 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Reckless Driving Contributing to an Accident – Required Court Appearance [SB-804]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a person charged with reckless driving that contributes to an accident to appear in court and prohibiting the person from prepaying the fine.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Surface Mining – Zone of Dewatering Influence – Remedies [SB-54]
[Mining ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
Requiring a certain surface mining permittee, on discovery of a sudden subsidence of the surface of the land, to immediately implement appropriate safety measures to protect public health and safety; requiring a certain permittee to permanently replace a water supply within a zone of dewatering influence within 45 days of the date on which the permittee knew of the water supply failure; authorizing a certain surface mining permittee to seek reimbursement for certain water supply replacement costs under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 137 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Baltimore Police Department - Reporting on Vehicle Accidents [SB-479]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Baltimore Police Department to require responding law enforcement officers to complete certain accident reports for vehicle accidents; requiring an accident report to contain information about the cause of the accident, the conditions at the time of the accident, identification of the persons and vehicles involved in the accident, and any damage to public property or infrastructure; and requiring the Baltimore Police Department to provide a copy of each accident report to certain departments in Baltimore City.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Pedestrian Safety Fund Act of 2019 [SB-460]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Increasing the maximum fine from $500 to $1,000 that may be imposed for a violation of provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law regarding crosswalks; establishing the Pedestrian Safety Fund for the purpose of enhancing the safety and quality of pedestrian and bicycle transportation, including through certain educational programming for bicyclists, motorists, and pedestrians, certain physical design changes, and certain increased enforcement of existing rules of the road; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 519 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Rental Vehicles - Security [SB-436]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that the owner of a rental vehicle may satisfy a certain insurance requirement by maintaining a certain security that is secondary to any other valid and collectible coverage under certain circumstances and subject to a certain exception; providing that security maintained by the owner of a rental vehicle or replacement vehicle is primary under certain circumstances; requiring the owner of a rental vehicle to provide a certain notice to the renter of the rental vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 472 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Allegany County and Garrett County - School Buses - Length of Operation [SB-215]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the length of time a school vehicle may be operated in Allegany County and Garrett County from 12 years to 15 years, unless it fails to meet the applicable school bus and motor vehicle safety standards.
Sponsored by: Sen. George C Edwards
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 116 on 04/18/2019