Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles [HB-230]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the driver of a vehicle to drive on the left side of the roadway in a no-passing zone to overtake and pass at a safe distance a bicycle traveling in the same direction in accordance with a certain provision of law and in a certain manner.
HB-230: Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 114 on 05/08/2020
Relating To Low-speed Electric Bicycles. [SB-1078]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
Amends the definition of "bicycle" for the purposes of county vehicular taxes, highway safety laws, and Statewide Traffic Code by adding and defining low-speed electric bicycles and requiring that an operator of a low-speed electric bicycle be at least 15 years of age. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
SB-1078: Relating To Low-speed Electric Bicycles.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald D. Kouchi
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Electric Foot Scooters. [SB-665]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Defines electric foot scooters and clarifies that laws relating to bicycles in general also apply to electric foot scooters. Requires an operator of an electric foot scooter to be at least fourteen years of age. (SD1)
SB-665: Relating To Electric Foot Scooters.
Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Mercado Kim
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Low-speed Electric Bicycles. [HB-1523]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Clarifies the definition of "bicycles" for purposes of county vehicular taxes, highway safety laws, statewide traffic code, and bicycle laws by adding "low-speed electric bicycles" and defining low-speed electric bicycles. Excludes low-speed electric bicycles from the definitions of "moped", "motor vehicle", and "vehicle". Prohibits low-speed electric bicycle riding on all sidewalks.
HB-1523: Relating To Low-speed Electric Bicycles.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy A. San Buenaventura
Referred To Trn, Jud, Referral Sheet 6 on 01/30/2017
Relating To Motor Vehicles. [SB-742]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits a motor vehicle from being operated within the safe passing zone of three feet surrounding a person operating a bicycle. Defines "safe passing zone".
SB-742: Relating To Motor Vehicles.
Sponsored by: Sen. Josh Green
Passed First Reading. on 01/23/2017
Relating To Motor Vehicles. [SB-238]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the driver of a vehicle overtaking a bicyclist to allow at least a three-foot separation between the driver's vehicle and the bicyclist. Allows a driver of a vehicle to overtake a bicyclist in a no passing zone when overtaking the bicyclist can be done safely.
SB-238: Relating To Motor Vehicles.
Sponsored by: Sen. Breene Harimoto
The Committee On Psm Deferred The Measure. on 02/09/2017
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Operation on Sidewalks and in Crosswalks [HB-997]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that, subject to specified provisions of law, a person has specified rights and is subject to specified restrictions applicable to pedestrians while the person is lawfully operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area or in or through a crosswalk; providing that, at an intersection, a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle is subject to specified traffic control signals; etc.
HB-997: Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Operation on Sidewalks and in Crosswalks
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 754 on 05/25/2017
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - College Park Complete and Green Streets [SB-886]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $100,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and City Council of the City of College Park for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the College Park Complete and Green Streets project, located in Prince George's County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
SB-886: Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - College Park Complete and Green Streets
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/11 At 10:00 A.m. on 03/11/2017
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Operation on Sidewalks and in Crosswalks [SB-925]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that, subject to specified provisions of law, a person has specified rights and is subject to specified restrictions applicable to pedestrians while the person is lawfully operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area or in or through a crosswalk; providing that, at an intersection, a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle is subject to specified traffic control signals; etc.
SB-925: Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Operation on Sidewalks and in Crosswalks
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2018
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - College Park Woods Hiker/Biker Connector Trail [SB-888]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the College Park Woods Hiker/Biker Connector Trail, located in Prince George's County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds; etc.
SB-888: Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - College Park Woods Hiker/Biker Connector Trail
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/11 At 10:00 A.m. on 03/11/2017
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - College Park Complete and Green Streets [HB-833]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $100,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and City Council of the City of College Park for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the College Park Complete and Green Streets project, located in Prince George's County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
HB-833: Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - College Park Complete and Green Streets
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles - Use of Crosswalks [HB-527]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person to ride a bicycle in or through a crosswalk in a place where a person may not lawfully ride a bicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area; providing that a person riding a bicycle in or through a crosswalk is subject to specified traffic control signals; prohibiting a person riding a bicycle in or through a crosswalk from suddenly leaving the curb or other place of safety and moving into the path of a vehicle that is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield; etc.
HB-527: Vehicle Laws - Bicycles - Use of Crosswalks
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn J B Howard
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/14/2017
Vehicle Laws - Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons [HB-578]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that a pedestrian hybrid beacon is a traffic control signal; establishing that specified provisions of law do not apply to pedestrian hybrid beacons; authorizing the State Highway Administration or a local jurisdiction to install a pedestrian hybrid beacon in accordance with the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; etc.
HB-578: Vehicle Laws - Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn J B Howard
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/20/2017
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Pedestrians - Use of Crosswalks [SB-337]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the driver of a vehicle to come to a stop when a pedestrian or bicycle is stopped on a curb, a median divider, or any other place of safety, waiting to cross the roadway in a crosswalk; authorizing a person to ride a bicycle in or through a crosswalk in a place where a person may not lawfully ride a bicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area; providing that a person riding a bicycle in or through a crosswalk is subject to specified traffic control signals; etc.
SB-337: Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Pedestrians - Use of Crosswalks
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2017
Vehicle Laws - Pedestrian Hybrid Signals [SB-338]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the driver of a vehicle to obey a pedestrian hybrid signal in a specified manner; establishing a specified penalty for a violation of the Act; establishing that specified provisions of law relating to traffic control signal monitoring systems apply to pedestrian hybrid signals; establishing the manner in which a pedestrian or bicyclist is required to obey a pedestrian hybrid signal; etc.
SB-338: Vehicle Laws - Pedestrian Hybrid Signals
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2017
Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [HB-237]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting vehicle traffic from entering specified intersections against specified traffic signals if the vehicle is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection.
Task Force to Study Bicycle Safety on Maryland Highways [HB-192]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Bicycle Safety on Maryland Highways; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations on specified issues related to bicycle safety on highways in the State; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2017; etc.
HB-192: Task Force to Study Bicycle Safety on Maryland Highways
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen W Lafferty
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 835 on 05/27/2017
Task Force to Study Bicycle Safety on Maryland Highways [SB-142]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Bicycle Safety on Maryland Highways; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations on specified issues related to bicycle safety on highways in the State; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2017; etc.
SB-142: Task Force to Study Bicycle Safety on Maryland Highways
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger P. Manno
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 836 on 05/27/2017