Bicycles
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Department of Transportation – Pedestrian and Bicycle Access to Schools [HB-285]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to collect and consolidate available information from State and local agencies regarding an unmet need for safe pedestrian and bicycle access to schools in the State; and requiring the Department to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 295 on 04/24/2018
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Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles, Farm Equipment, Farm Tractors, and Animal-Drawn Vehicles [HB-222]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
Authorizing the driver of a vehicle to drive on the left side of the roadway in a no-passing zone to overtake and pass a bicycle, farm equipment, a farm tractor, or an animal-drawn vehicle in accordance with a certain provision of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Cassilly
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services - Bicycle Response Unit [HB-140]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a county or municipality to establish, by local law, an emergency medical response unit that travels by bicycle to assist with emergencies within the boundaries of the county or municipality; providing that the local law shall require a member of a certain unit to possess certain licenses or certifications; requiring the State Emergency Medical Services Board to establish policies and procedures for the operation of a certain unit; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Knotts
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Access to State Highways - Consideration of Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Public Transportation Activity [HB-1380]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring a certain person to submit certain information related to pedestrian, bicycle, and public transportation activity to the State Highway Administration when submitting a certain development plan or traffic impact study to the Administration or applying for a permit to access certain State highways.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen W Lafferty
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/17/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt – Prince George’s County – Greenbelt Station Hiker and Biker Trail [HB-1191]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $75,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Greenbelt for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Greenbelt Station Hiker and Biker Trail, 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna P Gaines
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2018
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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
Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation [SB-935]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing certain classes of electric bicycles; establishing that electric bicycles may be operated in any place where bicycles are allowed to travel, subject to certain restrictions; prohibiting a person under the age of 16 years from operating a Class 3 electric bicycle on a public highway; requiring manufacturers of electric bicycles to apply a certain label in a certain manner to each electric bicycle beginning January 1, 2020; requiring electric bicycles to comply with certain federal regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 64 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Monitoring Cameras - Authorization [SB-837]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in a dedicated bus lane unless authorized by a local jurisdiction, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing the Maryland Transit Administration to use, under certain standards and procedures, a certain bus lane monitoring camera to enforce the prohibition against driving a motor vehicle in a designated bus lane; modifying the jurisdiction of the District Court to include certain proceedings related to bus lane monitoring cameras; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/13/2019
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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
Transportation - Bikeways Network Program - Funding [SB-787]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Codifying the Bikeways Network Program to provide grant support for bicycle network development activities; requiring the Department of Transportation to establish certain application and eligibility criteria; requiring the Governor to provide an appropriation for the Program; requiring that $100,000 of the appropriation be distributed to the Maryland Association of Counties and the Maryland Municipal League to provide technical assistance to counties and municipalities with the drafting and submission of grant proposals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/05 At 1:45 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Electric Low Speed Scooters [SB-770]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing that an electric low speed scooter is considered to be a bicycle for the purposes of the Maryland Vehicle Law; providing that an electric low speed scooter is not a motorized minibike, motor scooter, or motor vehicle for the purposes of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing that the operator of an electric low speed scooter may ride by standing on a certain platform; providing that provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law do not prevent a local authority from regulating, in its jurisdiction, the operation of bicycles; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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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 - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles [SB-354]
[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 certain provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [SB-291]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a vehicle from entering certain intersections when facing certain traffic signals if the vehicle is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection; establishing certain exceptions to the prohibition; prohibiting a police officer from issuing a citation for a violation of this Act unless certain conditions are met; establishing a $90 fine for a violation of the Act; providing that a violation of the Act is not a moving violation for purposes of assessing points; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing Canceled on 01/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Personal Electric Transportation Devices - Definitions [SB-14]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering the definition of "electric personal assistive mobility device" to require that the device have one vertical or center control bar or mechanism that responds to pressure from the hands or legs of the rider to steer the device and a nonarticulated platform on which the rider stands; defining "electric self-balancing board" to include devices without a vertical or central control bar or mechanism and devices that utilize an articulated platform; and making certain provisions of law applicable to electric self-balancing boards.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation – Complete Streets – Access to Healthy Food and Necessities [SB-116]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Expanding the definition of "complete streets design features" under the Complete Streets Program by adding access to retail stores that provide health food and other necessities, especially in food deserts, as a design feature of the complete street policy and as a design feature and goal of the Program; and providing the Act may not be construed to require the Maryland Department of Transportation to provide staff or operating expenses for the administration of the Program until money is appropriated in the State budget.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 573 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation [HB-939]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing certain classes of electric bicycles; establishing that electric bicycles may be operated in any place where bicycles are allowed to travel, subject to certain restrictions; prohibiting a person under the age of 16 years from operating a Class 3 electric bicycle on a public highway; requiring manufacturers of electric bicycles to apply a certain label in a certain manner to each electric bicycle beginning January 1, 2020; requiring electric bicycles to comply with federal regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 63 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation - Vision Zero - Establishment [HB-885]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing Vision Zero; providing the purpose of the program is for planning and developing a State highway system that has zero vehicle-related deaths or serious injuries; requiring the Department of Transportation to designate a coordinator to oversee the implementation of Vision Zero; requiring the coordinator, in implementing Vision Zero, to collaborate with certain entities and include certain strategies; requiring that the funding for Vision Zero be as provided by the Governor in the State budget; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 377 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation – Complete Streets – Access to Healthy Food and Necessities [HB-82]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Expanding the definition of "complete streets design features" under the Compete Streets Program by adding access to retail stores that provide health food and other necessities, especially in food deserts, as a design feature of the complete streets policy and as a goal of the Program; and providing the Act may not be construed to require the Maryland Department of Transportation to provide staff or operating expenses for the administration of the Complete Streets Program until money is appropriated in the State budget for the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl D Glenn
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 572 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Electric Low Speed Scooters [HB-748]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing that an electric low speed scooter is considered to be a bicycle for the purposes of the Maryland Vehicle Law; providing that an electric low speed scooter is not a motorized minibike, motor scooter, or motor vehicle for the purposes of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing that the operator of an electric low speed scooter may ride by standing on a certain platform; providing that provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law do not prevent a local authority from regulating, in its jurisdiction, the operation of bicycles; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/30/2019