Citations
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Modified Exhaust Systems and Noise Abatement Devices - Testing and Penalties [HB-966]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Requiring a police officer to issue a safety equipment repair order if the police officer observes a motor vehicle being driven with an unlawful modified exhaust system or noise abatement device; altering the penalties for driving a motor vehicle on a highway with an exhaust system or noise abatement device that is modified in a certain manner; and requiring the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program to test the exhaust sound level of a motor vehicle at an emissions inspection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tiffany Alston
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Alcohol and Tobacco Commission – Technical Corrections and Clarifications [HB-1165]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Correcting certain references to the Comptroller of Maryland to be the Executive Director of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, as appropriate; and clarifying certain powers and duties of the Executive Director of the Commission relating to alcoholic beverages regulation and enforcement.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 450 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Monitoring Systems - Statewide Expansion [HB-1027]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Making statewide the authority of a local jurisdiction to use, in accordance with certain standards and procedures, a bus lane monitoring system to enforce the prohibition against driving a motor vehicle in a designated bus lane.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization, Use, and Penalties [HB-1130]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a local government to use noise abatement monitoring systems, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded in violation of certain motor vehicle noise requirements is subject to a citation and a certain civil penalty under certain circumstances; establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a noise abatement monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
School Bus Stops - Violations - Enforcement and Safety Measures [HB-849]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency to issue a warning for certain first violation on State highways enforced by school bus monitoring cameras; and requiring the State Highway Administration to develop a certain plan for improved safety measures at certain school bus stops in Montgomery County and to report its findings to certain persons on or before December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Modified Exhaust Systems and Noise Abatement Devices - Citations [SB-616]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing a police officer who observes a motor vehicle being operated with a modified exhaust system or noise abatement device that causes the motor vehicle to exceed a certain noise level in violation of law to stop the motor vehicle and requiring the officer to issue a citation for the violation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Corderman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Prince George’s County – Speed Monitoring Systems on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) – Penalties PG 303–23 [HB-431]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing civil penalties for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County that are second or subsequent violations or that involve exceeding the maximum speed limit by certain amounts.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-367]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Authorizing a local jurisdiction to use a stop sign monitoring system if authorized by local law and if the local jurisdiction conducts certain public engagement and performs certain actions; prohibiting a civil penalty for a violation recorded by a stop sign monitoring system from exceeding certain amounts, based on the annual income of the owner or driver of the vehicle; providing for the distribution of revenue collected by the District Court and local jurisdictions for violations recorded by stop sign monitoring systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Parking Enforcement - Citations [HB-391]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a parking citation issued by a political subdivision, a State agency, or a third-party contractor to include a box that the person issued the citation may check to indicate that the registration plates cited were not issued for the vehicle described in the citation; requiring a political subdivision, State agency, or third-party contractor that receives a parking citation from a person with the box checked to perform a certain verification process and dismiss the citation under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 451 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Traffic Control Device Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-353]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the use of traffic control device monitoring systems, devices designed to capture a recorded image of a violation, by State and local agencies, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a traffic control device is subject, under certain circumstances, to a citation and civil penalty not exceeding $40; establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a traffic control device monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Cannabis-Related Offenses - Civil Penalties [HB-280]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Substituting civil penalties in place of criminal penalties for certain offenses relating to possessing, possessing with the intent to distribute, and cultivating cannabis and manufacturing cannabis products.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization, Use, and Penalties [SB-229]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a local government in certain counties to use noise abatement monitoring systems, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded in violation of certain motor vehicle noise requirements is subject to a warning notice; prohibiting a contractor that administers a noise abatement monitoring system from being compensated on a per-ticket basis on the number of warning notices issued; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act) [HB-221]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a certain prohibition on using quotas for promotion, demotion, dismissal, and transfer of an officer; and prohibiting law enforcement agencies from requesting or directing an officer to act for the purpose of increasing the number of citations or arrests delivered by the officer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Speed Monitoring Systems - Municipal Corporations - Statements and Certificates of Violation [HB-139]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that the statement alleging a violation recorded by a speed monitoring system that must be included in a citation may be signed by an employee of an agency established or designated by a municipal corporation to administer a speed monitoring system; providing that a certain certificate alleging a violation recorded by a speed monitoring system may be sworn to or affirmed by an employee of an agency established or designated by a municipal corporation to administer speed monitoring systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/27/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Inspection of Records From Body-Worn Digital Recording Devices [SB-40]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing certain requirements for a custodian of records related to certain recordings from a certain body-worn digital recording device worn by a law enforcement officer; and requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with certain other entities and stakeholders, to develop certain uniform standards and policies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Cannabis-Related Offenses - Civil Penalties [SB-73]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Substituting civil penalties in place of criminal penalties for certain offenses relating to possessing, possessing with the intent to distribute, and cultivating cannabis and manufacturing cannabis products.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing Canceled on 01/30/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Equity Act) [HB-1342]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Legalizing the possession and use of a certain amount of cannabis by a person of at least a certain age; providing for expungement of records, dismissal of charges, and commutation of sentences in certain cases involving cannabis-related charges; providing for a system of regulation of the sale of cannabis by the Maryland Department of Health and local jurisdictions; and providing for the taxation of the sale of cannabis in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity [HB-1054]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Healthcare ]
Making certain violations relating to the use or possession of certain de minimis quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances a civil offense rather than a misdemeanor; altering a certain provision of law to require a court to order a person who commits a certain violation, regardless of the age of the person, to attend a certain drug education program, refer the person to an assessment for mental health or substance use disorder, and refer the person to substance use or mental health treatment under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity [SB-784]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Healthcare ]
Making certain violations relating to the use or possession of certain de minimis quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances a civil offense rather than a misdemeanor; altering a certain provision of law to require a court to order a person who commits a certain violation, regardless of the age of the person, to attend a certain drug education program, refer the person to an assessment for mental health or substance use disorder, and refer the person to substance use or mental health treatment under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform [SB-833]
[Cannabis ]
[Small Business ]
[Crime ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to conduct a baseline study of cannabis use in the State; establishing the Cannabis Business Assistance Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide assistance to small, minority, and women-owned businesses entering the adult-use cannabis industry; altering certain provisions relating to penalties, charging procedures, expungement, shielding, and sentencing for certain marijuana-related offenses; legalizing the use and possession of marijuana under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Third Reading Passed (29-17) on 04/01/2022