Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exception [HB-559]
Providing that the prohibition against operating or riding on a motorcycle without specified protective headgear does not apply to an individual at least 21 years old who has been licensed to operate a motorcycle for at least 2 years, has completed a specified motorcycle safety course, or is a passenger on a motorcycle operated by a driver who has been licensed for at least 2 years or completed a specified motorcycle safety course.
Organ Donation Driver Education Act of 2016 [HB-1224]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt regulations requiring that classroom instruction for the driver education program include a video course of not more than 15 minutes that pertains to organ, eye, and tissue donation in the State and becoming an organ, eye, or tissue donor; and requiring the video course to be completed in the classroom.
HB-1224: Organ Donation Driver Education Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Turner
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/17/2016
Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles [SB-778]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to make specified determinations, review specified information, consider specified issues, and make specified recommendations related to the use of self-driving vehicles; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2017; etc.
SB-778: Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/26/2015
Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Daylight Driving Discount for Seniors [HB-974]
Authorizing motor vehicle liability insurers to offer discounts to drivers at least 75 years old based on limiting driving to daylight hours; authorizing insurers to retract specified discounts under specified circumstances; providing that a specified policyholder may be required to repay an insurer for a retracted discount under specified circumstances; and applying the Act to all policies of private passenger motor vehicle insurance issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after October 1, 2015.
HB-974: Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Daylight Driving Discount for Seniors
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/02/2015
Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles [HB-172]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to make specified determinations, review specified information, consider specified issues, and make specified recommendations related to the use of self-driving vehicles; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2017; etc.
HB-172: Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2015
Motor Vehicles - Registration - Class S (Drivers' School) Vehicle [HB-1203]
Establishing a Class S motor vehicle registration classification for motor vehicles used by a drivers' school to give highway driving instruction; establishing specified annual registration fees for Class S (drivers' school) vehicles; providing for the issuance of special Class S (drivers' school) registration plates by the Motor Vehicle Administration; requiring licensed drivers' schools to use Class S (drivers' school) vehicles to give highway driving instruction; etc.
HB-1203: Motor Vehicles - Registration - Class S (Drivers' School) Vehicle
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2015
Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Education - Licensing [HB-1048]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to provide written notice to a drivers' school or driving instructor license holder or applicant before imposing specified administrative penalties; authorizing the Administration to allow a license holder or an applicant to remedy the violation before imposing specified administrative penalties; authorizing a licensee to provide required documents electroncially in specified circumstances in a format determined by the Administration; etc.
Driver's Education - Income Tax Credit - Assessment of Fees for Driving Offenses [SB-777]
Allowing an individual to claim a specified credit against the State income tax for specified driver education costs paid for a child, stepchild, or legal ward who is eligible to receive free meals at school; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to assess specified fees on specified licensees convicted of specified driving offenses; establishing the Driver's Education Fund to pay for the tax credit under the Act; etc.
SB-777: Driver's Education - Income Tax Credit - Assessment of Fees for Driving Offenses
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 03/11/2014
Rules of the Road - Duty to Remain at Scene of Accident - Driver Education and Penalties [SB-241]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt regulations requiring that classroom instruction for the driver education program include instruction on a specified requirement to remain at the scene of a vehicle accident and the associated penalties; increasing the penalty for failing to remain at the scene of a specified vehicle accident that results in the death of another person; etc.
SB-241: Rules of the Road - Duty to Remain at Scene of Accident - Driver Education and Penalties
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/20/2014
Vehicle Laws - Fines for Texting Offenses - Use for Educational Programs [SB-214]
Requiring the Comptroller to distribute 25% of the revenue from fines collected for violations of a specified prohibition on using a text messaging device while driving, up to a maximum of $250,000 for each fiscal year, to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical System to be used by the Center for Injury Prevention and Policy for educational programs addressing the dangers of distracted driving.
SB-214: Vehicle Laws - Fines for Texting Offenses - Use for Educational Programs
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2014
Drunk Driving - Mandatory Participation in Educational Program [SB-213]
Requiring a court to require a person who is convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, specified drunk driving offenses to attend a specified educational program offered by the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical System.
SB-213: Drunk Driving - Mandatory Participation in Educational Program
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/20/2014
Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles [HB-538]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to make specified determinations, review specified information, consider specified issues, and make specified recommendations related to the use of self-driving vehicles; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2017; etc.
HB-538: Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/10/2014
Driver's Education - Income Tax Credit - Assessment of Fees for Driving Offenses [HB-1286]
Allowing an individual to claim a specified credit against the State income tax for specified driver education costs paid for a child, stepchild, or legal ward who is eligible to receive free meals at school; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to assess specified fees on specified licensees convicted of specified driving offenses; establishing the Driver's Education Fund to pay for the tax credit under the Act; etc.
HB-1286: Driver's Education - Income Tax Credit - Assessment of Fees for Driving Offenses
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/10/2014
Organ Donation Driver Education Act of 2013 [SB-768]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt regulations requiring that classroom instruction for the driver education program include a video course of a specified duration that pertains to organ, eye, and tissue donation in the State and becoming an organ, eye, or tissue donor; and requiring the video course to be completed in the classroom.
SB-768: Organ Donation Driver Education Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Kasemeyer
Favorable Report By Environmental Matters on 04/08/2013
Driver Education Program - Classroom Instruction - Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation Education [HB-912]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt regulations requiring that classroom instruction for the driver education program include an online course of a specified duration that pertains to organ, eye, and tissue donation in the State and becoming an organ, eye, or tissue donor; allowing the online course to be completed in or outside the classroom; and requiring that the online course be established and operated by Donate Life Maryland.
HB-912: Driver Education Program - Classroom Instruction - Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation Education
Sponsored by: Rep. Galen Clagett
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2013
Driver's Education - Income Tax Credit - Assessment of Fees for Driving Offenses [HB-1336]
Allowing an individual to claim a credit against the State income tax for specified driver education costs paid by the individual for a child, stepchild, or legal ward who is eligible to receive free meals at school; providing for the amount of the credit; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to assess specified fees on specified licensees convicted of specified driving offenses; establishing procedures for payment of specified fees; etc.
HB-1336: Driver's Education - Income Tax Credit - Assessment of Fees for Driving Offenses
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/18/2013