Drunk And Drugged Driving
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Driving While Impaired by Alcohol - Transporting a Minor - Penalties [HB-910]
Increasing certain penalties for certain convictions of driving while impaired by alcohol while transporting a minor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
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Drunk Driving - Administrative Per Se Offenses - Ignition Interlock System Program [HB-813]
Modifying the periods of time that persons who commit administrative per se offenses may be required to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program; requiring a court to prohibit certain persons from operating a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock system for not less than 180 days; and requiring a police officer to provide certain advice and information to persons who commit administrative per se offenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses – Penalties [HB-707]
Prohibiting an individual from committing certain drunk or drugged driving offenses if the individual has been convicted previously for certain other crimes under certain circumstances; establishing certain penalties; and increasing certain penalties for certain convictions of driving while impaired by alcohol while transporting a minor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 20 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation [HB-656]
Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing a Cannabis Regulation Division in the Office of the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller to employ certain officers and employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing Canceled (judiciary) on 02/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Use, Possession, Cultivation, and Sale [HB-632]
Amending the Maryland Constitution to establish that, subject to certain exceptions, an individual in the State who is at least 21 years old may under State law use cannabis, possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis, cultivate up to six cannabis plants, and share a certain amount of cannabis; providing that the amendment does not require or prohibit certain employment policies, authorize certain driving conduct, or change certain existing laws with a certain exception; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation - Ignition Interlock System - Definition [HB-55]
Altering the definition of "ignition interlock system" to require that an ignition interlock system be equipped with a camera capable of recording still images of the person taking the test of the person's blood alcohol level; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 65 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Smoking Marijuana in Vehicles - Prohibition [HB-350]
Prohibiting a driver of a motor vehicle from smoking or consuming marijuana in a passenger area of a motor vehicle on a highway; and prohibiting an occupant of a motor vehicle from smoking marijuana in a passenger area of a motor vehicle on a highway.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies [HB-310]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies; to identify and study all State efforts to combat driving while under the influence of drugs and alcohol to include a review of national best practices and new technologies; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020; terminating the Act after June 30, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Subsequent Offenders - Felonies (Repeat Drunk Driving Offenders Act of 2019) [HB-230]
Prohibiting an individual from committing a certain drunk or drugged driving offense if the individual has been convicted previously for certain other crimes under certain circumstances; making a violation of the Act a felony; establishing a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both; establishing that the District Court and circuit courts have concurrent jurisdiction over certain drunk and drugged driving offenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading Judiciary on 01/24/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Drugged Driving - Oral Fluid Tests - Pilot Program [SB-970]
Establishing a pilot program to authorize a police officer of the Baltimore County Police Department, the Montgomery County Department of Police, the Prince George's County Police Department, and the Ocean City Police Department who has reasonable grounds to believe that an individual is or has been driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance to request the individual to submit an oral fluid sample subject to specified standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Drunk Driving Reduction Act of 2016 (Noah's Law) [SB-945]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to require a person who is convicted of specified offenses relating to driving under the influence of alcohol to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program for specified periods of time; increasing the suspension periods for the driver's license of a person who has refused or has specified results after a test for breath alcohol concentration; requiring a person whose license is suspended after specified results from a specified test to participate in the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 512 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Use and Possession of Marijuana [SB-891]
Increasing the amount of marijuana a person may use or possess and be subject to civil penalties; requiring a police officer to issue a citation under specified circumstances; establishing that specified violations involving the use or possession of a specified amount of marijuana is a Code violation; prohibiting a driver from consuming marijuana in a motor vehicle under specified circumstances; prohibiting an occupant from smoking marijuana in a motor vehicle under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Manslaughter and Homicide by Vehicle or Vessel [SB-763]
Increasing specified penalties for the crimes of manslaughter by vehicle or vessel, homicide by vehicle or vessel while under the influence of alcohol or under the influence of alcohol per se, homicide by vehicle or vessel while impaired by alcohol, homicide by vehicle or vessel while impaired by drugs, and homicide by vehicle or vessel while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin Raskin
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages Article [SB-724]
Adding a new article to the Annotated Code of Maryland, to be designated and known as the "Alcoholic Beverages Article", to revise, restate, and recodify the laws of the State relating to the regulation and control of the manufacture, sale, distribution, transportation, and storage of alcoholic beverages by the State and specified jurisdictions in the State, the establishment of boards of license commissioners in specified jurisdictions, and the establishment of liquor control boards and departments of liquor control; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 41 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Driving While License is Suspended - Prison Sentence Repeal [SB-41]
Repealing the prison sentence for driving a motor vehicle while a person's license or privilege to drive is suspended under specified provisions of State law relating to the lapse of required security, noncompliance with traffic citations, and nonpayment of fines; and repealing the prison sentences for driving a motor vehicle while a person's license or privilege to drive is suspended by another state for failure to comply with a specified notice to appear in court or to pay a specified fine; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Brochin
Hearing 1/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Aggressive Drunk Driving - Punitive Damages [SB-302]
Providing that a person who causes personal injury or wrongful death while operating or attempting to operate a motor vehicle, and who has a 0.15 or more alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath or who refuses to submit to a chemical test for alcohol concentration, is liable for punitive damages under specified circumstances; limiting liability for punitive damages under the Act solely to the person operating or attempting to operate the motor vehicle; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Death or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Subsequent Offenders - Penalties [SB-160]
Establishing specified subsequent offender penalties for specified offenses that result in the death or life-threatening injury to another as the result of a specified person driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel; and providing that specified offenses committed in another state or federal jurisdiction are to be considered for the application of specified subsequent offender penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 517 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Driving Records - Expungement - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test for Intoxication [SB-152]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, at the request of a licensee, to expunge the licensee's public driving record solely with respect to the licensee's refusal to submit to a chemical test for intoxication if, at the time the request is made, the licensee has been charged with and found not guilty of a specified violation and a specified suspension or disqualification period has expired.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Drugged Driving or Operation of Vessel - Polysubstance Abuse [SB-1039]
Altering the elements of a specified drug-related driving offense and a specified drug-related operation of a vessel offense; eliminating a specified defense to specified drug-related offenses; increasing specified criminal penalties for specified drug-related offenses; altering specified administrative penalties for specified drug-related driving offenses; requiring a person who is convicted of specified drug-related driving offenses to undergo a mental health assessment and participate in specified programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Evidence of Blood Test [SB-1008]
Providing that, if a law enforcement officer testifies that the officer witnessed the taking of a blood specimen by a person who the officer reasonably believed was a qualified medical person, the officer's testimony shall be sufficient evidence that the person was a qualified medical person without testimony by the person who obtained the blood specimen; repealing specified procedures relating to the admissibility of evidence of a blood test in a prosecution for specified drunk or drugged driving offenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2016