Drunk And Drugged Driving
Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - Transporting Minor - Ignition Interlock System Program [HB-32]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring individuals who are convicted of specified alcohol-related driving offenses involving transportation of a minor to successfully complete the Ignition Interlock System Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Arora
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/18/2013
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Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death or Life-Threatening Injury - Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing (Kara's Law) [HB-150]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Requiring a police officer who detains a driver who was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of, or a life-threatening injury to another person, to require the driver to submit to specified drug and alcohol testing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/11/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Refusal to Take a Blood or Breath Test - Prohibition [HB-1490]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person who is detained for specified alcohol- or drug- related driving offenses from knowingly refusing to take a specified blood or breath test if the person was detained previously for specified alcohol- or drug-related driving offenses and refused to take a blood or breath test; and providing that a violation is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Marijuana - Regulation, Penalties, and Taxation [HB-1453]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Taxes ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing specified criminal violations for the use, possession, and sale of marijuana; establishing specified exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing marijuana in specified circumstances; providing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, wholesalers, and safety compliance facilities in specified circumstances; establishing a specified affirmative defense; establishing a fine for a specified civil violation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Driver's Education - Income Tax Credit - Assessment of Fees for Driving Offenses [HB-1336]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/18/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired by a [SB-944]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing the penalty for causing life-threatening injury as a result of negligently driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy Jacobs
Re-referred Judiciary on 04/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers [SB-351]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a finder of fact to determine that a person with an alcohol concentration 0.15 or more in the blood or breath who causes personal injury or wrongful death while driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle was acting with malice and to award punitive damages under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/23/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Driving While Impaired by Controlled Dangerous Substance - [HB-984]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
Increasing specified penalties for driving or attempting to drive a vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Cluster
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 02/27/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Death or Life-Threatening Injury - Mandatory Tests [HB-649]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a police officer to direct a person to submit to specified tests if the person is involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in the death of, or a life-threatening injury to, another person and the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been driving or attempting to drive in violation of specified alcohol- or drug-related driving prohibitions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 02/27/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Minor in Vehicle [HB-608]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring individuals who are convicted of specified alcohol-related driving offenses involving transportation of a minor to successfully complete the Ignition Interlock System Program; altering criminal penalties for convictions for specified alcohol- or drug-related driving offenses involving transportation of a minor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Refusal to Take a Blood or Breath Test - [HB-535]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person who is detained for specified alcohol- or drug- related driving offenses from knowingly refusing to take a specified blood or breath test if the person was detained previously for specified alcohol- or drug-related driving offenses and refused to take a blood or breath test; and providing that a violation is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/08/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Suspension or Revocation of Driver's License or Privilege to [HB-52]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring an applicant for reinstatement of a suspended license to pay a fee of $50 to the Motor Vehicle Administration; establishing a fee of $100 for reinstatement of a revoked license or privilege to drive; establishing increased reinstatement fees for suspensions or revocations resulting from specified alcohol-related violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Hubbard
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/24/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers [HB-469]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing a finder of fact to determine that a person with an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more in the blood or breath who causes personal injury or wrongful death while driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle was acting with malice and to award punitive damages under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/21/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Accidents - Tests for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous [HB-462]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a person to submit to specified tests for alcohol, drugs, or controlled dangerous substances if detained by a police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that the person contributed to causing a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of, or a life-threatening injury to, another person; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wade Kach
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/05/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired by a [HB-1334]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing the penalty for causing life-threatening injury as a result of negligently driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Cluster
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Drugged Driving - Evidence - Drug Recognition Expert [HB-1082]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the circumstances under which a test for drug or controlled dangerous substance content of a person driving or attempting to drive a vehicle may be required or directed under specified circumstances; providing that a police officer's opinion as to whether a person was impaired by a drug or a controlled dangerous substance shall be admissible in a criminal proceeding under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/23/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Civil Action - Wrongfully Selling or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages [HB-1000]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
Providing that a civil action for specified damages may be brought against an alcoholic beverages licensee or the licensee's employee under specified circumstances for selling or furnishing alcoholic beverages to an individual who is under the age of 21 years or visibly under the influence of alcoholic beverages and who negligently drives or attempts to drive a motor vehicle after consuming the alcoholic beverages; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
First Reading Judiciary on 02/10/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Insurers - Standards for Cancellation or Refusal of Insurance - [SB-885]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that a conviction for driving while impaired by alcohol is among the standards that may be applied by an insurer for purposes of canceling or refusing to underwrite or renew a particular insurance risk or class of risk with respect to private passenger motor vehicle insurance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Garagiola
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Drunk Driving Reduction Act [SB-803]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Expanding participation in the Ignition Interlock System Program by authorizing individuals who have committed a specified alcohol-related administrative offense to participate under specified circumstances; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to establish the Program; expanding participation in the Program by requiring individuals who are convicted of a specified offense and who had a specified alcohol concentration at the time of testing to participate in the Program for specified periods of time and successfully complete the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers [SB-483]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing a finder of fact to determine that a person with a specified alcohol concentration in the blood or breath who causes personal injury or wrongful death while driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle was acting with malice, and to award punitive damages under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2011