Highways
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Preservation and Protection [HB-1118]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow under a permit for roadside tree care the maintenance or removal of a tree to eliminate a hazard, to enable necessary roadway improvements, and for locally zoned development and land use requirements; prohibiting the Department from authorizing under a permit the maintenance or removal of a roadside tree for specified purposes; requiring an applicant for a permit to remove a roadside tree to demonstrate that a reasonable effort has been made to protect and to preserve the tree; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Hearing 4/06 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 04/06/2017
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Washington County - State Highway Rights-of-Way - Tree Planting and Signs [HB-1133]
Prohibiting in Washington County tree planting in a specified State highway right-of-way to implement a State Watershed Implementation Plan under specified circumstances; requiring the State Highway Administration to negotiate in good faith with commercial property owners in Washington County regarding the placement of directional or promotional signs in State highway rights-of-way; requiring the Administration to coordinate efforts to minimize the fiscal impact on the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 4/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/06/2017
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Vehicle Laws - School Zone Crosswalks - Traffic Control Signals [HB-1199]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration or a local authority to place traffic control signals at specified locations in specified school zones; and requiring that a traffic control signal placed on a highway under the Act may operate only during specified hours.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Safe Autonomous Vehicle (SAVE) Act [HB-1013]
Authorizing specified manufacturers of autonomous and connected (AV/CV) vehicles to establish a safe autonomous vehicle (SAVE) project authorizing the manufacturer to supervise the driving of AV/CV vehicles on highways in the State; requiring an AV/CV vehicle manufacturer to certify to the Motor Vehicle Administration that the AV/CV vehicles in its fleet under a SAVE project meet specified standards; establishing that an AV/CV vehicle may be driven on a highway only as part of a SAVE project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - All-Terrain Vehicles and Snowmobiles [SB-979]
Prohibiting an individual from driving or attempting to drive an all-terrain vehicle or a snowmobile on portions of a highway in the State on which an all-terrain vehicle or a snowmobile is authorized unless the individual holds a driver's license or is specifically exempted; applying specified provisions of law relating to the operation of a snowmobile to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle; prohibiting a person under 16 years of age from operating specified vehicles on public property unless accompanied by a specified adult; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 694 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Municipalities and Counties - Local Roads - Regulation of Travel by Heavy-Weight Vehicles [HB-930]
Authorizing a municipality and specified counties, with regard to short-term, high-intensity or high-usage travel by heavy-weight vehicles, to provide for the designation of local roads on which a heavy-weight vehicle is prohibited unless the hauler has satisfied specified local government requirements for the travel; and authorizing a municipality and specified counties to require a specified hauler to satisfy any specified local government requirements before conducting specified travel on local roads.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Dedication - Henrietta Lacks Way [SJR-6]
Urging the governing body of Baltimore County to dedicate a specified portion of Dundalk Avenue in Baltimore County as Henrietta Lacks Way.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Distribution to Municipalities [HB-946]
Altering the authorized uses of highway user revenues; requiring that specified additional distributions of highway user revenues be made in specified fiscal years to Baltimore City and, under specified circumstances, municipalities; requiring that specified additional distributions of highway user revenues be allocated among municipalities in a specified manner; repealing obsolete distributions and transfers of highway user revenues for specified fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Distribution to Municipalities [HB-942]
Altering the percentages of highway user revenues that are required to be distributed to Baltimore City and municipalities in specified fiscal years; altering the percentages in specified fiscal years of highway user revenues that are required to be used as authorized under the Transportation Trust Fund; repealing obsolete distributions and transfers of highway user revenues for specified fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Seasonal Exceptional Poultry Hauling Permit [SB-917]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a seasonal exceptional poultry hauling permit that authorizes specified axle configurations and specified increased weight limits while carrying live poultry from a farm to a processing facility from November 1 until April 30 annually in specified counties; requiring, before October 1 each year, each specified poultry processing facility to submit to the Administration a complete list of registered combinations of vehicles used for carrying live poultry; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 353 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Safe Autonomous Vehicle (SAVE) Act [SB-902]
Authorizing specified manufacturers of autonomous and connected (AV/CV) vehicles to establish a safe autonomous vehicle (SAVE) project authorizing the manufacturer to supervise the driving of AV/CV vehicles on highways in the State; requiring an AV/CV vehicle manufacturer to certify to the Motor Vehicle Administration that the AV/CV vehicles in its fleet under a SAVE project meet specified standards; establishing that an AV/CV vehicle may be driven on a highway only as part of a SAVE project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2017
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Vehicle Laws - School Zone Crosswalks - Traffic Control Signals [SB-865]
Requiring the State Highway Administration or a local authority to place traffic control signals at specified locations in specified school zones; and requiring that a traffic control signal placed on a highway under the Act may operate only during specified hours.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/06/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [SB-779]
Prohibiting vehicle traffic from entering specified intersections against specified traffic signals if the vehicle is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection; prohibiting the driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersecting highway from crossing the intersecting highway if the driver is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Vehicle Laws - HOV Lanes - Tow Trucks [HB-889]
Authorizing a properly registered tow truck to be driven in a high occupancy vehicle lane at all times regardless of the number of passengers in the vehicle while responding to a call for service if the tow truck has been authorized by an appropriate law enforcement agency to use high occupancy vehicle lanes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 748 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Driver Improvement Program and Failure to Pay Child Support - Driver's License Suspensions - Penalties and Assessment of Points [SB-799]
Altering the assessment of points and the penalties associated with the suspension of a driver's license or privilege to drive of an individual who fails to attend a specified driver improvement program or is an obligor 60 days or more out of compliance with the most recent order of the court in making child support payments.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 488 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Seasonal Exceptional Poultry Hauling Permit [HB-768]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a seasonal exceptional poultry hauling permit that authorizes specified axle configurations and specified increased weight limits while carrying live poultry from a farm to a processing facility from November 1 until April 30 annually in specified counties; requiring a combination of vehicles carrying live poultry with a trailer or semitrailer to submit to and pass a specified inspection twice yearly; requiring the operator of the specified vehicle to carry the inspection report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2017
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Driver Improvement Program and Failure to Pay Child Support - Driver's License Suspensions - Penalties and Assessment of Points [HB-844]
Altering the assessment of points and the penalties associated with the suspension of a driver's license or privilege to drive for failure to attend a specified driver improvement program or is an obligor 60 days or more out of compliance with the most recent order of the court in making child support payments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2018
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Municipalities and Counties - Local Roads - Regulation of Travel by Heavy-Weight Vehicles [SB-640]
Authorizing a municipality and specified counties, with regard to short-term, high-intensity or high-usage travel by heavy-weight vehicles, to provide for the designation of local roads on which a heavy-weight vehicle is prohibited unless the hauler has satisfied specified local government requirements for the travel; and authorizing a municipality and specified counties to require a specified hauler to satisfy any specified local government requirements before conducting specified travel on local roads.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Local Infrastructure Fast Track for Maryland Act [SB-586]
Authorizing the Office of Legislative Audits to perform an audit of local governments that receive a distribution of highway user revenues; increasing, over 7 fiscal years, the portion of highway user revenues that is distributed to local governments; altering the allocation of the local share of highway user revenues among Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities; requiring, if distributions to municipalities do not equal $26,400,000, that additional distributions of highway user revenues be made to specified municipalities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Distribution to Municipalities [SB-563]
Altering the authorized uses of highway user revenues; requiring that specified additional distributions of highway user revenues be made in specified fiscal years to Baltimore City and, under specified circumstances, municipalities; requiring that specified additional distributions of highway user revenues be allocated among municipalities in a specified manner; repealing obsolete distributions and transfers of highway user revenues for specified fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017