Vehicle Laws - Horse Riding - Helmet Requirement for Minors [HB-113]
Prohibiting an adult from allowing certain minors to ride a horse, donkey, mule, or pony on a highway, a public horse-riding path, or the grounds of a facility for which the primary purpose is recreational, educational, therapeutic, or competitive equestrian activities unless the minor is wearing a properly secured helmet that meets or exceeds the standards of the American Society of Testing and Materials for protective headgear used in equestrian riding.
Local Government – Annual Audit Reporting Requirements – Alterations [HB-165]
Requiring 20% of certain State aid for highway user revenues and disparity grants to be discontinued if a county, municipality, or special taxing district does not submit a certain audit report within 2 calendar years after the deadline for the report, subject to a certain condition; and applying the Act beginning with the fiscal year 2024 audits that are required to be submitted under certain provisions of law.
HB-165: Local Government – Annual Audit Reporting Requirements – Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 498 on 05/09/2024
Agriculture - Pollinator Habitat Plan - Requirements for State Highway Administration [HB-22]
Requiring the State Highway Administration's pollinator habitat plan to include policies and procedures regarding the use of pollinator habitat areas along State highways; requiring the Administration to track and evaluate federal programs that provide funding for pollinator habitats, native plants, and invasive species control and to apply for any funding that the Administration determines appropriate and beneficial to pollinator habitats; requiring the Administration to update the plan by October 1 each year; etc.
HB-22: Agriculture - Pollinator Habitat Plan - Requirements for State Highway Administration
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 553 on 05/09/2024
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Pilot Program [HB-212]
Establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain motor vehicle noise requirements; requiring a county, before activating a noise abatement monitoring system, to publish notice of the locations of the systems on its website; requiring a county that authorizes a noise abatement monitoring program to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on the implementation and costs of the program and revenues collected; etc.
HB-212: Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 624 on 05/09/2024
Anne Arundel County - Speed Limits - Establishment [HB-193]
Authorizing Anne Arundel County and municipalities in Anne Arundel County to decrease the maximum speed limit to not less than 15 miles per hour on highways after performing an engineering and traffic investigation; and prohibiting Anne Arundel County and municipalities in Anne Arundel County from implementing a new speed monitoring system to enforce speed limits on highways on which the speed limit has been reduced under the Act.
HB-193: Anne Arundel County - Speed Limits - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 468 on 05/09/2024
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Pilot Program [SB-155]
Establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain motor vehicle noise requirements; requiring a county that authorizes a program of noise abatement monitoring systems to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025, on the effectiveness, performance, appropriate locations, costs and revenues, and citations issued in relation to the program; etc.
SB-155: Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 625 on 05/09/2024
Consolidated Transportation Program - Indian Head Highway - Conversion Into Limited Access Highway [SB-173]
Requiring the Secretary of Transportation to include sufficient funds in the Consolidated Transportation Program for fiscal year 2025 and beyond for the planning, design, and reconstruction necessary for the conversion of Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County into a limited access highway; and requiring, by December 31, 2024, a report to the General Assembly on a timeline and the estimated costs for the conversion of Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) into a limited access highway.
SB-173: Consolidated Transportation Program - Indian Head Highway - Conversion Into Limited Access Highway
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2024
State Buildings and State Highways - Collection of Yard Waste [HB-173]
Prohibiting a person from disposing of yard waste collected on the grounds of a State building or a State highway in a single-use plastic container; requiring a person to collect yard waste on the grounds of a State building or a State highway in a container that will not be discarded with the yard waste or is a compostable paper bag; and providing that the Act does not apply to a person disposing of noxious weeds, as designated by the Department of Agriculture, or invasive species.
HB-173: State Buildings and State Highways - Collection of Yard Waste
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Authorization [HB-43]
Authorizing counties and municipalities to designate certain highways in their respective jurisdictions on which a person may operate a golf cart; authorizing a person with a valid driver's license to operate a golf cart only on a highway with a maximum posted speed limit of not more than 30 miles per hour or 35 miles per hour in Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary's County, between dawn and dusk, and if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; etc.
HB-43: Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Authorization
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 492 on 05/09/2024
Transportation - Maryland Transportation Authority - Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Accessibility [HB-135]
Repealing a prohibition on pedestrians using a highway of the Maryland Transportation Authority; altering a prohibition on bicycles using an Authority highway; requiring the Authority to construct separated or buffered bicycle ways and pedestrian walkways in certain locations under certain circumstances; providing for a waiver from requirements under the Act; requiring the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee to review waiver requests under the Act and provide recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation; etc.
HB-135: Transportation - Maryland Transportation Authority - Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Accessibility
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/01/2024
Agriculture – Pollinator Habitat Plan – Requirements for State Highway Administration [SB-178]
Requiring the State Highway Administration's pollinator habitat plan to include policies and procedures regarding the use of pollinator habitat areas along State highways; requiring the Administration to track and evaluate federal programs that provide funding for pollinator habitats, native plants, and invasive species control and to apply for any funding that the Administration determines appropriate and beneficial to pollinator habitats; requiring the Administration to update the plan by October 1 each year; etc.
SB-178: Agriculture – Pollinator Habitat Plan – Requirements for State Highway Administration
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 552 on 05/09/2024
HR-222: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development increase the size of signage honoring veterans on the Veterans Memorial Bridge
Sponsored by: Rep. Bryan Fontenot
Taken By The Clerk Of The House And Presented To The Secretary Of State In Accordance With The Rules Of The House. on 06/05/2023
You have voted HR-222: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development increase the size of signage honoring veterans on the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
HR-128: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study and take measures to relieve traffic congestion on Louisiana Highway 16 at Live Oak High School
Sponsored by: Sen. Valarie Hodges
Enrolled And Signed By The Speaker Of The House. on 05/23/2023
You have voted HR-128: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study and take measures to relieve traffic congestion on Louisiana Highway 16 at Live Oak High School.
HCR-68: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to reevaluate and construct a safety installation in a certain community in Shreveport, Louisiana
Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric Glover
Taken By The Clerk Of The House And Presented To The Secretary Of State In Accordance With The Rules Of The House. on 06/08/2023
You have voted HCR-68: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to reevaluate and construct a safety installation in a certain community in Shreveport, Louisiana.