Highways

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

State Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Maintenance and Repair [HB-389] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Construction ]
Repealing a requirement that a political subdivision maintain and repair certain sidewalks constructed by any developer of an industrial, commercial, or apartment area along a highway maintained by the State Highway Administration; and repealing a requirement that a political subdivision maintain and repair sidewalks and bicycle pathways constructed or reconstructed as part of the construction or reconstruction of an urban highway or in response to the request of a local government.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 02/27/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

School Bus Stops – Monitoring Cameras and Safety Measures [HB-356] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency, under certain cirucumstances, to issue a warning rather than a citation for a failure to stop for a school vehicle that is recorded by a school bus monitoring camera; and requiring the State Highway Administration to develop a certain plan for improved safety measures at certain school bus stops in Montgomery County and to report its findings on or before December 31, 2024.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins Third Reading Passed (97-30) on 03/18/2024

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp; Am [HB-268] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations and reappropriations; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cc Report: Ccs Hb 268 Received 5/14 9:21 A.m. on 05/15/2024

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp; Am [SB-186] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making capital appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; making reappropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Lanes of Travel - Slower Traffic and Overtaking and Passing (MOVE GET OUT THE WAY Act) [HB-298] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
Expanding to every roadway in the State the requirement that the driver of a vehicle traveling slower than the general speed of traffic drive the vehicle in the right-hand lanes if practicable as determined by the driver; and providing that, on a roadway that has three or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction with a posted maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour or more, the far left lane may be used only for overtaking and passing another vehicle in a certain manner and under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Munoz Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Transportation - Vision Zero - Implementation [SB-345] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
Establishing certain standards and requirements for implementing the Vision Zero program under the Maryland Department of Transportation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher Approved By The Governor - Chapter 603 on 05/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Town of Charlestown [HB-275] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts in the Town of Charlestown, Cecil County; authorizing a person to operate a golf cart in the Town of Charlestown without registration only on a highway with a posted maximum speed limit of 30 miles per hour and requiring the golf cart to be equipped with certain lighting devices; and authorizing the Town Commissioners of the Town of Charlestown to designate highways on which a person may operate a golf cart in the Town of Charlestown.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

State Highway Administration - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Maintenance and Repair [HB-263] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Construction ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to maintain and repair certain sidewalks and bicycle pathways instead of the political subdivision in which the sidewalks and bicycle pathways are located; requiring the Administration to maintain and repair sidewalks adjacent to State highways; and requiring the political subdivision in which certain sidewalks and bicycle pathways are located to remove snow and ice from those sidewalks and bicycle pathways.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Urban State Highways - Speed Limits - Exceptions [HB-278] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to decrease the maximum speed limit by 5 miles per hour on urban State highways without an engineering and traffic investigation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/26/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Local Government - Condominium and Homeowners Associations - Repair and Rehabilitation Funds [HB-280] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Property Tax ] [Community Development ] [Construction ]
Authorizing a county or a municipality to establish a certain fund for the purpose of providing support for the repair of infrastructure in a community subject to a condominium association or a homeowners association; and requiring that certain property tax revenues be assigned to a fund created under the Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes Approved By The Governor - Chapter 298 on 04/25/2024

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Requires that all maintenance of sidewalks along state highways, with the exception of snow and ice removal, be the responsibility of the state. [SB-2019] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Construction ]
HIGHWAYS -- SIDEWALKS - Requires that all maintenance of sidewalks along state highways, with the exception of snow and ice removal, be the responsibility of the state.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jessica de la Cruz Referred To House State Government & Elections on 06/05/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Authorization [SB-316] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing counties and municipalities to designate county or municipal highways under their respective jurisdictions on which a person may operate a golf cart; authorizing a person to operate a golf cart only on a highway with a maximum posted speed limit of not more than 30 miles per hour or, in Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary's County, 35 miles per hour, between dawn and dusk, and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; and repealing certain authorizations to operate golf carts in certain local areas.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey Approved By The Governor - Chapter 491 on 05/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Bike Lanes and Shoulders - Yielding Right-of-Way (Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Memorial Act) [SB-315] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from committing a violation of a certain provision of law governing the right-of-way of a bicycle, a motor scooter, or an electronic personal assistive mobility device lawfully in a designated bike lane or shoulder that contributes to the serious physical injury or death of a person riding a bicycle, EPAMD, or motor scooter; and providing that a person convicted of a violation of the Act is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $2,000 or both.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly Approved By The Governor - Chapter 465 on 05/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

State Highway Projects - Removal, Relocation, and Adjustment of Utility Facilities - Notification, Work Plans, and Compliance [HB-101] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ] [Telecommunications ] [Construction ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to provide certain notices to the owner or operator of a utility facility for the removal, relocation, or adjustment of the utility facility for a State highway project; requiring the owner or operator of the utility facility to provide certain information to the Administration; requiring the owner or operator of a utility facility to pay for certain costs and damages under certain circumstances; prohibiting a certain utility from recovering through rates certain costs; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 03/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Horse Riding - Helmet Requirement for Minors [SB-42] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Animals ] [Children and Youth ]
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 certain facility unless the minor is wearing a properly secured helmet that meets or exceeds certain standards; exempting a minor who is receiving therapy services from a licensed medical provider and for whom the use of an alternative helmet is necessary, appropriate, and in compliance with certain guidelines for alternative helmet use; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly Approved By The Governor - Chapter 466 on 05/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion (Better Bus Service Act of 2024) [HB-107] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from parking or standing certain vehicles in a dedicated bus lane; making statewide the authority of a local jurisdiction to use, in accordance with certain standards and procedures, a bus lane monitoring system to enforce the prohibition against driving, standing, or parking a motor vehicle in a designated bus lane; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/08/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Horse Riding - Helmet Requirement for Minors [HB-113] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Animals ] [Children and Youth ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes Approved By The Governor - Chapter 467 on 05/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Local Government – Annual Audit Reporting Requirements – Alterations [HB-165] [Finance ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis Approved By The Governor - Chapter 498 on 05/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Agriculture - Pollinator Habitat Plan - Requirements for State Highway Administration [HB-22] [Agriculture ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Funding ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein Approved By The Governor - Chapter 553 on 05/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Pilot Program [HB-212] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Technology and Innovation ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey Approved By The Governor - Chapter 624 on 05/09/2024

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