Motor Vehicle Administration
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Duplicate Driver's Licenses - Victims of Robbery or Burglary [SB-580]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a victim of a robbery or burglary whose driver's license is taken during the robbery or burglary and who files a police report of the robbery or burglary in a timely manner to drive without a license for not more than 2 weeks; extending the period of time to not more than 2 weeks, under certain circumstances, during which a victim of a robbery or burglary whose license is taken during the robbery or burglary must apply for a duplicate license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2018
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Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Monitoring Cameras - Authorization [SB-551]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in a dedicated bus lane unless authorized by a certain local jurisdiction, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting the use of a bus lane monitoring camera in a local jurisdiction unless authorized by the governing body by local law enacted after reasonable notice and a public hearing; requiring a local jurisdiction, before using a bus lane monitoring camera, to publish notice of the use of the bus lane monitoring camera in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Towing Companies - Disposal of Abandoned Vehicles [SB-521]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a salvage certificate to a towing company that takes possession of an abandoned vehicle under certain circumstances; requiring a towing company to provide certain notice in a certain manner to certain persons before applying for a salvage certificate for an abandoned vehicle; requiring a certain application for a salvage certificate to be accompanied by certain documentation and a certain fee; authorizing a towing company to apply for a salvage certificate on a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Emergency Vehicles - Organ Delivery Vehicles [SB-475]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the defined term "emergency vehicle" to include certain organ delivery vehicles; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to designate an organ delivery vehicle as an emergency vehicle only if it is registered to a federally designated organ procurement organization or a professional organ transportation organization; authorizing the driver of an emergency vehicle to exercise certain privileges while transporting human organs or medical personnel; authorizing that organ delivery vehicles be equipped with certain devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 187 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance Requirements [SB-44]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the owner of a school bus to ensure that the school bus is inspected, repaired, and maintained in accordance with certain federal regulations; prohibiting the owner of a school bus from allowing the school bus to be operated unless it meets the requirements of the Act; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend the registration of a school bus that does not meet the requirements of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 02/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Disability Parking Placards [SB-39]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing that a disability parking placard issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration to a permanently disabled individual is valid until the death of the placard holder; establishing certain procedures the Administration must follow on the death of a permanently disabled individual who holds a placard; and authorizing the Administration to issue temporary disability parking placards to certain nonresidents of the State under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 41 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration – Birth Certificates – Issuance of Copies [SB-38]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to access electronically from the Maryland Department of Health a copy of a birth certificate; authorizing the Administration to provide a copy of a birth certificate to a certain person under certain circumstances; authorizing the Administration to set and collect a fee for processing and issuing a birth certificate or for a certain report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 526 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Estates - Administration Exemption - Transfer of Motor Vehicle and Boat Titles [SB-292]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing that administration of certain estates containing only certain motor vehicle or boat property is not required under certain circumstances; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to transfer title of certain motor vehicles under certain circumstances; and authorizing the agency that issued the certificate of title of a certain boat or vessel to transfer the title under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 551 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards - Notation for Surviving Spouses of Veterans [SB-28]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to ensure that the driver's license or identification card of an applicant who presents certain proof includes a notation indicating that the applicant is the surviving spouse of a veteran; requiring an application for a driver's license or an identification card to allow an applicant to indicate that the applicant is the surviving spouse of a veteran and consents to being contacted by certain Executive Branch agencies under certain circumstances for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program and Electric Vehicle Excise Tax Credit - Fiscal Year 2017 Applicants [SB-177]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Fiscal Year 2017 Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program to provide rebates to individuals and entities that qualified for a rebate in fiscal year 2017 but did not receive it due to a limitation on the total amount of rebates to be issued in fiscal year 2017; limiting the rebate to applicants that applied for a rebate during fiscal year 2017; allowing a credit against the motor vehicle excise tax for certain qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/04/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Parking Placards - Color Photograph [SB-14]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring that a parking placard issued to a person with a disability include on its face a certain color photograph of the person to whom the parking placard is issued.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 01/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates - Single Registration Plate Requirement [SB-12]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a single registration plate to all classes of vehicles; providing for the method of attachment of the registration plate; and requiring the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland to make certain corrections in consultation with the Department of Legislative Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Off–Highway Recreational Vehicle Fund – Establishment [SB-1030]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Fund in the Department of Natural Resources; providing that the Fund consists of certain money and certain revenue; requiring the Fund to be used for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of trails for use by off-highway recreational vehicles; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to remit to the Comptroller one-half of the revenues collected for the off-highway recreational vehicle titling fee for deposit into the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/08/2018
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Vehicle Laws - Security Lapses - Notice to Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund [HB-987]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to notify the Executive Director of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund of the final termination or other lapse of security for a vehicle; and requiring the Administration to include in the notice the name and available contact information for the owner of the vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/16/2018
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Motor Vehicles - Driver's License Examination - Parallel Parking [HB-889]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include as part of a driver's license examination a demonstration of the license applicant's ability to parallel park a motor vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Dedicated Bus Lanes – Enforcement [HB-749]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration, in consultation with Baltimore City, to examine and analyze dedicated bus lane enforcement mechanisms in use by certain other transit agencies; requiring the analysis to include an examination of best practices and technologies, a review of potential capital and operating costs, and an evaluation of the most effective methods for ensuring compliance with and enforcement of existing law; and requiring the Administration to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2018.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Favorable With Amendments {670015/1 Report Adopted on 03/19/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Multiyear Registration [HB-73]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt a system of multiyear vehicle registration; requiring that the system of multiyear vehicle registration adopted by the Administration include certain options for the duration of a registration; and requiring the Administration to make certain methods of obtaining or renewing a vehicle registration available for registration for 1-, 2-, and 3-year periods.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Hearing 1/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Health - State-Provided Health Care Benefits for State Residents (HealthcareMaryland) [HB-660]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
Establishing the Office of Health Care Coverage in the Maryland Department of Health to establish and carry out the HealthcareMaryland Program to provide benefits to State residents who do not receive federal benefits through Medicare, TRICARE, plans that are subject to ERISA, or any other federal medical program; requiring the Office to contract with a certain number of managed care organizations; requiring certain employers to pay to the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation a certain annual payroll tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kirill Reznik
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/30/2018
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Vehicle Laws - Civil Violations - Administrative Penalties [HB-492]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that a certain ordinance or regulation governing parking violations in Baltimore City provide that a vehicle may not be impounded or immobilized for unsatisfied parking citations under certain circumstances; establishing that a registered owner of a vehicle that has at least three certain citations for parking violations issued by Baltimore City may enter into a payment plan to satisfy the charges owed under the citations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2018
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Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Refunds on Surrender of Registration Card and Plates [HB-294]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to refund a prorated amount of a vehicle registration fee for each full month remaining in the registration period on surrender of the registration card and plates if the registration card and plates are returned within 3 months before the registration expires; and altering the period of time within which a registration card and plate may be returned to the Administration for a refund of the registration fee.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/26/2018