Motor Vehicle Administration
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - 3-Hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program - Requirements [HB-463]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the requirements of the 3-hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program established by the Motor Vehicle Administration for certain applicants for driver's licenses; and requiring the Administration to adopt regulations establishing criteria for certifying a private entity to offer the 3-hour Roadway Safety Education Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 297 on 05/06/2025
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Transportation Equality for Service Members Act [HB-475]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of law governing transportation to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only certain uniformed services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 263 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Fully Autonomous Vehicles – Human Safety Operators and Reporting Requirements [HB-439]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requiring a human safety operator to be present in certain fully autonomous vehicles operating on highways in the State; requiring a manufacturer of a fully autonomous vehicle to submit to the Motor Vehicle Administration an incident report on any vehicle collision, certain citations for traffic violations, any disengagement event, or any assault or harassment of a passenger or human safety operator that occurs in the State and involves a fully autonomous vehicle under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [HB-352]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; increasing the cap on the percentage that may be deducted from all open purses and paid to a certain organization; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 604 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [SB-321]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) [SB-314]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of new certificates of birth; and altering the options for indicating an individual's sex designation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/05 At 2:00 P.m. (finance) on 01/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Specially Designed Vintage Reproduction Registration Plates [HB-313]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Repealing the time limitation within which the Motor Vehicle Administration is required to make available specially designed vintage reproduction registration plates; and requiring the Administration to charge a fee of $100 for the initial issuance and $25 for the renewal of a specially designed vintage reproduction registration plate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 491 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Equality for Service Members Act [SB-281]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; altering the application of certain provisions of law governing transportation to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only certain uniformed services; and exempting certain vehicles owned by licensed dealers from a certain excise tax if the vehicles are provided to customers for use while the customers' vehicles are undergoing repair, maintenance, or other dealer services.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 264 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family Law – Child Support [HB-218]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Altering provisions relating to the commencement of a proceeding to hold a person in contempt of court for the person's default in payment of periodic child or spousal support under the terms of a court order and provisions relating to the commencement of a contempt proceeding for failure to make a payment of child or spousal support under a court order; authorizing the Child Support Administration to take action to secure an assignment to the State of any rights to support on behalf of a child receiving foster care maintenance payments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Home and Recreational Vehicle Shows in Worcester County – Permit for Out–of–State Dealers [SB-79]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the reciprocal out-of-state motor home and recreational trailer vehicle show permit, to be issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration, authorizing the holder to display motor homes and recreational vehicles at vehicle shows in Worcester County; and requiring a permit holder, after the permit is approved, to file a bond with the Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 1/22 At 10:00 A.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Specially Designed Vintage Reproduction Registration Plates [SB-54]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Repealing the time limitation within which the Motor Vehicle Administration is required to make available specially designed vintage reproduction registration plates; and requiring the Administration to charge a fee of $100 for the initial issuance and $25 for the renewal of a specially designed vintage reproduction registration plate.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 492 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses [SB-106]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 1/22 At 10:00 A.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Towed, Removed, or Abandoned Vehicles - Electronic Notice to Owner [HB-191]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a person who tows or removes a vehicle from a parking lot to provide electronic notice of the tow or removal to the vehicle owner through the Motor Vehicle Administration under certain circumstances; and authorizing a police department that takes an abandoned vehicle into custody to send an electronic notice to the last known registered owner of the vehicle through the Administration under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 520 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Home and Recreational Vehicle Shows in Worcester County - Permit for Out-of-State Dealers [HB-163]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing the reciprocal out-of-state motor home and recreational trailer vehicle show permit, to be issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration, authorizing the holder to display motor homes and recreational vehicles at vehicle shows in Worcester County; and requiring a permit holder, after the permit is approved, to file a bond with the Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wayne Hartman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 488 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration [HB-219]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing a certain process for bringing vehicles owned by State residents that are improperly registered in another state into compliance with the Maryland Vehicle Law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Electric Vehicles - Repeal of Excise Tax Credit and Establishment of Rebate Program [HB-216]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Repealing the electric vehicle excise tax credit; establishing the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to establish a website to administer the program; requiring a participating dealer to provide a rebate in the form of a reduction of the vehicle's purchase price equal to the full amount of the rebate for which the vehicle purchased is eligible at the time the eligible vehicle is purchased; requiring the Administration to reimburse a dealer for rebates provided by the dealer; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health – Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council – Membership [SB-222]
[Cannabis ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Altering the membership of the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council to include the Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Administration or the Administrator's designee and the Executive Director of the Office of Social Equity in the Maryland Cannabis Administration or the Executive Director's designee.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 365 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses [HB-110]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Arikan
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Drunk and Drug-Impaired Driving and Failure to Remain at the Scene - Revocation of Driver's License [SB-207]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to revoke the driver's license of a person who has been convicted of impaired driving that contributes to an accident, or fails to remain at the scene of an accident, that results in the death or life-threatening injury to another person; and authorizing a person whose driver's license is revoked under the Act or for homicide by motor vehicle while impaired to apply for license reinstatement after a certain period of time.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 366 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - Commercial Driver's Licenses - Disqualification From Driving [HB-189]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to disqualify any individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle for 1 year if the individual, while holding a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver's license, drives or attempts to drive any motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration of the person's blood or breath is 0.08 or greater.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 49 on 04/08/2025