Motor Vehicle Administration
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Duplicate Drivers' Licenses - Victims of Robbery [SB-1163]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a victim of a robbery whose driver's license is taken during the robbery to drive without a license for 2 weeks under specified circumstances; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, when processing an application for a duplicate license of a victim of a robbery, to process the victim's application on an expedited basis and give the application precedence over other applications for duplicate licenses under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/01/2017
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Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity [SB-1133]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity and verify the voter's address if the voter seeks to vote a regular ballot; requiring an election judge to qualify a voter by requesting the voter to present a current government-issued photo identification; requiring an election judge to authorize an individual to vote a regular ballot; allowing a voter who is unable to present a specified form of identification to vote by provisional ballot under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Senate Rules; Withdrawn on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Personal Motor Vehicle Rentals [SB-1056]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing provisions of law governing the rental of personal motor vehicles to other persons in a specified manner; establishing that specified persons may rent only specified classes of personal motor vehicles to other persons; prohibiting a renter of a personal motor vehicle from using the motor vehicle for specified purposes; prohibiting a person from renting a personal motor vehicle to another person unless the motor vehicle is covered by specified security; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Motor Vehicle Administration - Registration Plates - Return [HB-1447]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Providing that registration plates that are required to be returned to the Motor Vehicle Administration may be returned through the mail.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 758 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plate - United States Armed Forces [HB-1401]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available for specified vehicles a special registration plate honoring the armed forces of the United States; requiring that specified fees be used only to recover the Administration's costs and to benefit the Maryland Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans; requiring a registration plate issued under the Act to contain a specified graphic design and specified words; requiring the Administration to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Class G (Trailer) Vehicles - Permanent Registration [HB-1296]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Agriculture ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a one-time, permanent registration for a Class G (trailer) vehicle when requested by the owner; establishing a fee schedule for the permanent registration of a Class G (trailer) vehicle according to the gross weight of the vehicle; establishing that a registration issued under the Act is not transferable; and establishing that a vehicle registered under the Act may not be used for hire except to haul farm products or in any manner other than as a farm trailer or semitrailer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/18/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Personal Motor Vehicle Rentals [HB-1520]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing provisions of law governing the rental of personal motor vehicles to other persons in a specified manner; establishing that specified persons may rent only specified classes of personal motor vehicles to other persons; prohibiting a renter of a personal motor vehicle from using the motor vehicle for specified purposes; prohibiting a person from renting a personal motor vehicle to another person unless the motor vehicle is covered by specified security; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Referred To Interim Study By Environment And Transportation on 03/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles [HB-1150]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
Altering the definition of "off-highway recreational vehicle" as it applies to the Maryland Vehicle Law to include a side-by-side utility vehicle; and altering the fee for a certificate of title for an off-highway recreational vehicle to $35.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert McMillan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 757 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Face Recognition Act [HB-1148]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Prohibiting specified police officers from using or requesting targeted or continuous face recognition under specified circumstances; providing that specified police officers may use or request targeted or continuous face recognition under specified circumstances; providing for specified procedures for applying to a court for specified orders; authorizing a court to enter an order authorizing the use of targeted or continuous face recognition under specified circumstances; establishing specified evidentiary rules; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/15/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Safe Autonomous Vehicle (SAVE) Act [HB-1013]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Safety ]
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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Vehicle Laws - Victim's Representative Notification - License Suspension Hearing [HB-1071]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to distribute the victim's representation notification form developed by the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to each law enforcement agency in the State; requiring a specified investigating agency to provide specified information and a specified form to a victim's representative; altering the time period during which a victim's representative may file a specified form to at least 30 days prior to a specified hearing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 702 on 05/25/2017
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Motor Vehicle Administration - Driving Records - Expungement [HB-1017]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
Altering the standards and procedures applicable to the expungement of public driving records by the Motor Vehicle Administration; prohibiting the Administration from expunging specified driving record entries; and requiring the Administration to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 717 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Child Support -Noncompliance With Court Order - License Suspension [SB-906]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Extending from 60 to 120 days the time period that an individual with a commercial driver's license may be out of compliance with the most recent order of the court in making child support payments before the Child Support Enforcement Administration may notify the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend the individual's driver's license; altering the circumstances under which the Child Support Enforcement Administration may request that a specified licensing authority suspend or deny a specified license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 204 on 04/18/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Safe Autonomous Vehicle (SAVE) Act [SB-902]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
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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Suspension of Driving Privileges - Dispensing Motor Fuel Into Dirt Bike [HB-969]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that the requirement that a court order the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend the driving privilege of a child for a specified period of time if the court finds that the child has unlawfully dispensed motor fuel into a dirt bike applies only to a child who is at least 15 years, 9 months old; repealing provisions of law governing the suspension of driving privileges for a child under the age of 15 years, 9 months for unlawfully dispensing motor fuel into a dirt bike; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Income Tax Credit - Class F Vehicles - Modification and Extension [HB-648]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Making specified modifications to the State income tax credit for the expense of registering specified qualified vehicles in the State; requiring a taxpayer to obtain a tax credit certificate from the Motor Vehicle Administration to receive the credit; limiting to $10,000 the aggregate amount of tax credit certificates the Administration may issue to any one taxpayer and to $500,000 to all taxpayers in a taxable year; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, but before January 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/10/2017
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Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity [HB-532]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity and verify the voter's address if the voter seeks to vote a regular ballot; requiring an election judge to qualify a voter by requesting the voter to present a current government-issued photo identification; requiring an election judge to authorize an individual to vote a regular ballot; allowing a voter who is unable to present a specified form of identification to vote by provisional ballot under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Provisional Drivers' Licenses - Issuance [HB-563]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing specified procedures that the Motor Vehicle Administration is required to follow when issuing a provisional driver's license to an individual who is under the age of 18 years at the time of application; requiring the Administration to forward provisional licenses to the District Court under specified circumstances; requiring the District Court to schedule a ceremony at which a judge shall present provisional licenses to applicants and explain specified responsibilities of licensure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Certificate of Title - Transfer-on-Death Beneficiary Designation [HB-492]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring that an application for a certificate of title of a motor vehicle contain specified information on a beneficiary under specified circumstances; requiring that a certificate of title issued for a motor vehicle by the Motor Vehicle Administration contain a specified notation indicating a beneficiary under specified circumstances; authorizing a sole owner of a motor vehicle to designate a beneficiary on the death of the owner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 684 on 05/25/2017
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Motor Vehicles - Special Deafness Registration Plate [HB-343]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a specially designed deafness registration plate; requiring that the registration plate include the international symbol for deafness; prescribing who may apply for and the classes of vehicles eligible for the registration plate; and providing the manner in which fees will be established, collected, and distributed in connection with the registration plate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/01/2017