Vehicle Laws - Automated Enforcement Citations and Notices - Mailing Addresses [SB-672]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring that citations and notices issued as a result of automated enforcement under the Maryland Vehicle Law be sent to the current mailing address on file with the Administration or if a mailing address is not available, the current residential address on file with the Administration.
Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - Alterations [SB-605]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
Altering automatic voter registration procedures at the Motor Vehicle Administration and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; establishing requirements regarding the transmission of automatic voter registration information by the Administration and the Exchange, the processing of the voter registration information by the State Board of Elections, and the sending of notices by the State Board and the Exchange; etc.
SB-605: Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Motor Vehicle Administration Records - Access to Digital Photographic Images and Signatures - Baltimore City Agencies [HB-681]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to make a digital photographic image or signature of an individual, or the actual stored data thereof, recorded by the Administration available to the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development or any other agency designated by the Mayor of Baltimore City to enforce certain provisions of law.
HB-681: Motor Vehicle Administration Records - Access to Digital Photographic Images and Signatures - Baltimore City Agencies
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2024
Electric Vehicles – Repeal of Excise Tax Credit and Establishment of Rebate Program [HB-689]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[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 rebate program; requiring a participating dealer to provide a rebate to an eligible buyer at the time the buyer purchases an eligible vehicle; requiring the Administration to reimburse a dealer for rebates provided by the dealer; providing that the "total purchase price" of the vehicle may not be reduced by the amount of the rebate; etc.
HB-689: Electric Vehicles – Repeal of Excise Tax Credit and Establishment of Rebate Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Favorable With Amendments {653825/1 Adopted on 04/08/2024
Income Tax - Opportunity for Filers to Register to Make Anatomical Gift [SB-577]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Comptroller to implement procedures to offer an individual filing a Maryland resident individual income tax return electronically the opportunity to register to make an anatomical gift in accordance with the Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act through a hyperlink to a certain anatomical gift donor registry; etc.
SB-577: Income Tax - Opportunity for Filers to Register to Make Anatomical Gift
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 189 on 04/25/2024
Motor Vehicles - Recreational Vehicle Dealer Agreements [HB-605]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring recreational vehicle dealers to hold a dealer agreement with a recreational vehicle manufacturer to sell the manufacturer's recreational vehicles in the State; establishing licensing requirements for a recreational vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch; altering the required terms and conditions of a recreational dealer agreement; etc.
HB-605: Motor Vehicles - Recreational Vehicle Dealer Agreements
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 525 on 05/09/2024
Motor Vehicles – Recreational Vehicle Dealer Agreements [SB-504]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring recreational vehicle dealers to hold a dealer agreement with a recreational vehicle manufacturer to sell the manufacturer's recreational vehicles in the State; establishing licensing requirements for a recreational vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch; altering the required terms and conditions of a recreational dealer agreement; etc.
SB-504: Motor Vehicles – Recreational Vehicle Dealer Agreements
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 526 on 05/09/2024
Vehicle Laws - Automated Enforcement Citations and Notices - Mailing Addresses [HB-552]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring that citations and notices issued as a result of automated enforcement under the Maryland Vehicle Law be sent to the current mailing address on file with the Administration or if a mailing address is not available, the current residential address on file with the Administration.
Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Tolls (Maryland Toll Relief and Accountability Act) [HB-551]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Office of Legislative Audits to perform a performance audit of the Maryland Transportation Authority's toll operations; increasing the number of days within which a person alleged to be liable for a video toll must pay the toll; prohibiting the imposition of a late payment fee for a video toll that exceeds 500% of the video toll; requiring the Authority to offer an installment payment plan to certain persons alleged to be liable for payment of unpaid video tolls and any associated civil penalties; etc.
HB-551: Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Tolls (Maryland Toll Relief and Accountability Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/07/2024
Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts and Mailing of Citations [SB-450]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing that certain provisions of law authorizing the use of speed monitoring systems in certain residential districts apply in Baltimore County; requiring the fines collected by Baltimore County as a result of the use of speed monitoring systems to be used to assist in covering the costs of traffic calming devices in the county; altering a certain reporting requirement of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to include certain information on a speed monitoring system program in Baltimore County; etc.
SB-450: Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts and Mailing of Citations
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Submarine Warfare [SB-463]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a specially designed registration plate that features the statement "Submarine Warfare".
SB-463: Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Submarine Warfare
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024
Drunk Driving Offenses - Ignition Interlock System Program [SB-421]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to require certain persons who are convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, certain criminal offenses related to driving while impaired by alcohol, a drug or drug combination, or a combination of drugs and alcohol to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program for certain periods of time.
SB-421: Drunk Driving Offenses - Ignition Interlock System Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2024
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 [HB-352]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; altering the funding formula for community colleges and the State aid program for private nonprofit institutions of higher education; authorizing or altering the distribution of certain revenue; requiring interest earnings for certain special funds to accrue to the General Fund of the State for fiscal years 2024 through 2028; authorizing the transfer of certain funds; etc.
HB-352: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2024
Vehicle Laws - Military Vehicles - Registration and Operation [SB-397]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to register certain military vehicles; requiring all vehicles meeting certain criteria to be registered as a Class MV-C (military vehicle-collectors) vehicle; establishing a one-time registration fee of $51; establishing certain standards and procedures for the registration of military vehicles; requiring an owner of a military vehicle to submit with the registration application a certain certification relating to the purposes for which the vehicle will be operated; etc.
SB-397: Vehicle Laws - Military Vehicles - Registration and Operation
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 [SB-362]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; altering, from December 1, 2024, to January 15, 2027, the date by which the Accountability and Implementation Board has to conduct and submit a certain independent evaluation; altering the sales and use tax rate on certain electronic smoking devices; repealing a certain small business relief tax credit; requiring interest earnings for certain special funds to accrue to the General Fund of the State during certain fiscal years; etc.
SB-362: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 717 on 05/16/2024
Criminal Procedure – Facial Recognition Technology – Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [HB-338]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to administer a training program regarding the use of facial recognition technology by June 30, 2026; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to report to the General Assembly by October 1 each year the information reported by law enforcement agencies using facial recognition technology; etc.
Out-of-State Motor Vehicles - Improper Registration - Report [HB-332]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with Baltimore City and other interested jurisdictions, to prepare a report on motor vehicles owned by Maryland residents that are improperly titled or registered in another state; requiring the Administration to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
HB-332: Out-of-State Motor Vehicles - Improper Registration - Report
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 648 on 05/09/2024
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses [HB-311]
[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.
HB-311: Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Simpson
Favorable With Amendments {933723/1 Adopted on 04/08/2024
Vehicle Laws - Damaged, Obscured, or Modified Registration Plates [SB-10]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to offer during the registration renewal process to replace vehicle registration plates that are more than 15 years old; altering the prohibition against obscuring or modifying a vehicle registration plate by prohibiting such activity in a manner that may prevent identification; and altering the penalty and points assessment for obscuring or modifying a vehicle registration plate.
SB-10: Vehicle Laws - Damaged, Obscured, or Modified Registration Plates
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024