Motor Vehicle Administration
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Modified Exhaust Systems and Noise Abatement Devices - Testing and Penalties [HB-966]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Requiring a police officer to issue a safety equipment repair order if the police officer observes a motor vehicle being driven with an unlawful modified exhaust system or noise abatement device; altering the penalties for driving a motor vehicle on a highway with an exhaust system or noise abatement device that is modified in a certain manner; and requiring the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program to test the exhaust sound level of a motor vehicle at an emissions inspection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tiffany Alston
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Anne Arundel County – Abandoned Vehicles [HB-1040]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Adding Anne Arundel County and municipal corporations in the county to the jurisdictions subject to certain provisions of law relating to abandoned vehicles, including provisions governing the time period for reclamation by an owner or secured party, cost recovery by a police department for impoundment, storage, and sale of an abandoned vehicle and certain other vehicles, failure of the owner or secured party to reclaim an abandoned vehicle within the required time period, and registration renewal.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization, Use, and Penalties [HB-1130]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a local government to use noise abatement monitoring systems, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded in violation of certain motor vehicle noise requirements is subject to a citation and a certain civil penalty under certain circumstances; establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a noise abatement monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Washington County – Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program – Exemption [HB-1036]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
Exempting motor vehicles owned by residents of Washington County from the requirements of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Certificate of Title – Surviving Spouse [SB-705]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from charging a fee for the issuance of a new certificate of title to a surviving spouse under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 441 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Employee Rights and Protections - Personnel Actions and Harassment - Complaints [SB-574]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Authorizing an applicant for State employment or a State employee to file a complaint alleging harassment by an employer within 2 years after the alleged violation that is the basis of the complaint; and increasing, from 30 days to 1 year, the period of time for an applicant or employee to file a complaint alleging certain prohibited personnel actions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 235 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Transportation – Heads of Business Units – Appointment and Senate Confirmation [SB-630]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring that the Executive Directors of the Maryland Transportation Authority, Aviation Administration, and Port Administration, the Maryland Transit Administrator, the State Highway Administrator, and the Motor Vehicle Administrator be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate; and requiring that the Executive Directors of the Maryland Transportation Authority, Aviation Administration, and Port Administration be appointed by the Secretary of Transportation with the approval of the Governor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
First Reading Executive Nominations on 02/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Special and Commemorative Registration Plate – Maryland Heroes [SB-867]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, to design and issue a Maryland Heroes registration plate that features the images of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge certain additional registration fees related to the issuance and renewal of the Maryland Heroes registration plate and to distribute the additional registration fees in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Military Vehicles - Registration and Operation [SB-748]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to register certain military vehicles; providing for the registration classification of military vehicles; 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.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Howard County and St. Mary's County - Driver's Licenses - Driver Skills Examinations [SB-675]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to establish a pilot program in Howard County and St. Mary's County to allow certain drivers' schools to administer the driver skills examination required for an individual to obtain certain driver's licenses; requiring the drivers' school to have been licensed and in operation for at least 5 years before the date of application for the authorization to administer the driver skills examination; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Special and Commemorative Registration Plate – Maryland Heroes [HB-652]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, to design and issue a Maryland Heroes registration plate that features the images of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge certain additional registration fees related to the issuance and renewal of the Maryland Heroes registration plate and to distribute the additional registration fees in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Drunk Driving Offenses - Ignition Interlock System Program [SB-528]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring, subject to a certain exception, 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 to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program for certain periods of time.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Third Reading Passed (45-2) on 04/04/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Fines and Fees - Required Notice [HB-537]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to give notice every 30 days to a person who has been previously notified by the Administration that the person owes a fine or fee until the fine or fee is satisfied.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Drunk Driving Offenses - Ignition Interlock System Program [HB-451]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Transportation – Heads of Business Units – Appointment and Senate Confirmation [HB-485]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring that the Executive Directors of the Maryland Transportation Authority, Aviation Administration, and Port Administration, the Maryland Transit Administrator, the State Highway Administrator, and the Motor Vehicle Administrator be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate; and requiring that the Executive Directors of the Maryland Transportation Authority, Aviation Administration, and Port Administration be appointed by the Secretary of Transportation with the approval of the Governor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Driver Education Program - Cannabis or Alcohol [SB-249]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include in the curriculum for a standardized driver education program information on the laws relating to and the risks of driving while under the influence of cannabis or alcohol.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Driver's Licenses - Suspension for Child Support Arrearages - Exception [HB-326]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing a certain exception to the authority of the Child Support 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 if the obligor's income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty level; and authorizing the Child Support Administration to consider certain information in determining the income of an obligor under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Noise Limits and Modification of Exhaust Systems and Noise Abatement Devices [HB-304]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Sound Measuring Equipment Grant Program in the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies for the purchase of equipment to measure the sound level of a motor vehicle in operation on a highway; establishing a maximum sound level limit that the Motor Vehicle Administration may set for motor vehicles; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $2,000,000 for the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization, Use, and Penalties [SB-229]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a local government in certain counties to use noise abatement monitoring systems, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded in violation of certain motor vehicle noise requirements is subject to a warning notice; prohibiting a contractor that administers a noise abatement monitoring system from being compensated on a per-ticket basis on the number of warning notices issued; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Abandoned Vehicles [SB-227]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Adding Anne Arundel County and municipal corporations in the county to the jurisdictions subject to certain provisions of law relating to abandoned vehicles, including provisions governing the time period for reclamation by an owner or secured party, cost recovery by a police department for impoundment, storage, and sale of an abandoned vehicle and certain other vehicles, failure of the owner or secured party to reclaim an abandoned vehicle within the required time period, and registration renewal.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2023