Motor Vehicle Equipment
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Testing and Inspection - Grounds for Failure [HB-1532]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Clarifying that a motor vehicle may be determined to have failed to pass an emissions equipment and misfueling inspection or an exhaust emissions test only for certain reasons.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/26/2025
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Baltimore County and Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Lighting on Privately Owned Vehicles [HB-1520]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing, under the commercial ambulance service license held by Hatzalah of Baltimore, no more than five of the highest ranking officers may have their privately owned vehicles equipped with red or red and white lights or signal devices which may be displayed only while on route to or at the scene of an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore County and Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Lighting on Privately Owned Vehicles [SB-1030]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing not more than five of the highest ranking officers under the commercial ambulance service license held by Hatzalah of Baltimore to have their privately owned vehicles equipped with red or red and white lights or signal devices which may be displayed only while on route to or at the scene of an emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 562 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Equipment - Portable Variable Messaging Signs - Authorization [HB-1375]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a tow truck to display a portable variable messaging sign mounted on the tow truck while at the scene of a crash or a disabled vehicle; and requiring the portable variable messaging sign to conform to the standards established in the manual on uniform traffic control devices adopted by the State Highway Administration and display only messages approved by the Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 459 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) [HB-1008]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from requiring the installation of a device in or on a privately owned vehicle to facilitate the reporting of vehicle miles traveled; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicles - Right to Repair [HB-843]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a manufacturer of certain motor vehicles to provide certain information and tools related to the diagnosis, service, and repair of motor vehicles to certain owners and independent repair facilities under certain circumstances; requiring a manufacturer that sells motor vehicles with telematics systems to install an open data platform in certain motor vehicles; requiring the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General to develop a certain document relating to telematics systems and certain consumer rights; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist
First Reading Economic Matters on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Documents - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment [HB-673]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting provisions of the governing documents of a condominium or homeowners association from unreasonably restricting the governing body from installing or authorizing the installation of electric vehicle recharging equipment; establishing that the installation or authorization of electric vehicle charging equipment by a governing body is subject to the ordinary budgeting process of the condominium or homeowners association; applying the Act retroactively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts [SB-498]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the public school safety education program to include student instruction concerning school bus safety and the proper use of seat belts on school buses; requiring that school buses purchased after July 1, 2027, and registered in the State be equipped with, for every seat on the school bus, 3-point seat belts that are accessible to passengers; and prohibiting a civil action for damages based on the failure of a school bus operator to ensure that an occupant of a school bus was wearing a seat belt.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) [SB-557]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from requiring the installation of a device in or on a privately owned vehicle to facilitate the reporting of vehicle miles traveled; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence [HB-635]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained during a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions may be or is inadmissible in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Obscured, Modified, or Blocked Registration Plates and Registration Plate Covers [SB-322]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from obscuring or modifying any vehicle registration plate in a manner that may prevent identification and enforcing the prohibition as a secondary offense; prohibiting a person from advertising for or promoting the sale of certain registration plate covers by falsely claiming that the registration plate cover is lawful in the State; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice subject to certain enforcement and penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025
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Utah 2025 General Session
Vehicle Traction Amendments [HB-196]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Vehicle Traction Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirk Cullimore
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence [SB-292]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained during a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions may be or is inadmissible in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025
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Utah 2025 General Session
Adaptive Driving Equipment Amendments [HB-79]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
Adaptive Driving Equipment Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. David Hinkins
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts [HB-134]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the public school safety education program to include student instruction concerning school bus safety and the proper use of seat belts on school buses; requiring that school buses purchased after July 1, 2027, and registered in the State be equipped with, for every seat on the school bus, 3-point seat belts that are accessible to passengers; and prohibiting a civil action for damages based on the failure of a school bus operator to ensure that an occupant of a school bus was wearing a seat belt.
Sponsored by: Rep. Deni Taveras
Hearing 2/14 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Tire Recycling Fee - Alterations [HB-83]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, instead of the Board of Public Works, to establish a tire recycling fee to be imposed on the first sale of a new tire in the State by a tire dealer; requiring the Department to set the tire recycling fee at $1 per tire beginning January 1, 2026; authorizing the Department to adjust the tire recycling fee for inflation every 2 fiscal years; and prohibiting the tire recycling fee from exceeding $2 per tire.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/08/2025
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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 and Drug-Impaired Driving and Failure to Remain at the Scene - Revocation of Driver's License [HB-70]
[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, or been granted probation before judgment for, 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; 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
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Utah 2024 General Session
Counterfeit Airbag Amendments [HB-537]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Counterfeit Airbag Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael McKell
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Autonomous Vehicles - Standards, Requirements, and Prohibited Acts [HB-1447]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Authorizing a person to operate a fully autonomous vehicle on a highway under certain circumstances, subject to certain standards, requirements, and prohibitions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024