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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies [HB-1204] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2019; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carlos Sanchez Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Rear-Facing Child Safety Seats - Requirement [HB-1164] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring a person transporting a child under the age of 2 years in a motor vehicle to secure the child in a rear-facing child safety seat unless the child is at least 40 pounds or at least 40 inches tall.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Emergency Vehicles - Organ Delivery Vehicles [HB-106] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Healthcare ] [Public Safety ]
Altering the defined term "emergency vehicle" to include certain organ delivery vehicles; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to designate an organ delivery vehicle as an emergency vehicle only if it is registered to a federally designated organ procurement organization or a professional organ transportation organization; authorizing the driver of an emergency vehicle to exercise certain privileges while transporting human organs or medical personnel; authorizing organ delivery vehicles to be equipped with certain devices; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve Approved By The Governor - Chapter 186 on 04/24/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Public Service Commission - Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - Prior Authorization [SB-998] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ]
Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from establishing or continuing a certain electric vehicle charging station infrastructure pilot program unless the General Assembly enacts a law authorizing the program; and establishing the intent of the General Assembly that any law related to electric vehicle charging station infrastructure take into account the use of trust fund resources available for light-duty, zero-emission vehicle supply equipment from the Volkswagen Partial Consent Decree.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Public Safety - Building Codes - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure [SB-987] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ]
Requiring, if a certain new building includes the creation of 20 or more parking spaces, 5% of the parking spaces to contain certain electric vehicle charging infrastructure; requiring an electrical room of a new building to be designed to accommodate electrical and distribution equipment needed to serve at least 20% of certain parking spaces; requiring installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure to meet certain specifications; requiring that a certain raceway be extended to a certain location; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exception [SB-981] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
Providing that the prohibition against operating or riding on a motorcycle without certain protective headgear does not apply to an individual at least 21 years old who has been licensed to operate a motorcycle for at least 2 years, has completed a certain motorcycle safety course, or is a passenger on a motorcycle operated by a driver who has been licensed for at least 2 years or has completed a certain motorcycle safety course.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith Hearing 3/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/19/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation [SB-935] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Energy ] [Consumer Protection ]
Establishing certain classes of electric bicycles; establishing that electric bicycles may be operated in any place where bicycles are allowed to travel, subject to certain restrictions; prohibiting a person under the age of 16 years from operating a Class 3 electric bicycle on a public highway; requiring manufacturers of electric bicycles to apply a certain label in a certain manner to each electric bicycle beginning January 1, 2020; requiring electric bicycles to comply with certain federal regulations; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher Approved By The Governor - Chapter 64 on 04/18/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Real Property - Installation and Use of Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment [SB-822] [Real Estate ] [Energy ] [Housing ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ] [Construction ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Providing that certain provisions of a recorded covenant or restriction, a declaration, or the bylaws or rules of a condominium or homeowners association are void and unenforceable; establishing certain requirements and procedures relating to an application to the governing body of a condominium or homeowners association to install or use electric vehicle recharging equipment; requiring certain owners of electric vehicle recharging equipment to be responsible for certain costs and disclosures; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/04/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Drunk Driving - Administrative Per Se Offenses - Ignition Interlock System Program [SB-814] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Criminal Justice ]
Modifying the periods of time that persons who commit administrative per se offenses may be required to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program; requiring a court to prohibit certain persons from operating a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock system for not less than 180 days; and requiring a police officer to provide certain advice and information to persons who commit administrative per se offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee Hearing 3/05 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Excise Tax Credit - Sunset - Repeal [SB-78] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Making the vehicle excise tax credit for the purchase of certain electric vehicles permanent; authorizing certain individuals or business entities that do not receive a tax credit in a certain fiscal year to claim the credit during the next fiscal year; requiring the Comptroller, each fiscal year, to transfer up to $2,400,000 from the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to the Transportation Trust Fund; codifying a limit of $3,000,000 per year on the total amount of credits allowed; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe Hearing 1/30 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/11/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Low Speed Electric Vehicles - City of Havre de Grace [SB-389] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for low speed electric vehicles in the City of Havre de Grace that are owned and operated by the City of Havre de Grace; defining a "low speed electric vehicle" as a vehicle capable of a sustained speed of 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour; providing that a person who operates a low speed electric vehicle in the City of Havre de Grace may operate the vehicle only on certain roadways and, between dusk and dawn, only under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/27/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [SB-316] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle in a parking space that is designated for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles have certain pavement markings; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for certain purposes; establishing a civil penalty of $50 for a violation of the Act; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/04/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Transportation – Ignition Interlock System – Definition [SB-245] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
Altering the definition of "ignition interlock system" to require that an ignition interlock device be equipped with a camera capable of recording the still images of the person taking the test of the person's blood alcohol level; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee Approved By The Governor - Chapter 66 on 04/18/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Allegany County and Garrett County - School Buses - Length of Operation [SB-215] [Education ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
Altering the length of time a school vehicle may be operated in Allegany County and Garrett County from 12 years to 15 years, unless it fails to meet the applicable school bus and motor vehicle safety standards.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. George C Edwards Approved By The Governor - Chapter 116 on 04/18/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Clean Cars Act of 2019 [SB-168] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Climate Change ]
Expanding the vehicle excise tax credit for the purchase of certain plug-in electric drive vehicles to include the purchase of certain fuel cell electric vehicles; providing that the credit for a fuel cell electric vehicle may not exceed $3,000; changing the name of the Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council to the Maryland Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Council; altering the membership and required activities of the Council; requiring the Council to issue an interim report on or before December 1, 2019; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Labor and Employment - Overtime Exemption - Service Advisors [SB-157] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Exempting, under certain circumstances, employers with respect to service advisors who primarily sell or service automobiles, farm equipment, trailers, or trucks from the requirement that certain employers pay overtime wages.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/21/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Personal Electric Transportation Devices - Definitions [SB-14] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Altering the definition of "electric personal assistive mobility device" to require that the device have one vertical or center control bar or mechanism that responds to pressure from the hands or legs of the rider to steer the device and a nonarticulated platform on which the rider stands; defining "electric self-balancing board" to include devices without a vertical or central control bar or mechanism and devices that utilize an articulated platform; and making certain provisions of law applicable to electric self-balancing boards.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws – Overweight Vehicles – Heavy Weight Port Corridor Permit [SB-1038] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to determine that a vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting certain freight is an indivisible load authorized to obtain a certain overweight vehicle permit under certain circumstances; establishing certain conditions for a vehicle issued a permit under the Act, including a requirement to travel only on roads designated as being part of a "heavy weight port corridor"; establishing a certain maximum gross vehicle weight for a vehicle with a certain permit; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling Approved By The Governor - Chapter 255 on 04/30/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol - Subsequent Offenders - Mandatory Ignition Interlock [HB-943] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a court to prohibit a person convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence of alcohol from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system and to order the person to install an ignition interlock system on the person's vehicle as a sentence, part of a sentence, or condition of probation; requiring a court to order certain motor vehicles to be impounded or immobilized for a certain period under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/25/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation [HB-939] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Energy ] [Consumer Protection ]
Establishing certain classes of electric bicycles; establishing that electric bicycles may be operated in any place where bicycles are allowed to travel, subject to certain restrictions; prohibiting a person under the age of 16 years from operating a Class 3 electric bicycle on a public highway; requiring manufacturers of electric bicycles to apply a certain label in a certain manner to each electric bicycle beginning January 1, 2020; requiring electric bicycles to comply with federal regulations; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes Approved By The Governor - Chapter 63 on 04/18/2019

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