Motor Vehicle Equipment
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Cobb Island [HB-948]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing exceptions to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts on Cobb Island in Charles County; requiring an operator of a golf cart on a highway on Cobb Island without a certain registration to operate the golf cart only on a highway with a maximum posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour and between dawn and dusk; requiring the vehicle to be equipped with certain lighting devices and to be kept to the far right of the roadway; and requiring the operator to possess a valid driver's license.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Third Reading Passed (135-0) on 03/20/2023
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Motor Vehicle Registration – Exception for Golf Carts – Town of Charlestown [HB-835]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts in the Town of Charlestown, Cecil County, subject to requirements and conditions on the equipment and operation of the golf cart; and authorizing the Town Commissioners of the Town of Charlestown to designate highways on which a person may operate a golf cart in the Town of Charlestown.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
School Bus Stops - Violations - Enforcement and Safety Measures [HB-849]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency to issue a warning for certain first violation on State highways enforced by school bus monitoring cameras; and requiring the State Highway Administration to develop a certain plan for improved safety measures at certain school bus stops in Montgomery County and to report its findings to certain persons on or before December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicle Glass Repair or Replacement - Advanced Driver Assistance System Recalibration [HB-920]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing consumer protections related to the repair or replacement of motor vehicle glass on motor vehicles equipped with an advanced driver assistance system; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 561 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Retail Service Stations - Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Property Tax Credit for Service Station Conversions [HB-889]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Property Tax ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring, for the approval of a new retail service station on or after October 1, 2023, the person constructing the station to install at the station a certain number of electric charging stations; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ruth
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/22/2023
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Vehicle Laws – Autonomous Vehicle Converters – Sale of Autonomous Vehicles [HB-806]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Authorizing an autonomous vehicle converter to sell, transfer, lease, offer for sale, or resell a converted autonomous vehicle or a motor vehicle purchased with the intent to convert the motor vehicle into a converted autonomous vehicle; establishing that certain portions of the Act apply only to motor vehicles intended for commercial or industrial use; and prohibiting an autonomous vehicle converter from holding certain occupational vehicle licenses issued under the Maryland Vehicle Law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 501 on 05/08/2023
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Vehicle Laws - Autonomous Vehicle Converters - Sale of Autonomous Vehicles [SB-685]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Authorizing an autonomous vehicle converter to sell, transfer, lease, offer for sale, or resell a converted autonomous vehicle or a motor vehicle purchased with the intent to convert the motor vehicle into a converted autonomous vehicle; establishing that certain portions of the Act apply only to motor vehicles intended for commercial or industrial use; and prohibiting an autonomous vehicle converter from holding certain occupational vehicle licenses issued under the Maryland Vehicle Law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 500 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Modified Exhaust Systems and Noise Abatement Devices - Citations [SB-616]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing a police officer who observes a motor vehicle being operated with a modified exhaust system or noise abatement device that causes the motor vehicle to exceed a certain noise level in violation of law to stop the motor vehicle and requiring the officer to issue a citation for the violation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Corderman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2023
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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
Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicle Glass Repair or Replacement - Advanced Driver Assistance System Recalibration [SB-793]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing consumer protections related to the repair or replacement of motor vehicle glass on motor vehicles equipped with an advanced driver assistance system; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Referred Economic Matters on 03/18/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Condominiums - Common Elements - Clean Energy Equipment [SB-593]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing certain governing bodies of a condominium to grant an interest affecting the common elements of the condominium for the installation and use of leased clean energy equipment; and generally relating to the common elements of a condominium and leased clean energy equipment.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Energy Administration - Energy Programs - Modifications (Clean Transportation and Energy Act) [SB-548]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Program by extending the duration of the Program, repealing the rebates that may be issued to retail service station dealers, and repealing the limitation on the total amount of rebates that the Maryland Energy Administration may issue in each fiscal year; altering the definition of "grant" for purposes of the Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Grant Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/08/2023
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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 C. Smith
Third Reading Passed (45-2) on 04/04/2023
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Maryland Energy Administration – Energy Programs – Modifications (Clean Transportation and Energy Act) [HB-550]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Program by extending the duration of the Program through fiscal year 2026, repealing the rebates that may be issued to retail service station dealers, and increasing the limitation on the total amount of rebates that the Maryland Energy Administration may issue in each fiscal year; altering the Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Grant Program by altering the definition of "grant"; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 98 on 04/21/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts and Low Speed Vehicles - Cobb Island [SB-374]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing exceptions to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts and low speed vehicles on Cobb Island, Charles County; requiring an operator of a golf cart on a highway on Cobb Island without a certain registration to operate the golf cart only on a highway with a maximum posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour and between dawn and dusk; requiring the vehicle be equipped with certain lighting devices and be kept to the far right of the roadway; and requiring the operator to possess a valid driver's license.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles County Senators
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment – Low Emissions Vehicle Program – Prohibition (Affordable Emissions Standards Act of 2023) [HB-487]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from adopting certain regulations to implement certain new motor vehicle emissions standards and compliance requirements adopted by the California Air Resources Board unless certain analyses are prepared and submitted to the General Assembly and the General Assembly enacts a law authorizing the adoption of the regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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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
Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement [SB-250]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2024; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2024; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2025; and requiring each county to review and update its plan at least once every 3 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2023
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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 Anthony Muse
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023