Motor Vehicle Equipment
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Motor Vehicles - Gross Vehicle Weight - Agricultural Products [SB-1069]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing a 5% tolerance from the gross vehicle weight limits for certain vehicles used in certain agricultural activities during harvest time under certain circumstances; and limiting the distance within which a certain vehicle operating under a certain tolerance from a certain gross vehicle weight limit may travel.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 495 on 05/08/2018
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Transportation - Ignition Interlock Devices - Definition [HB-862]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "ignition interlock system" to require that an ignition interlock device be equipped with a camera capable of recording the image of the driver of the motor vehicle in which the device is installed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles E Barkley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Motor Vehicles - Gross Vehicle Weight - Agricultural Products [HB-646]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing a 5% tolerance from the gross vehicle weight limits for certain vehicles used in certain agricultural activities during harvest time under certain circumstances; and limiting the distance within which a certain vehicle operating under a certain tolerance from a certain gross vehicle weight limit may travel.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy L. Afzali
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 494 on 05/08/2018
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Vehicle Laws - Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device - Definition [HB-60]
[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 have a nonarticulating platform on which the rider stands.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Evidence - Violation of Ignition Interlock System Requirement [HB-595]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Providing for the admissibility, under certain circumstances, of a certain report of an approved service provider in a court proceeding to prove a violation of a requirement imposed by a court that the defendant use an ignition interlock system as a sentence, part of a sentence, or condition of probation for a certain violation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Notice and Use of Consumer Report [HB-473]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring an insurer, at the time of application for or issuance of a certain policy of private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance in Baltimore City, to provide an applicant or an insured a certain written notice relating to certain consumer reporting agencies; requiring an insurer to provide certain notice at the time of each policy renewal; requiring a certain insurer that classifies an applicant or insured in a classification that results in a higher premium to refund certain excess premium and fees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/22/2018
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Motor Vehicles - Farm Equipment - Wide- or Oversize-Load Signals [HB-46]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing certain farm equipment or vehicles transporting farm equipment that are or may be a width of 15 feet or greater to be equipped with amber lights or signal devices; requiring farm equipment or a vehicle transporting farm equipment of a width of 15 feet or greater to either display certain wide-load or oversize-load signs or to flash or oscillate certain amber lights or signal devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Town of Vienna [HB-330]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts in the Town of Vienna; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway in the Town of Vienna may operate the golf cart only on certain roads at certain times and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; requiring a person who operates a golf cart in the Town of Vienna to possess a valid driver's license; authorizing the town government to designate the highways on which a person may operate a golf cart in the Town of Vienna; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carl Anderton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 174 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Exemptions - Vehicles With Low Annual Mileage [HB-316]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
Repealing the requirement that, in order for a vehicle that is driven 5,000 miles or less annually to be exempt from mandatory inspection and testing requirements, the owner of the vehicle must meet certain disability or age requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. William J. Wivell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Motor Vehicles - Automobile Transporters [HB-253]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Altering the definition of "stinger-steered automobile transporter" to include certain vehicles not engaged exclusively in the transportation of automobiles or boats for purposes of certain provisions of law regulating vehicle length and loads; specifying that certain provisions of law regulating vehicle length and loads do not prohibit a backhaul by an automobile transporter; increasing the maximum allowable length of a certain stinger-steered automobile transporter; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 543 on 05/08/2018
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Motor Vehicle Registration – Exception for Low Speed Electric Vehicles – City of Havre de Grace [HB-1771]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for low speed electric vehicles in the City of Havre de Grace; providing that a person who operates a low speed electric vehicle on a highway in the City of Havre de Grace may operate the low speed electric vehicle only on non-State or nonfederal highways, between dusk and dawn, and only if the low speed electric vehicle is equipped with certain lighting devices; defining the term "low speed electric vehicle"; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/23/2018
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Vehicle Laws - Police Vehicles - Use of Cruise or Directional Marker Lights [HB-1714]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that certain police vehicles may be equipped with and display cruise or directional marker lights; and authorizing the driver of a police vehicle to use cruise or directional marker lights at any time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2018
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Task Force on Maryland Student Transportation Safety [HB-1605]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Task Force on Maryland Student Transportation Safety; 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 certain committees of the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2019; and terminating the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ellis Hixson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2018
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Tow Trucks – Driver Safety Act [HB-1543]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a yellow or amber light or signal device on a certain tow truck that is manufactured on or after October 1, 2018 to use a light-emitting diode; and requiring a certain tow truck to display reflective paint or markings in a certain location on the vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2018
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Hospitals - Education - Child Safety Seat Requirements [HB-1501]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each hospital that provides services to a child under the age of 8 years, at the time of discharge of the child, to provide and discuss with the parent of the child or with the individual to whom the child is released certain information relating to child safety seats, seat belts, and the transportation of children in rear seats; providing that a hospital is not responsible for the failure of certain individuals to whom a child is released to properly transport the child; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/06/2018
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Ignition Interlock System Program - Administrative Offenses - Out-of-State Licensed Drivers [HB-1447]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person who is licensed to drive by another state to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program under certain circumstances; prohibiting a nonresident participant in the Program from driving or attempting to drive certain vehicles; modifying certain procedures used by police officers and the Motor Vehicle Administration concerning certain administrative offenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph F Vallario
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles – Failure to Use Seat Belts – Penalties [HB-1403]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that the $50 fine for violations related to mandatory seat belt use includes court costs.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2018
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Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol - Subsequent Offenders - Mandatory Ignition Interlock [HB-1391]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[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 order the person to install an ignition interlock system on the person's vehicle as a sentence, a part of a sentence, or a 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 03/12/2018
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Motor Vehicles - School Vehicles - Flashing Advisory Signs [HB-1384]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a school vehicle to be equipped with a rear-facing flashing advisory sign to warn drivers of other vehicles of the presence of the school vehicle when it is about to engage in certain activity that requires care in approaching, overtaking, or passing the school vehicle; establishing certain standards and requirements for flashing advisory signs; authorizing the placement of a front-facing flashing advisory sign on a school vehicle under certain circumstances and subject to certain standards and requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christian Miele
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/12/2018
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Emergency Vehicles - Blood, Organ, or Tissue Delivery Vehicles [HB-123]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Altering the defined term "emergency vehicle" to include a blood, organ, or tissue delivery vehicle; defining the term "blood, organ, or tissue delivery vehicle"; authorizing the driver of an emergency vehicle to exercise certain privileges while transporting, under certain circumstances, human blood, organs, or tissue or medical personnel; authorizing blood, organ, or tissue delivery vehicles to be equipped with certain light or signal devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/12/2018