Motor Vehicle Operation
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Montgomery County – Automated Traffic Enforcement – Implementing Agency MC 04–21 [HB-564]
Authorizing Montgomery County to designate the Montgomery County Department of Transportation as the agency responsible for implementing automated traffic enforcement programs in the county; requiring that an employee of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, instead of a law enforcement officer, under certain circumstances, sign a certain required statement on a citation issued through the use of automated traffic enforcement systems in Montgomery County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2021
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For-Hire Driving and Vehicles - Requirements [SB-429]
Altering the requirements for submission of certain photographs by certain applicants for a for-hire driver's license to the Public Service Commission; requiring certain applicants for a for-hire driver's license to allow the Commission access to photographs through the Motor Vehicle Administration; requiring certain applicants to provide photographs in a format that the Commission specifies; repealing the requirement for certain applicants for a Baltimore City taxicab license to have completed a certain course; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 270 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Vehicle Not Using Bridge - No Toll Payment Required [SB-422]
Prohibiting the Maryland Transportation Authority from charging a toll at a toll plaza adjacent to a bridge that is a transportation facilities project for a vehicle that does not traverse the bridge; and requiring the Authority to direct, by physical traffic management measures, vehicles that do not traverse the bridge into a toll-free lane through the toll plaza or construct a lane bypassing the toll plaza for use by vehicles that do not traverse the bridge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Reckless and Negligent Driving - Death of Another - Must-Appear Violation [SB-495]
Providing that a person charged with reckless or negligent driving that contributes to an accident that results in the death of another person must appear in court and may not prepay the fine.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing Canceled on 02/05/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Vehicles and Report [SB-448]
Authorizing a county board of education to provide transportation to and from school for certain students using a vehicle other than a Type I or Type II school vehicle when a school vehicle cannot reasonably be provided; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with county boards of education and the Motor Vehicle Administration, to adopt regulations governing minimum vehicle and driver safety standards; requiring each county board to submit a report on student transportation using certain vehicles by September 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 198 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
For-Hire Driving and Vehicles - Requirements [HB-558]
Altering the requirements for submission of certain photographs by certain applicants for a for-hire driver's license to the Public Service Commission; requiring certain applicants for a for-hire driver's license to allow the Commission access to photographs through the Motor Vehicle Administration; requiring certain applicants to provide photographs in a format that the Commission specifies; repealing the requirement for certain applicants for a Baltimore City taxicab license to have completed a certain course; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 269 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Cecil County - Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts [HB-575]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for golf carts in Cecil County; providing that a person who operates a golf cart in Cecil County may operate the golf cart only on certain highways at certain times and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; requiring a person who operates a golf cart on a highway in Cecil County to keep as far to the right of the roadway as feasible and possess a valid driver's license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Failure to Pay Video Toll - Penalties [SB-435]
Repealing the requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration, under certain circumstances, suspend the registration of a motor vehicle that incurs a certain toll violation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Speed Monitoring Systems in School Zones – Operation Times – Limitation [HB-475]
Establishing that a speed monitoring system in a school zone may operate only during the regular school year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dalya Attar
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/15/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Reckless Driving - Excessive Speeding [HB-494]
Establishing that a person who drives 20 miles per hour or more above the maximum speed limit is guilty of reckless driving; and establishing that a person charged with reckless driving must appear in court and may not prepay the fine.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems – Exclusion of Vehicle Rental Companies – Repeal and Notification Requirement [HB-383]
Altering the definition of "owner" to repeal the exclusion of motor vehicle rental companies as owners of motor vehicles for the purpose of enforcing violations of entering an intersection against a red signal indication that are recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system; requiring an agency to provide a certain notice to a motor vehicle rental company before issuing a citation for a violation recorded by a traffic control monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Offenses – Following Too Closely – Unified Truck Travel [SB-291]
Establishing that certain motor vehicle offenses related to following too closely do not apply to a group of individual trucks that are traveling in a unified manner with electronically coordinated speed and braking systems and are being operated in a certain manner; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt certain regulations governing truck travel in a unified manner.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/14 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Dedicated Bus Lanes – Enforcement [HB-284]
Prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in a dedicated bus lane unless authorized by a local jurisdiction, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing Baltimore City to use, under certain standards and procedures, a certain bus lane monitoring system to enforce the prohibition against driving a motor vehicle in a designated bus lane; and providing for the payment of fines imposed and the distribution of revenues collected as a result of violations enforced by a bus lane monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2021
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Vehicle Laws - School Bus Safety - Occupant Capacity [HB-87]
Requiring that a school bus be routed with the intent that the number of pupils on the bus does not exceed the manufacturer's rated seating capacity for the bus; and providing that if an emergency or temporary situation causes the number of pupils on the bus to exceed the seating capacity, the situation shall be corrected within a reasonable period of time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Vehicle Laws - Canceled, Revoked, and Suspended Driver's Licenses - Penalties [HB-115]
Altering certain penalties for a person who displays a canceled, revoked, or suspended driver's license; and providing that a person who violates a certain section of the Act must appear in court and may not prepay the fine.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Failure to Pay Video Toll - Penalties [HB-346]
Repealing the requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration, under certain circumstances, suspend the registration of a motor vehicle that incurs a certain toll violation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Restrictions - Expressways and Interstate Highways [SB-297]
Requiring that the maximum speed limit for all expressways and interstate highways that connect with Interstate 495 in the State be the same as for Interstate 495 at the point of connection for 5 miles from the point of entrance to or exit from Interstate 495; and requiring the State Highway Administration to post notice of the maximum speed limit for an expressway at no greater than 5-mile intervals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 1/27 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Hoopers Island and Taylors Island [SB-312]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for golf carts on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, or Taylors Island in Dorchester County; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, or Taylors Island may operate the golf cart only on highways on which the maximum speed does not exceed 30 miles per hour between dawn and dusk and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Hearing 1/19 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Reckless Driving - Excessive Speeding [SB-337]
Establishing that a person who drives 20 miles per hour or more above the maximum speed limit is guilty of reckless driving; and establishing that a person charged with reckless driving must appear in court and may not prepay the fine.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 1/27 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [SB-293]
Prohibiting an individual from causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as a result of the individual operating a vehicle in violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law; defining "vulnerable individual" as a pedestrian lawfully engaged in certain activity, including certain workers and emergency services personnel, an individual lawfully walking an animal, or an individual operating certain modes of transport; establishing penalties of a fine of up to $2,000, community service, and participation in a safety course; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 1/27 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021