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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Law – Life–Threatening Injury Involving a Motor Vehicle or Vessel – Criminal Negligence (Wade’s Law) [SB-17]
Prohibiting a person from causing a life-threatening injury to another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner; exempting certain conduct that results in a life-threatening injury to another; and establishing a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 1/19 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Baltimore City – Complete Streets Program Funding – Traffic and Vehicle Monitoring Systems [HB-226]
Authorizing Baltimore City to recover the costs of implementing and administering a traffic control signal monitoring system, a speed monitoring system, a school bus monitoring camera, or a vehicle height monitoring system; requiring Baltimore City, after recovering costs, to spend the remaining balance of fines collected from the monitoring systems solely on public safety or transportation infrastructure improvements consistent with the purpose and goals of the Complete Streets Program and the Complete Streets Transportation System; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-118]
Prohibiting an individual from causing the serious physical injury or death of a certain vulnerable individual as a result of the individual operating a vehicle in violation of Maryland Vehicle Law; defining "vulnerable individual" as a person acting lawfully including a pedestrian, certain workers and emergency services personnel, an individual walking an animal, or an individual operating certain modes of transport; establishing certain penalties of a fine of up to $2,000, community service, motor vehicle safety education; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Hoopers Island and Taylors Island [HB-279]
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: Rep.
Hearing 2/18 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/29/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Canceled, Revoked, and Suspended Driver's Licenses - Penalties [SB-20]
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: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 1/27 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Conviction and Subsequent Offender Penalties - Driving While Privilege Is Canceled, Suspended, Refused, or Revoked [SB-114]
Authorizing a person to file a certain petition for expungement if the person is convicted of a certain misdemeanor involving driving while the person's license or privilege to drive is canceled, suspended, refused, or revoked; and providing that a person is subject to a certain enhanced penalty for a subsequent conviction for driving while the person's license or privilege to drive is canceled, suspended, refused, or revoked only in a certain circumstance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 1/19 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Bus Safety - Occupant Capacity [SB-253]
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: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Hearing 1/27 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Child Care Centers [HB-404]
Authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems within a one-half mile radius of a child care center with a posted speed limit of 20 miles per hour or more under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wanika Fisher
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [HB-311]
Prohibiting a vehicle facing a circular green signal, a green arrow signal, or a steady yellow signal from entering an intersection if the vehicle is unable to completely proceed through the intersection; establishing certain exceptions to the prohibition; prohibiting a police officer from issuing a citation for a violation of the Act unless the approach to the intersection has certain signage installed notifying the public that a vehicle may not make a movement at the intersection that violates the Act's provisions; 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
County Boards of Education – Student Transportation – Vehicles and Report [HB-72]
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 of education to submit a report on student transportation using certain vehicles; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carl Anderton
Hearing 1/20 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Commercial Motor Carriers - Safety, Inspection, Performance, and Insurance Information (James Cohran's Law) [SB-140]
Requiring certain employers of commercial motor vehicle drivers to provide the U.S. Department of Transportation number of any entity currently owned by the employer and website address for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Safety and Fitness Records (SAFER) System to a prospective employee driver on a bona fide offer of employment; and providing certain civil penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Hearing 2/03 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland Transportation Authority - Broening Highway/Authority Drive Toll Facility - Bypass [SB-935]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to allow a vehicle to bypass the Broening Highway/Authority Drive toll facility under certain circumstances; and specifying that the Authority may satisfy the requirements of the Act by constructing and maintaining a certain jersey barrier.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Special Event Zones – Worcester County [SB-872]
Authorizing in Worcester County the State Highway Administration, on its own initiative or at the request of a local authority, to designate an area on a State highway as a special event zone and reduce established speed limits in the special event zone after making a certain determination; authorizing a local authority to designate an area on a highway under its jurisdiction as a special event zone and reduce established speed limits in the special event zone after making a certain determination; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 325 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Road User - Penalties [SB-868]
Prohibiting a person from causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable road user as a result of the person operating a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner or in violation of certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing a penalty of a fine not exceeding $2,000; establishing additional penalties of participation in a motor vehicle safety course and up to 150 hours of community service; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Uninsured Division - Uninsured Motorists [SB-856]
Establishing certain legislative findings and declarations; establishing the Uninsured Motorist Education and Enforcement Fund to provide funding for the education of drivers about the security requirements for motor vehicles in the State; establishing in the Uninsured Division a Program to Incentivize and Enable Uninsured Vehicle Owners to Be Insured to reduce the number of uninsured vehicles in the State; providing that an individual is eligible to participate in the Program under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 196 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Child Support - Employment Program Participation - Reinstatement of Driver's License and Expungement of Suspension [SB-79]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, on request of the Child Support Administration, to expunge a record of a suspension for failure to pay child support under certain circumstances; prohibiting a request by the Child Support Administration to expunge a certain record from affecting any suspension unrelated to child support; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to reinstate a certain obligor's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 413 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Peer–to–Peer Car Sharing Programs [SB-743]
Prohibiting a peer-to-peer car sharing program from delivering or issuing in the State a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement containing a collision damage waiver, unless the peer-to-peer car sharing program uses a certain collision damage waiver form; requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to issue a limited lines license authorizing the sale of certain insurance by the peer-to-peer car sharing program; providing that a peer-to-peer car sharing program is subject to a certain sales and use tax rate; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 852 on 05/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Life-Threatening Injury Involving a Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence [SB-734]
Prohibiting a person from causing a life-threatening injury to another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner; exempting certain conduct that results in a life-threatening injury to another; establishing penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles – Alcohol– or Drug–Related Driving Offenses – Testing Requirement [SB-722]
Requiring a police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that an individual has been driving or attempting to drive while under the influence or while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or controlled dangerous substances in violation of certain laws to provide certain medical personnel with a certain signed statement; and requiring medical personnel, on receipt of a signed statement from a police officer, to perform a certain test regardless of whether the person to be tested consents to the test.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Allegany County - All-Terrain Vehicles and Snowmobiles [SB-644]
Prohibiting a person in Allegany County from operating an all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile on controlled access highways; authorizing a local authority in Allegany County to authorize a person to cross a highway at a right angle on an all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile when operated at not more than 25 miles per hour; authorizing a local authority in Allegany County to authorize the operation of a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle on a certain portion of highway when operated at not more than 25 miles per hour; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 166 on 04/24/2018