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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Emergency Vehicles - Blood, Organ, or Tissue Delivery Vehicles [HB-123]
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Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/12/2018
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Motor Vehicles - Alcohol- or Drug-Related Driving Offenses - Testing Requirement [HB-1205]
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: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Drivers’ Education Schools – Age of Instruction Vehicles [HB-118]
Prohibiting the use of a vehicle that is older than 10 model years for instruction in a drivers' school.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Uninsured Division - Uninsured Motorists [HB-1161]
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: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 195 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-1099]
Prohibiting a person from causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual 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 that a person convicted of a violation of the Act is subject to a fine of up to $2,000 and must appear in court and may not prepay the fine; establishing additional penalties of participation in a motor vehicle safety course and up to 150 hours of community service; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Emergency Vehicles - Organ Delivery Vehicles [HB-106]
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 Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 186 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Insurance – Peer–to–Peer Car Sharing [HB-1045]
Prohibiting a peer-to-peer car sharing program from being considered to have rented a certain vehicle, to be a rental vehicle company, or to be a motor vehicle company under certain provisions of law solely on a certain basis; prohibiting a shared vehicle owner from being considered to have rented a vehicle under certain provisions of law solely on a certain basis; prohibiting a certain motor vehicle from being considered to be a rental vehicle under a certain provision of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exception [SB-981]
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 Smith
Hearing 3/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/19/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation [SB-935]
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 Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 64 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Controlled Water Ski Area in Maynadier Creek - Operation of Vessel - Hours of Operation [SB-93]
Authorizing a person to operate or give permission to operate a vessel for certain purposes in a slalom ski course located in a controlled water ski area in Maynadier Creek during certain times on certain days; prohibiting a person from operating or giving permission to operate a vessel for certain purposes in a slalom ski course located in a controlled water ski area in Maynadier Creek on Saturdays or State holidays; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report on the Act's implementation by December 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 747 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Proceedings - Fines, Fees, and Costs [SB-823]
Repealing certain provisions of law authorizing the juvenile court to impose certain civil fines against a child found to have committed certain violations; repealing a certain provision of law authorizing the juvenile court to impose certain court costs against a juvenile respondent or the respondent's parent, guardian, or custodian under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - Administrative Per Se Offenses - Ignition Interlock System Program [SB-814]
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 Lee
Hearing 3/05 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Reckless Driving Contributing to an Accident – Required Court Appearance [SB-804]
Requiring a person charged with reckless driving that contributes to an accident to appear in court and prohibiting the person from prepaying the fine.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Temporary In-Transit Registration [SB-707]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a temporary in-transit registration that allows a nonresident owner of a vehicle to operate the vehicle on a highway in the State only for the purpose of transporting the vehicle to a jurisdiction outside the State for titling and registration; establishing that the Administration or licensed title service agents may issue temporary in-transit registrations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 287 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Healthy Climate Initiative [SB-702]
Establishing a Healthy Climate Initiative in the Department of the Environment for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of the Environment to administer certain schedules of greenhouse gas pollution charges; requiring the Secretary to delegate certain collection and rebate functions to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to carry out certain functions; requiring the collection of a certain greenhouse gas pollution charge on certain fuels and certain greenhouse gas-emitting priorities for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – HOV Lanes – Hybrid Vehicles [SB-70]
Repealing certain provisions of law authorizing certain qualified hybrid vehicles to use a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane along a certain highway regardless of the number of passengers in the vehicle.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 139 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Special Event Zones in Worcester County - Penalties [SB-682]
Establishing a penalty of up to $1,000 for certain violations of the Maryland Vehicle Law committed within a special event zone in Worcester County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Driver's Licenses - Expiration and Renewal [SB-60]
Repealing a requirement that a corrected driver's license expire at the end of a certain time period; and altering the period of time, from 6 to 9 years, within which certain drivers are required to have taken an authorized vision test to qualify for renewal of a driver's license.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 138 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Baltimore Police Department - Reporting on Vehicle Accidents [SB-479]
Requiring the Baltimore Police Department to require responding law enforcement officers to complete certain accident reports for vehicle accidents; requiring an accident report to contain information about the cause of the accident, the conditions at the time of the accident, identification of the persons and vehicles involved in the accident, and any damage to public property or infrastructure; and requiring the Baltimore Police Department to provide a copy of each accident report to certain departments in Baltimore City.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Driving Without a License or While License is Suspended - Penalties [SB-462]
Altering the maximum penalty for driving on a highway without a license; altering the maximum penalty for driving a motor vehicle while a person's license or privilege to drive is suspended under certain provisions of State law relating to nonpayment of child support, noncompliance with an order to attend a certain driver improvement program, lapse of required security, noncompliance with traffic citations, and nonpayment of fines; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019