Motor Vehicle Operation
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Smoking Marijuana in Vehicles - Prohibition [HB-350]
Prohibiting a driver of a motor vehicle from smoking or consuming marijuana in a passenger area of a motor vehicle on a highway; and prohibiting an occupant of a motor vehicle from smoking marijuana in a passenger area of a motor vehicle on a highway.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2019
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Anne Arundel County - Solicitation of Money or Donations From Occupants of Vehicles - Prohibitions and Permit Program [HB-273]
Altering a prohibition, in Anne Arundel County, on a person standing in a certain highway to solicit money or donations; authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in the county to enact a permit program to allow individuals of at least 18 years of age to stand in a roadway, a median divider, or an intersection to solicit money or donations from the occupant of a vehicle; requiring a plan for safely soliciting money in a roadway to include training in traffic safety; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Speed Monitoring Systems - School Zone in Multiple Counties - Limitation [HB-216]
Limiting the operation of a speed monitoring system in a school zone that extends beyond a single county to the county in which the school is located.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Licenses and Identification Cards - Electronic Credentials [HB-180]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue electronic credentials in addition to, and not instead of, a license or an identification card; defining an "electronic credential" as an electronic representation of a license, an identification card, or a data field; establishing that a credential holder satisfies certain license display requirements; authorizing the Administration to create an electronic credential; authorizing an alcoholic beverages license holder to accept an electronic credential as proof of age; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 142 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Highway Worker Safety [HB-1422]
Prohibiting a person from committing certain acts while operating a motor vehicle in a highway work zone or on a bridge or highway that is under construction if a highway worker is present; providing that a person may not be convicted for a violation under the Act if the violation was due to a mechanical failure of the vehicle or the negligence of a highway worker or another person; establishing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/27/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Move Over Safety Monitoring System - Authorization [HB-1368]
Authorizing a law enforcement agency and State or local volunteer fire company, rescue squad, fire department, and ambulance service to place a move over safety monitoring system on an emergency vehicle for the purpose of recording a motor vehicle committing a violation relating to the operation of a motor vehicle on approach of an emergency vehicle; requiring a recorded image made by a move over safety monitoring system to include certain images and information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Healthy Climate Initiative [HB-1235]
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: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/19/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Parking for Individuals With Disabilities - Continuing Care Retirement Facility - Time Limitation [HB-1225]
Authorizing the owner or operator of a parking lot used by a continuing care retirement community to limit the amount of time that a motor vehicle is authorized to be parked in any parking space designated for the use of individuals with disabilities; prohibiting the owner or operator of a parking lot used by a continuing care retirement community from limiting the amount of time that a vehicle may be parked in a parking space designated for the use of individuals with disabilities to less than one-half hour; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-112]
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 any other rules of the road provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing that a person convicted of a violation of the Act may be fined 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. Kumar Barve
Hearing 4/02 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [HB-108]
Prohibiting a vehicle from entering certain intersections when facing certain traffic signals if the vehicle is unable to safely and 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 certain conditions are met; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Third Reading Passed (128-10) on 03/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring, Work Zone Speed Control, and Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems - Repeal [HB-1041]
Repealing the authority to use work zone speed control systems to enforce certain highway speed laws within work zones; requiring the publishers of the Annotated Code of Maryland, in consultation with and subject to the approval of the Department of Legislative Services, to correct any references throughout the Annotated Code that are rendered incorrect by the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Rental Vehicles - Security [HB-1003]
Establishing that the owner of a rental vehicle may satisfy a certain insurance requirement by maintaining a certain security that is secondary to any other valid and collectible coverage under certain circumstances and subject to a certain exception; providing that security maintained by the owner of a rental vehicle or replacement vehicle is primary under certain circumstances; requiring the owner of a rental vehicle to provide a certain notice to the renter of the rental vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 471 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Giving Way to Overtaking Vehicles in the Left Lane [SB-992]
Providing that on a roadway that has two or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction a vehicle being overtaken in the far left lane shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle under specified circumstances; and establishing that the penalty for a violation of the Act for a first offense is $100, for a second offense, is $300, and for a third and subsequent offenses, is $500.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Drugged Driving - Oral Fluid Tests - Pilot Program [SB-970]
Establishing a pilot program to authorize a police officer of the Baltimore County Police Department, the Montgomery County Department of Police, the Prince George's County Police Department, and the Ocean City Police Department who has reasonable grounds to believe that an individual is or has been driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance to request the individual to submit an oral fluid sample subject to specified standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Veterans - Medical Marijuana [SB-902]
Adding posttraumatic stress disorder under a definition of "debilitating medical condition" for the purposes of specified affirmative defenses to a charge of use or possession of marijuana; establishing a specified affirmative defense for a charge of use or possession of marijuana for a specified qualified veteran patient; establishing a specified written certification for a qualified veteran patient; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Use and Possession of Marijuana [SB-891]
Increasing the amount of marijuana a person may use or possess and be subject to civil penalties; requiring a police officer to issue a citation under specified circumstances; establishing that specified violations involving the use or possession of a specified amount of marijuana is a Code violation; prohibiting a driver from consuming marijuana in a motor vehicle under specified circumstances; prohibiting an occupant from smoking marijuana in a motor vehicle under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Uninsured Motor Vehicle Coverage - Exclusion [SB-854]
Providing that specified uninsured motorist coverage does not apply to a specified policy that provides motor vehicle liability insurance for a vehicle that is involved in a collision with an insured motor vehicle under specified circumstances; providing that an insurer may exclude from specified uninsured motorist coverage benefits for a collision that involves a motor vehicle that leaves the scene of the collision except under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/07/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Motor Vehicle Modifications for Permanently Wheelchair Dependent Individuals - Coverage [SB-835]
Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide specified health insurance benefits under specified health insurance policies or contracts to provide coverage one time for adaptive equipment for or other modifications to the motor vehicle of a permanently wheelchair dependent individual under specified circumstances; and providing that the required coverage may be subject to specified deductibles or coinsurance requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Autocycles - Standards and Requirements [SB-774]
Establishing that an autocycle is considered to be a motorcycle for the purposes of the Maryland Vehicle Law; defining the term "autocycle" to include a motor vehicle manufactured in compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards; prohibiting an applicant for a specified driver skills examination from using an autocycle for the examination; requiring that the form for specified written accident reports distinguish autocycles from motorcycles; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 231 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Rental Vehicle Companies - Right of Subrogation [SB-751]
Establishing that a rental vehicle company or its designee has a specified right of subrogation against specified persons for specified claims paid by the rental vehicle company or the designee that arose out of the use or operation of the rental vehicle; requiring a rental vehicle company that receives a third-party claim to provide a specified notice; authorizing an insurer to assume the handling of a specified claim; requiring a rental vehicle company to handle a claim until a specified insurer assumes the handling; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/11/2016