Motor Vehicle Operation
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers [SB-730]
Altering the conditions under which a motor vehicle dealer's failure to comply with a manufacturer's or distributor's specific requirements for processing a claim constitutes grounds for denial of a claim or reduction of the amount of compensation; prohibiting a motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch from taking specified action against a dealer who provides to a customer information given to the dealer by a manufacturer related to any conditions affecting motor vehicle safety, durability, reliability, or performance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/11/2016
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Vehicle Laws - Dangerous Accumulations of Snow and Ice - Removal From Exposed Vehicle Surfaces [SB-627]
Prohibiting a person from operating or towing a vehicle without removing from exposed vehicle surfaces accumulated snow and ice; prohibiting a person from committing a violation of the Act that contributes to an accident resulting in property damage or the death of or serious bodily injury to another; establishing specified penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Impact of Hauling Grain, Poultry, and Dairy on State Highways [SB-573]
Establishing a Task Force to Study the Impact of Hauling Grain, Poultry, and Dairy on State Highways; providing that the purpose of the Task Force is to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of short and long distance truck hauling of the specified products, including safety impacts, infrastructure needs, and associated costs the State Highway Administration incurs; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Third Reading Passed (44-0) on 03/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Insurance - Insurance Identification Card - Carrying Proof of Coverage - Uninsured Motorist Education and Enforcement Fund [SB-544]
Requiring an insurer to provide a specified insurance identification card to specified insureds at specified times; providing that an insurance identification card may be produced in a specified electronic format; requiring a specified operator to be in possession of evidence of required security; requiring that a specified operator is subject to a fine of $50 under specified circumstances; establishing the Uninsured Motorist Education and Enforcement Fund; exempting the fund from a specified provision of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 401 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Transportation Network Services and For-Hire Transportation - Clarifications [SB-54]
Expanding the types of motor vehicle liability insurers that may exclude coverage to operators providing transportation network services; prohibiting a person from operating a transportation network company in the State without a permit issued by the Public Service Commission; providing that before December 15, 2016, the Commission may not require an applicant for a for-hire driver's license or transportation network operator's license to comply with a specified criminal history records check; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 16 on 04/07/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Obstruction Hanging From Rearview Mirror - Enforcement [SB-53]
Providing for enforcement only as a secondary offense for a violation of the prohibition under specified circumstances against a person driving a vehicle on a highway with any object, material, or obstruction hanging from the rearview mirror that interferes with the clear view of the driver through the windshield.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/06/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Seat Belts - Operation of Motor Vehicle While Inmate or Person in Custody Unrestrained - Prohibition [SB-44]
Prohibiting a correctional officer from operating a motor vehicle in which an inmate is an occupant unless the inmate is restrained by a seat belt; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from operating a motor vehicle in which a person in custody is an occupant unless the person in custody is restrained by a seat belt; requiring a specified lap belt and shoulder harness be used under specified circumstances; and establishing specified civil penalties under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Driving While License is Suspended - Prison Sentence Repeal [SB-41]
Repealing the prison sentence for driving a motor vehicle while a person's license or privilege to drive is suspended under specified provisions of State law relating to the lapse of required security, noncompliance with traffic citations, and nonpayment of fines; and repealing the prison sentences for driving a motor vehicle while a person's license or privilege to drive is suspended by another state for failure to comply with a specified notice to appear in court or to pay a specified fine; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Brochin
Hearing 1/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Motorcycles - Restrictions on Child Passengers [SB-164]
Prohibiting a person under the age of 10 years from riding on a motorcycle; and prohibiting a person under the age of 12 years from riding on a motorcycle unless the person's feet reach and rest on the footrests on the motorcycle.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Death or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Subsequent Offenders - Penalties [SB-160]
Establishing specified subsequent offender penalties for specified offenses that result in the death or life-threatening injury to another as the result of a specified person driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel; and providing that specified offenses committed in another state or federal jurisdiction are to be considered for the application of specified subsequent offender penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 517 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Driving Records - Expungement - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test for Intoxication [SB-152]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, at the request of a licensee, to expunge the licensee's public driving record solely with respect to the licensee's refusal to submit to a chemical test for intoxication if, at the time the request is made, the licensee has been charged with and found not guilty of a specified violation and a specified suspension or disqualification period has expired.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles [SB-126]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles; requiring the Task Force to determine the most effective and appropriate best practices for governing self-driving vehicles based on a review of specified information; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to make specified recommendations; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Passing Bicycles, Personal Mobility Devices, or Motor Scooters [SB-1123]
Repealing an exception to a requirement that a driver overtake and pass a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter in a specified manner that applies when a highway lacks sufficient width; requiring a driver who passes a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter in accordance with a specified provision of law to pass at a reasonable or prudent speed that is safe for existing weather, road, and vehicular or pedestrian traffic conditions and does not endanger, impede, or interfere with the bicycle, EPAMD, motor scooter, or other traffic; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Serious and Subsequent Offenders - Conditions for Reinstatement of Driver's License [HB-974]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to revoke or refuse to issue or renew a license or privilege to drive for specified serious offenders; establishing conditions for reinstatement of a driver's license or privilege to drive for specified serious offenders; altering the periods of time that specified subsequent offenders are required to be participants in the Ignition Interlock System Program; and increasing specified penalties for specified prohibited acts concerning ignition interlock systems.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Automated Motor Vehicles - Titling, Registration, and Rules of the Road [HB-88]
Prohibiting an individual from operating an automated motor vehicle in automated mode on a highway; establishing an exception to the prohibition by authorizing an individual to operate an automated motor vehicle in automated mode on a highway if the vehicle is properly titled and registered, the individual is in the driver's seat, and the individual has the ability, if necessary, to take control of the vehicle's movements; providing for the registration classification and fee of $50.50 annually for an automated motor vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Motor Vehicle Modifications for Permanently Wheelchair Dependent Individuals - Coverage [HB-865]
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; providing that the required coverage may be subject to specified deductibles or coinsurance requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/15/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Causing Diesel Emissions to Discharge Onto Another - Prohibition [HB-848]
Prohibiting a person from causing a diesel-powered motor vehicle to emit clearly visible smoke, soot, or other exhaust emissions onto another person or motor vehicle; and providing for the application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Marijuana - Smoking or Consuming in a Vehicle or Vessel - Prohibition [HB-809]
Prohibiting a person from smoking or otherwise consuming marijuana while operating or attempting to operate a vessel; prohibiting a driver of a motor vehicle from smoking or otherwise consuming marijuana in the motor vehicle on a highway; prohibiting a passenger of a motor vehicle on a highway from smoking marijuana in a passenger area of the motor vehicle or consuming marijuana in an area of the motor vehicle that is readily accessible to the driver of the motor vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Autocycles - Standards and Requirements [HB-805]
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 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: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles [HB-8]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles; requiring the Task Force to determine the most effective and appropriate best practices for governing self-driving vehicles based on a review of specified information; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to make specified recommendations; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/14/2016