Motor Vehicle Operation
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles [HB-172]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to make specified determinations, review specified information, consider specified issues, and make specified recommendations related to the use of self-driving vehicles; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2015
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Public Utilities - Transportation Network Services [HB-1231]
Authorizing the establishment of transportation network services in the State; authorizing an individual to submit an application for registration as a transportation network operator; requiring a transportation network company to conduct, or have a third party conduct, a specified criminal history records check using a specified database and obtain and review a driving record check for each applicant before approving an application for the applicant; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 4/13 At 9:45 A.m. on 04/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Commercial Motor Vehicles - Denial, Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Registration [HB-1229]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to deny, cancel, suspend, or revoke the commercial motor vehicle registration of a vehicle if the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the vehicle is subject to an out-of-service order, under specified provisions of law, or other federal operating authority sanctions or determinations; requiring that a denial, cancellation, suspension, or revocation continue until the out-of-service order or other sanctions have been lifted and the carrier is allowed to resume operations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 304 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Driving Without a License or While License is Suspended - Penalties [HB-1130]
Altering the maximum penalty for driving a motor vehicle while a person's license or privilege to drive is suspended under specified provisions of State law; altering the maximum penalty for driving a motor vehicle while a person's license or privilege to drive is suspended by another state under specified circumstances; and altering the maximum penalty for driving on a highway without a license.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 4/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/07/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Aggressive Driving [HB-1099]
Reducing, from three to two, the number of specified offenses that a person must commit at the same time or during a single and continuous period of driving that constitutes aggressive driving; and increasing the maximum criminal fine for aggressive driving to $1,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2015
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Transportation Network Services - Establishment [SB-919]
Establishing an infrastructure to provide transportation network services; authorizing an individual to submit an application for registration as a transportation network operator; requiring a transportation network application company to approve or deny a specified application within 60 days after the application is submitted; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - Ignition Interlock System Program - Repeat Offenders [SB-87]
Repealing the requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration impose a specified period of suspension to be served before participation in the Ignition Interlock System Program when modifying a specified suspension imposed on specified repeat drunk or drugged driving offenders; prohibiting specified repeat drunk or drugged driving offenders from operating a motor vehicle in the course of employment without installation of an ignition interlock system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 17 on 04/08/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road - Authorized Turns on Red After Yielding [SB-834]
Creating an exception for specified authorized turns to the requirement that vehicular traffic facing a steady circular red signal stop at the near side of the intersection at specified points; and authorizing vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal to cautiously enter the intersection and make a right turn after yielding to any traffic coming from the left or a left turn from a one-way street onto another one-way street after yielding to any traffic coming from the right.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Motor Scooters - Rules of the Road [SB-808]
Specifying that every person operating a bicycle or a motor scooter in a public bicycle area is subject only to the duties required of the driver of a vehicle under specified rules of the road; requiring that every person operating a bicycle or a motor scooter in a public bicycle area watch for other vehicles in the public bicycle area; and requiring the driver of a vehicle to watch for bicycles on specified highways and bicycle ways.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/20/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Drivers' Licenses - Disorder, Disease, or Physical Disability - Identification, Disclosure, and Reporting [SB-807]
Expanding the requirements for renewing a driver's license to include the written disclosure of a specified disorder, disease, or physical disability; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty, and the State Board of Examiners in Optometry to define diseases and physical disabilities that may render an individual unable to exercise reasonable control over a motor vehicle; expanding the scope of health care professionals authorized to make a specified report to the Medical Advisory Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin Raskin
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
All-Terrain Vehicles - Protective Equipment [SB-80]
Prohibiting an individual from operating or riding on an all-terrain vehicle unless the individual is wearing protective headgear and an eye-protective device that meet specified standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/04/2014
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Driver's Education - Income Tax Credit - Assessment of Fees for Driving Offenses [SB-777]
Allowing an individual to claim a specified credit against the State income tax for specified driver education costs paid for a child, stepchild, or legal ward who is eligible to receive free meals at school; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to assess specified fees on specified licensees convicted of specified driving offenses; establishing the Driver's Education Fund to pay for the tax credit under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 03/11/2014
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Automated Motor Vehicles - Titling, Registration, and Rules of the Road [SB-773]
Prohibiting an individual from operating an automated motor vehicle in automated mode on a highway; establishing an exception to the prohibition by authorizing specified individuals to operate an automated motor vehicle in automated mode on a highway for research or testing purposes under specified circumstances; requiring an automated motor vehicle that is operated on a highway for research and testing purposes to have a specified individual present in the vehicle and to be properly titled and registered; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/10/2014
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Vehicle Laws - Seat Belt Use - Exemption for Individuals Delivering Printed Publications [SB-723]
Exempting from the requirement to be restrained by a seat belt while operating, or riding in, a motor vehicle an individual who, in the regular course of the individual's employment, is delivering printed publications along a specified route under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Rental Vehicle Companies - Right of Subrogation [SB-662]
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
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2014
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Motor Vehicles - Checkpoints - Prohibition on Targeting Motorcycles [SB-640]
Prohibiting a police officer at a motor vehicle checkpoint from targeting only motorcycles for inspection or evaluation; creating a specified exception to the prohibition for a police officer at a motor vehicle checkpoint established as part of a police search or investigation; providing for the construction of a provision of law governing obedience to a lawful order or direction of a police officer; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2014
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Criminal Law - Motor Vehicles - Criminal Negligence Resulting in Death [SB-565]
Repealing a requirement that, to be convicted of a specified offense of manslaughter, a person's failure to perceive a specified risk must constitute a gross deviation from a specified standard of care; altering the name of a violation of the Act to be criminal negligence resulting in death; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Norman Stone
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Insurance - Definition of Premium - Inclusion of Motor Vehicle Driving Record Report and Accident History Report Fees [SB-456]
Altering the definition of "premium" for purposes of the insurance laws of the State to include a driving record report fee and an accident history report fee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 169 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Intercounty Connector - Maximum Speed Limit [SB-429]
Increasing to 65 miles an hour the maximum speed limit on the Intercounty Connector.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2014
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Criminal Law - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Driver's License - Points [SB-390]
Requiring a court to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of a specified violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law; requiring the Chief Judge of the District Court and the Administrative Office of the Courts, in conjunction with the Administration, to establish specified procedures; requiring that a specified number of driver's license points be assessed against an individual who is convicted of a violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 493 on 05/15/2014