Motor Vehicle Operation
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors [SB-520]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to use speed monitoring systems in areas determined to be of high risk to vulnerable road users and priority corridors in the Administration's Pedestrian Safety Action Plan; and defining "vulnerable road users" as individuals not traveling in a motor vehicle, including pedestrians, bicyclists, other cyclists, persons using personal conveyance or a mobility device such as a wheelchair, and persons on foot in a highway work zone.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
Spread the world
Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Accidents - Required Testing for Impaired Driving (Mateo's Law) [SB-565]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring any person involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in the death of, or a life threatening injury to, another person to submit to breath and blood testing for impaired driving.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence [HB-635]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained during a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions may be or is inadmissible in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/27/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Vulnerable Individuals - Comparative Negligence [HB-594]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting recovery by a certain plaintiff from being barred in a certain civil action due to the plaintiff's negligence, except under certain circumstances; requiring any damages awarded under the Act to be diminished in proportion to the amount of negligence attributed to the plaintiff; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - 3-Hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program - Requirements [SB-471]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the requirements of the 3-hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program established by the Motor Vehicle Administration for certain applicants for driver's licenses; and requiring the Administration to adopt regulations establishing criteria for certifying a private entity to offer the 3-hour Roadway Safety Education Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 298 on 05/06/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts [HB-644]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that certain provisions of law authorizing the use of speed monitoring systems in certain residential districts apply statewide.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Third Reading Passed (102-35) on 03/17/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 210 [SB-485]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Increasing civil penalties for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210 (Piscataway Highway) in Prince George's County that involve exceeding the maximum speed limit by certain amounts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/28/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Vehicle Laws - Private Roadways in Residential Communities [HB-528]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting, from October 1, 2025, to July 1, 2028, a person from driving a motor vehicle in violation of certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law on private roadways in a certain residential community in Baltimore County; authorizing, from October 1, 2025, to July 1, 2028, a police officer to enforce the vehicle law on private roadways in a certain residential community in Baltimore County; and prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in violation of the Act on any roadway located in certain areas of Calvert County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 422 on 05/06/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections [HB-516]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a custodian of recorded images produced by certain automated enforcement systems to deny inspection of the images, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain State and local agencies from using a recorded image or associated data from an automated enforcement system subject to certain exceptions; and establishing certain requirements and authorizations for the removal and destruction of recorded images and associated data produced by an automated enforcement system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 464 on 05/13/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles - Human Safety Operators and Reporting Requirements [SB-405]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a human safety operator to be present in certain fully autonomous vehicles operating on highways in the State; requiring a manufacturer of a fully autonomous vehicle to submit to the Motor Vehicle Administration an incident report on any vehicle collision, certain citations for traffic violations, any disengagement event, or any assault or harassment of a passenger or human safety operator that occurs in the State and involves a fully autonomous vehicle under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Urban State Highways - Speed Limits - Exceptions [SB-424]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to decrease the maximum speed limit by 5 miles per hour on certain urban State highways without an engineering and traffic investigation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing Canceled on 01/28/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motorcycles - Protective Headgear Requirement - Exception (In Remembrance of Gary "Pappy" Boward) [SB-397]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing an exception to the prohibition against operating or riding on a motorcycle without certain protective headgear for an individual at least 21 years of age who has been licensed to operate a motorcycle for at least 2 years or has completed a certain motorcycle safety course and for the individual's passenger.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maximum Penalty Increase [SB-402]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Increasing the maximum penalty that may be assessed for a violation recorded by a speed monitoring system located in Baltimore City from $40 to $60.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - 3-Hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program - Requirements [HB-463]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the requirements of the 3-hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program established by the Motor Vehicle Administration for certain applicants for driver's licenses; and requiring the Administration to adopt regulations establishing criteria for certifying a private entity to offer the 3-hour Roadway Safety Education Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 297 on 05/06/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [SB-385]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the penalties for causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as the result of an individual operating a motor vehicle in violation of certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; and providing that an individual convicted of a certain violation is subject to not just a fine of $2,000 but also imprisonment of up to 2 months or both.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections [SB-381]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a custodian of recorded images produced by certain automated enforcement systems to deny inspection of the images, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain State and local agencies from using a recorded image or associated data from an automated enforcement system, subject to certain exceptions; establishing certain requirements and authorizations for the destruction of recorded images; and establishing certain requirements for privacy protection under automated enforcement programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 463 on 05/13/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Points Assessments [HB-388]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Imposing assessments of 12 points for certain subsequent drunk and drugged driving violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 568 on 05/13/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Fully Autonomous Vehicles – Human Safety Operators and Reporting Requirements [HB-439]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requiring a human safety operator to be present in certain fully autonomous vehicles operating on highways in the State; requiring a manufacturer of a fully autonomous vehicle to submit to the Motor Vehicle Administration an incident report on any vehicle collision, certain citations for traffic violations, any disengagement event, or any assault or harassment of a passenger or human safety operator that occurs in the State and involves a fully autonomous vehicle under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Medical Exemption for Enhanced Tinted Windows - Time Limitation [HB-436]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Repealing the 2-year time limitation on medical exemptions for enhanced tinted windows for vehicle owners with certain permanent medical conditions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 452 on 05/13/2025
Spread the world
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Reckless Driving and Aggressive Driving - Penalties [HB-433]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the penalties that may be imposed for reckless driving and aggressive driving to include a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both, and for a subsequent offense occurring within 3 years after a prior conviction, a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Edelson
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2025