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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Reckless and Negligent Driving - Death of Another - Must-Appear Violation (Sherry and Christian's Law) [HB-361]
Providing that a person charged with reckless or negligent driving must appear in court and may not prepay the fine if the reckless or negligent driving contributed to an accident that resulted in the death of another person, unless a court for good cause shown waives the requirement to appear.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing Canceled on 02/03/2025
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Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 [SB-338]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to place and use not more than four speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County subject to notice requirements; requiring that fines collected in Baltimore County as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 be used to recover costs and assist in covering the cost of roadway and safety improvements on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 210 PG 306-25 [HB-349]
Increasing the maximum 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: No sponsors
Motion Special Order Until 3/28 (senator Ferguson) Adopted on 03/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors [HB-348]
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 requiring the Comptroller to distribute revenue from the civil fines collected from the use of certain monitoring systems to a fund for the State Highway Administration to cover the costs of implementing and administering certain speed monitoring systems, for highway safety purposes and Administration system preservation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence [SB-292]
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: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Stopping, Standing, or Parking in a Bike Lane or Bicycle Path - Prohibition [HB-178]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bike lane or bicycle path unless the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle, a transit vehicle, a vehicle picking up or discharging disabled individuals, a vehicle that has become unintentionally disabled, or one that is loading or unloading goods for pick-up or delivery; and providing a certain civil penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Third Reading Passed (124-11) on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bus Obstruction Monitoring Systems and Bus Stop Zones [HB-206]
Replacing references to a bus lane monitoring system with references to a bus obstruction monitoring system; prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bus stop zone; and clarifying that a person may not stop a vehicle in a dedicated bus lane, subject to certain exceptions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products [SB-203]
Creating an exception for vehicles carrying fluid milk products to the prohibition against driving a vehicle subject to an exceptional hauling permit on the interstate highway system; altering certain weight limits and tolerances under an exceptional hauling permit; altering the preventive maintenance documents that an individual operating under an exceptional hauling permit must possess; and altering certain record-keeping requirements and the application of certain administrative penalties under an exceptional hauling permit.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Drunk and Drug-Impaired Driving and Failure to Remain at the Scene - Revocation of Driver's License [SB-207]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to revoke the driver's license of a person who has been convicted of impaired driving that contributes to an accident, or fails to remain at the scene of an accident, that results in the death or life-threatening injury to another person; and authorizing a person whose driver's license is revoked under the Act or for homicide by motor vehicle while impaired to apply for license reinstatement after a certain period of time.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - Commercial Driver's Licenses - Disqualification From Driving [HB-189]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to disqualify any individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle for 1 year if the individual, while holding a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver's license, drives or attempts to drive any motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration of the person's blood or breath is 0.08 or greater.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Favorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles – Speed Monitoring Systems – Penalties [SB-118]
Altering the penalties for a civil citation issued as a result of a recorded image produced by a speed monitoring system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 1/22 At 10:00 A.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products [HB-225]
Creating an exception for vehicles carrying fluid milk products to the prohibition against driving a vehicle subject to an exceptional hauling permit on the interstate highway system; altering certain weight limits and tolerances under an exceptional hauling permit; altering the preventive maintenance documents that an individual operating under an exceptional hauling permit must possess; and altering certain record-keeping requirements and the application of certain administrative penalties under an exceptional hauling permit.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Favorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - Commercial Driver's Licenses - Disqualification From Driving [SB-187]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to disqualify any individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle for 1 year if the individual, while holding a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver's license, drives or attempts to drive any motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration of the person's blood or breath is 0.08 or greater.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Referred Judiciary on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Drunk and Drug-Impaired Driving and Failure to Remain at the Scene - Revocation of Driver's License [HB-70]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to revoke the driver's license of a person who has been convicted of, or been granted probation before judgment for, impaired driving that contributes to an accident, or fails to remain at the scene of an accident, that results in the death or life-threatening injury to another person; authorizing a person whose driver's license is revoked under the Act or for homicide by motor vehicle while impaired to apply for license reinstatement after a certain period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-234]
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 a negligent manner; including an individual who is lawfully operating or riding a golf cart or a unicycle on a highway, shoulder, crosswalk, or sidewalk as a vulnerable individual; 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: Rep. Dana Stein
Third Reading Passed (136-1) on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties [HB-182]
Altering the penalties for a civil citation issued as a result of a recorded image produced by a speed monitoring system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Reckless and Negligent Driving - Death of Another - Must-Appear Violation (Sherry and Christian's Law) [SB-44]
Providing that a person charged with reckless or negligent driving must appear in court and may not prepay the fine if the reckless or negligent driving contributed to an accident that resulted in the death of another person, unless a court for good cause shown waives the requirement to appear.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Referred Judiciary on 02/21/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts [HB-1444]
Establishing that certain provisions of law authorizing the use of speed monitoring systems in certain residential districts apply statewide; and requiring all speed limit signs on certain highways in residential districts to include certain signs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Emergency Services - Funding [HB-1439]
Increasing the motor vehicle registration emergency medical system surcharge for certain motor vehicles; providing for the distribution of revenues derived from the surcharge; altering certain provisions of law related to the Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund; increasing the fines for certain violations related to driving while impaired; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2026, to include an annual appropriation to the Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund of at least $16,500,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 718 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Autonomous Vehicles - Standards, Requirements, and Prohibited Acts [HB-1447]
Authorizing a person to operate a fully autonomous vehicle on a highway under certain circumstances, subject to certain standards, requirements, and prohibitions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024