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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Duplicate Drivers' Licenses - Victims of Robbery [HB-244]
Authorizing a victim of a robbery whose driver's license is taken during the robbery to drive without a license for 2 weeks under specified circumstances; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, when processing an application for a duplicate license of a victim of a robbery, to process the victim's application on an expedited basis and give the application precedence over other applications for duplicate licenses under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/01/2017
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Drivers' Licenses - Learners' Permits - Minimum Duration [HB-205]
Reducing the period of time that specified individuals who are at least 21 years of age but under the age of 25 and who hold a learner's instructional permit are required to wait before taking a driver skills examination or driver road examination for a provisional driver's license; requiring the successful completion of a specified standard driver education program and at least 60 hours of specified behind-the-wheel driving practice supervised by a specified individual under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [HB-237]
Prohibiting vehicle traffic from entering specified intersections against specified traffic signals if the vehicle is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Tarlau
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 02/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Bus Monitoring Cameras - Repeat Violations [HB-186]
Establishing a penalty of $250 for a second or subsequent violation that occurs in the same county and within 60 days after the individual is found liable for a previous offense of overtaking and passing a school vehicle operating alternately flashing lights that are recorded by a school bus monitoring camera.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls [HB-176]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts in the community of Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary's County; providing that a person who operates a golf cart in Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls may operate the golf cart only on specified roads, between dawn and dusk, and only if the golf cart is equipped with specified lighting; authorizing the St. Mary's County Department of Public Works and Transportation to designate the specified highways on which a person may operate a golf cart; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Deb Rey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 710 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Bus Monitoring Cameras - Civil Penalty [SB-154]
Altering the civil penalty to require up to $500 for a violation recorded by a school bus monitoring camera for failure to stop for a school vehicle operating alternately flashing red lights; and requiring the Montgomery County Department of Police to submit a specified report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2018, relating to the use of school bus monitoring cameras in Montgomery County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 744 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Code Revision - Maryland Vehicle Law - Penalties [SB-165]
Revising, restating, and recodifying the laws of this State relating to penalties for violations of the Maryland Vehicle Law; repealing specified redundant provisions; clarifying language; making specified technical and stylistic changes; providing for the construction of the Act; providing for the effect and construction of specified provisions of the Act; and authorizing the publisher of the Annotated Code to make specified corrections in a specified manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 55 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Insurance - Cancellation of Policy or Binder - Notice Requirements [SB-32]
Requiring an insurer to file a copy of a specified notice of cancellation of a policy or binder of workers' compensation insurance with a specified designee of the Workers' Compensation Commission; clarifying that provisions of law requiring an insurer to take specified actions before canceling or refusing to renew coverage under a policy of worker's compensation insurance do not apply to the cancellation of the policy or binder during a specified 45-day underwriting period; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 39 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Obstruction Hanging From Rearview Mirror - Enforcement [SB-12]
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. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Autonomous and Connected Vehicles [SB-9]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with the Department of State Police, to adopt regulations governing the inspection, registration, and safe testing and operation of autonomous and connected vehicles and the safe testing and operation of autonomous technologies on the highways of the State.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage [HB-5]
Authorizing a specified insured to elect to obtain specified enhanced underinsured motorist coverage under a private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance policy; requiring specified insurers to offer an enhanced underinsured motorist coverage under specified circumstances; altering a specified prohibition on the recovery of benefits under specified coverages; applying the Act to each policy of private passenger motor vehicle insurance issued, sold, or delivered in the State on or after July 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 20 on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Causing Diesel Emissions to Discharge Onto Another - Prohibition [HB-11]
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. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 697 on 05/25/2017