Motor Vehicle Registration
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Registration - Special Plates for Honorably Discharged Veterans [HB-1265]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and issue special registration plates for honorably discharged veterans of a branch of the armed forces of the United States; specifying who may apply and the classes of vehicles eligible for the special registration plates; providing the manner in which certain fees will be established, retained, and credited in connection with the special registration plates; specifying the contents of the special registration plates; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pat Young
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/26/2018
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Vehicle Laws - Temporary Registration - Out-of-State and Foreign Vehicles [HB-1261]
Prohibiting a person from driving or attempting to drive a vehicle in the State with an out-of-state or foreign temporary or temporary transporter registration of 90 days or fewer validity that does not comply with the laws of the issuing jurisdiction; and establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Deb Rey
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Registration – Exemption From Registration Fees – Surviving Spouses of Veterans [HB-1162]
Repealing the requirement that the surviving spouse of a deceased disabled veteran be at least 65 years old to qualify for a certain exemption to vehicle registration fees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 157 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Uninsured Division - Uninsured Motorists [HB-1161]
Establishing certain legislative findings and declarations; establishing the Uninsured Motorist Education and Enforcement Fund to provide funding for the education of drivers about the security requirements for motor vehicles in the State; establishing in the Uninsured Division a Program to Incentivize and Enable Uninsured Vehicle Owners to Be Insured to reduce the number of uninsured vehicles in the State; providing that an individual is eligible to participate in the Program under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 195 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Baltimore City – Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems – Enforcement [HB-1139]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to refuse to register or reregister, or suspend the registration of, a motor vehicle for which the person liable for a violation recorded by a vehicle height monitoring system has failed to pay the civil penalty, contest liability, or appear for trial; prohibiting a certain violation from being recorded on the driving record of any person; requiring Baltimore City and the District Court to provide a certain delinquency notice to the State Highway Administration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plate - Thin Blue Line [HB-1011]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with the Department of State Police, to develop and make available for certain vehicles a special registration plate honoring fallen law enforcement officers; requiring the Administration to designate the special registration plate as the "Thin Blue Line" registration plate; authorizing a certain person to apply for the special registration plate; requiring certain owners of vehicles assigned a special registration plate under the Act to pay certain fees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Licensing and Registration - Unpaid Fines or Failure to Appear - Penalties [SB-925]
Repealing the requirement that an individual have $300 of unpaid fines before qualifying to enter into a payment plan with the clerk of the court to pay certain overdue fines; requiring that a traffic citation provide certain notice that a person may be unable to have the person's driver's license or permit issued, reissued, or renewed under certain circumstances; clarifying the circumstances under which the Motor Vehicle Administration may charge a fee to an individual for certain registration renewal; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Monitoring Cameras - Authorization [SB-837]
Prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in a dedicated bus lane unless authorized by a local jurisdiction, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing the Maryland Transit Administration to use, under certain standards and procedures, a certain bus lane monitoring camera to enforce the prohibition against driving a motor vehicle in a designated bus lane; modifying the jurisdiction of the District Court to include certain proceedings related to bus lane monitoring cameras; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Temporary In-Transit Registration [SB-707]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a temporary in-transit registration that allows a nonresident owner of a vehicle to operate the vehicle on a highway in the State only for the purpose of transporting the vehicle to a jurisdiction outside the State for titling and registration; establishing that the Administration or licensed title service agents may issue temporary in-transit registrations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 287 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2019) [SB-691]
Altering the eligibility for the filing of a certain motion to vacate judgment; altering the required contents of a certain motion; authorizing the court to dismiss a certain motion without a hearing under certain circumstances; repealing the authority of the court to take certain actions in ruling on a certain motion; requiring the court to vacate a certain conviction if the court grants a certain motion; providing that a certain conviction may not be considered a conviction for any purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/27 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Low Speed Electric Vehicles - City of Havre de Grace [SB-389]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for low speed electric vehicles in the City of Havre de Grace that are owned and operated by the City of Havre de Grace; defining a "low speed electric vehicle" as a vehicle capable of a sustained speed of 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour; providing that a person who operates a low speed electric vehicle in the City of Havre de Grace may operate the vehicle only on certain roadways and, between dusk and dawn, only under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/27/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Prohibition on Suspension or Revocation of Registration [SB-282]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from basing a suspension or revocation of the registration of a vehicle on the vehicle owner's failure to have the vehicle inspected and tested as required under the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/15/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Suspension for Failure to Pay Video Toll - Repeal [SB-281]
Repealing a requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration, under certain circumstances, suspend the registration of a motor vehicle that incurs a certain toll violation; altering the authority of the Maryland Transportation Authority to enter certain reciprocal agreements for the enforcement of toll violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Farm Area Motor Vehicles - Registration and Authorized Use [SB-133]
Repealing the termination date for certain provisions of law applicable to the registration and authorized use of farm area motor vehicles, including a provision increasing from 10 miles to 25 miles the radius from a farm within which a person may operate on a highway a motor vehicle registered as a farm area motor vehicle; and requiring the owner of a farm area motor vehicle to submit a certain application and documentation for registration of the vehicle.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 173 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Title Service Agents - Electronic Collection and Remission of Vehicle Excise Taxes [SB-1021]
Authorizing a title service agent to collect and remit electronically certain vehicle excise taxes if the title service agent transmits the proper titling and registration information to the Motor Vehicle Administration; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Unfavorable Report By Senate Rules; Withdrawn on 04/01/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol - Subsequent Offenders - Mandatory Ignition Interlock [HB-943]
Requiring a court to prohibit a person convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence of alcohol from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system and to order the person to install an ignition interlock system on the person's vehicle as a sentence, part of a sentence, or condition of probation; requiring a court to order certain motor vehicles to be impounded or immobilized for a certain period under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Biennial Motor Vehicle Safety and Equipment Inspections - Required [HB-899]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from renewing the registration of a motor vehicle if the applicant has not submitted a motor vehicle safety and equipment inspection certificate; requiring certain motor vehicles to complete a safety and equipment inspection; requiring under certain circumstances the inspection to be completed and the inspection certificate submitted to the Administration before the registration of a vehicle may be renewed; establishing that the maximum amount of the fee for the inspection is $20; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/28/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Suspension for Failure to Pay Video Toll - Repeal [HB-870]
Repealing a requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration, under certain circumstances, suspend the registration of a motor vehicle that incurs a certain toll violation; altering the authority of the Maryland Transportation Authority to enter certain reciprocal agreements for the enforcement of toll violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles – Town of North Beach – Golf Carts and Robotic Delivery Devices [HB-833]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements, under certain circumstances, for golf carts or robotic delivery devices operated on a municipal highway in the Town of North Beach, Calvert County; and authorizing the town of North Beach to allow the operation of golf carts or robotic delivery devices on municipal highways.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Fisher
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2019) [HB-782]
Altering the eligibility for the filing of a certain motion to vacate judgment if the person's participation in the offense was a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking; requiring that a certain motion be served on a certain State's Attorney; requiring that a certain motion be mailed to a victim or victim's representative at a certain address if the qualifying offense occurred within 5 years before the filing of the motion; requiring the court to take certain factors into consideration when making a certain finding; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Third Reading Passed (131-7) on 03/18/2019