Motor Vehicle Registration
Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Title and Registration - Transfer to Surviving Spouse [HB-725]
Establishing that when the interest in a vehicle of one joint owner passes to another joint owner who is the surviving spouse, the surviving spouse is not required to apply for a new certificate of title or submit a specified certificate of title to the Motor Vehicle Administration until a specified time; authorizing a surviving spouse to drive a vehicle and allow the vehicle to be driven on a highway until a specified time without applying for a registration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013
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Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Authority to Practice [HB-723]
Authorizing a physician assistant to complete a specified certificate that an individual of a specified age is pregnant or has given birth to a child; authorizing a physician assistant to provide specified information on a certificate of birth under specified circumstances; authorizing a physician assistant to fill out and sign a certificate of death under specified circumstances; authorizing a physician assistant to file a replacement death certificate under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 274 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Unregistered Emergency Vehicles - Operating on Highways [HB-680]
Providing that the Maryland Vehicle Law does not preclude a local authority from authorizing an emergency vehicle not subject to registration to operate on a highway under its jurisdiction while performing an emergency service.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jacobs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 632 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
State Brain Injury Trust Fund [HB-61]
Establishing the State Brain Injury Trust Fund as a special fund used to support specified services for individuals with brain injuries; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene or the Secretary's designee to administer the Fund; requiring the Secretary or the Secretary's designee to make specified reports; establishing eligibility for individuals to receive assistance from the Fund; requiring that specified investment earnings be credited to the Fund; requiring a specified report to the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Favorable With Amendments {606788/1 Report Adopted on 04/08/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Transportation Trust Fund - Use of Funds [HB-524]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish a Transportation Trust Fund to be used only for purposes relating to transportation except under specified circumstances; prohibiting the transfer of funds in the Transportation Trust Fund to the General Fund or a special fund of the State except under specified circumstances; providing that the amendment does not apply to the allocation or use of specified funds in the Transportation Trust Fund for counties, municipalities, and Baltimore City under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Floor Amendment (delegate O'donnell) {973226/2 Rejected (49-89) on 04/08/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Short-Term Rental of Motorcycles - Sales and Use Tax and Motor Vehicle Law [HB-523]
Including motorcycles in the definition of "short-term vehicle rental" for purposes of determining the sales and use tax rate for short-term vehicle rentals; including motorcycles in the definition of "rental vehicle" for purposes of the Motor Vehicle Law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 484 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Frederick County - Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for All-Terrain and Utility-Terrain Vehicles [HB-429]
Authorizing, under specified circumstances, the operation of all-terrain and utility-terrain vehicles on highways in Frederick County without the vehicle being registered under the Maryland Vehicle Law; requiring a person operating a vehicle under the Act to maintain evidence of liability insurance in the vehicle; and prohibiting a person from operating a vehicle under the Act on a highway for which the posted maximum speed limit exceeds 50 miles per hour.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/20/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Maryland Transportation Authority - Payment of Tolls [HB-420]
Altering procedures of the Maryland Transportation Authority for the collection of unpaid tolls through a specified notice and a citation for toll violations; altering the contents of a specified citation; altering procedures for paying or contesting the amounts due under a citation; providing for the admissibility and prima facie effect of the information in a citation in any proceeding to contest liability; altering specified defenses to a citation; altering procedures for collection of unpaid tolls and civil penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 113 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Transportation Trust Fund Protection Act [HB-176]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish a Transportation Trust Fund to be used only for purposes relating to transportation with a specified exception; prohibiting the reversion or crediting of any part of the Transportation Trust Fund to the General Fund or a special fund of the State; requiring that specified taxes, fees, charges, and revenues be credited to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/26/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013 [HB-1515]
Altering the distribution of motor fuel tax revenue; requiring that specified motor fuel tax rates be increased on July 1 of each year based on the percentage growth in the Consumer Price Index; limiting the increase in specified motor fuel tax rates by a specified amount of the motor fuel tax rate effective in the previous year; requiring a specified sales and use tax equivalent rate to be added to specified motor fuel tax rates and collected in the same manner as the motor fuel tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 429 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Towing Services - Licensing [HB-1255]
Prohibiting, after October 1, 2015, a person from registering a tow truck unless the person obtains a towing license; authorizing a police department to take an improperly registered tow truck into custody; requiring, after October 1, 2015, a person to obtain a license from the Motor Vehicle Administration before driving a tow truck in the State, operating a towing service in the State, or operating a specified vehicle storage facility in the State; establishing the Towing Regulation Advisory Board in the MVA; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Malone
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration Fees - Exemptions - Surviving Spouses of Veterans [HB-1229]
Repealing the requirement that a surviving spouse of a deceased disabled veteran be at least 65 years old to qualify for an exemption from motor vehicle registration fees; and exempting from registration fees under specified circumstances a motor vehicle that is owned and used by the surviving spouse of a veteran who died in combat or from a combat-related injury; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Weir
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Rental Vehicles - Required Security [HB-1089]
Establishing that the owner of a rental vehicle may satisfy a specified insurance requirement by maintaining a specified security that is secondary to any other valid and collectible coverage; requiring the owner of a rental vehicle to provide a specified notice to the renter of the rental vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aisha Braveboy
Referred To Interim Study By Finance on 04/08/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Transportation Trust Fund - Dedicated Highway Funds [HB-1046]
Providing that specified taxes, fees, charges, and revenues deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund may be used only for specified purposes; repealing obsolete provisions; and repealing provisions relating to the transfer of specified funds from the Transportation Trust Fund to a special fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2013 [HB-102]
Altering the frequency with which specified payments from a special fund are required to be paid; requiring the reduction of specified grants and payments under specified circumstances; providing that a specified District Court surcharge shall be added to fines imposed for specified traffic cases and not to court costs; providing that specified regulations and licensing requirements of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission supersede specified county fees or regulations and licensing requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 425 on 05/16/2013
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Idaho 2013 Regular Session
Amends existing law relating to motor vehicle registration to revise a fee, to provide that certain trailer manufacturers may purchase registration from the department, to establish provisions relating to the issuing of annual registration to certain foreign-based purchasers and to establish provisions relating to the application of an annual fee to a nonexpiring registration fee. [SB-1081]
Amends existing law relating to motor vehicle registration to revise a fee, to provide that certain trailer manufacturers may purchase registration from the department, to establish provisions relating to the issuing of annual registration to certain foreign-based purchasers and to establish provisions relating to the application of an annual fee to a nonexpiring registration fee.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Signed By Governor On 03/22/13 Session Law Chapter 153 Effective: 07/01/13 on 03/22/2013
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Idaho 2013 Regular Session
Amends existing law relating to motor vehicle registration to add language relating to staggered registration. [SB-1007]
Amends existing law relating to motor vehicle registration to add language relating to staggered registration.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Signed By Governor On 03/21/13 Session Law Chapter 88 Effective: 01/01/14 on 03/21/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Financing and Infrastructure Investment Act of 2012 [SB-971]
Altering the distribution of the motor fuel tax revenue; requiring the Comptroller to make specified determinations and announcements regarding specified average retail prices of motor fuel and specified sales and use tax equivalent rates for specified periods; providing for the addition of specified sales and use tax equivalent rates to specified motor fuel tax rates under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/29/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Farm Truck Registration - Maximum Gross Vehicle Weight [SB-908]
Increasing to 70,000 pounds the maximum gross vehicle weight for farm trucks for purposes of applying a specified farm truck annual registration fee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Dyson
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Transportation - Required Security - Rental Vehicles [SB-907]
Establishing that the owner of a rental vehicle may satisfy a specified insurance requirement by maintaining a specified security that is secondary to any other valid and collectible coverage; requiring the owner of a rental vehicle to provide a specified notice to the renter of the rental vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Hearing 3/1 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2012