Vehicle Laws - Issuance of Temporary Registration Plates by Dealers - [SB-67]
Requiring a vehicle dealer to electronically transmit to the Motor Vehicle Administration the vehicle, owner, insurance, and temporary registration information contained on the temporary registration plate application on the same day that the dealer issues a temporary registration plate for a vehicle; and requiring a dealer who has applied for temporary registration plates to keep specified temporary registration plate records for 3 years.
SB-67: Vehicle Laws - Issuance of Temporary Registration Plates by Dealers -
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates and Parking Placards for Dependents [SB-518]
Authorizing the owner of a motor vehicle to apply to the Motor Vehicle Administration for a special disability registration number and special disability registration plates or a parking placard if a medical professional certifies that a dependent of the applicant has a disability that meets specified requirements; requiring an applicant to submit specified proof; authorizing the Administration to review the severity and permanency of the disability of a dependent of a motor vehicle owner; etc.
SB-518: Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates and Parking Placards for Dependents
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2010
Motor Vehicles - Limited Speed Vehicles - Requirements and Prohibitions [SB-344]
Prohibiting a person from driving a specified vehicle with a limited speed capability on specified highways; prohibiting a person from driving a specified vehicle with a limited speed capability on a highway unless the vehicle displays a specified emblem; establishing standards for a specified emblem; prohibiting a motor vehicle dealer from selling a specified vehicle with a limited speed capability unless the dealer permanently affixes a specified emblem to the vehicle and informs the buyer that driving restrictions apply; etc.
SB-344: Motor Vehicles - Limited Speed Vehicles - Requirements and Prohibitions
Sponsored by: Sen. Barry Glassman
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring [SB-1001]
Authorizing a county board of education, in consultation with a local law enforcement agency, to place school bus monitoring cameras on county school buses for the purpose of recording motor vehicles committing violations relating to overtaking and passing school vehicles; requiring a school bus operator to give a recording of the violations to a local law enforcement agency; requiring recordings made by a school bus monitoring camera to include specified images and information about the violations; etc.
SB-1001: Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring
Sponsored by: Sen. David Brinkley
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/05/2010
Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Counties and [HB-954]
Authorizing a county or a municipal corporation, by ordinance, to establish an alternative enforcement program for the issuance of civil parking citations for violations of specified restrictions on the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles; establishing requirements for an ordinance adopted under the Act; requiring an ordinance adopted under the Act to provide for a specified judicial review in the District Court; etc.
HB-954: Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Counties and
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/27/2010
Vehicle Laws - Registration of Vehicles - New Residents [HB-871]
Reducing from 60 days to 45 days the period of time during which a vehicle owned by a new resident of the State and displaying valid registration issued by the jurisdiction of the resident's former domicile is not subject to the requirement that specified vehicles driven on a highway be registered in accordance with specified provisions of law.
HB-871: Vehicle Laws - Registration of Vehicles - New Residents
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/08/2010
Motor Vehicles - Medium Speed Vehicles - Requirements and Prohibitions [HB-480]
Prohibiting a person from driving a medium speed vehicle on specified highways; prohibiting a person from driving a medium speed vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle displays a specified emblem; establishing specified standards for a specified emblem; prohibiting a motor vehicle dealer from selling a medium speed vehicle unless the dealer permanently affixes a specified emblem to the vehicle and informs the buyer that specified driving restrictions apply; defining "medium speed vehicle"; etc.
HB-480: Motor Vehicles - Medium Speed Vehicles - Requirements and Prohibitions
Sponsored by: Rep. James Malone
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2010
Transportation Trust Fund - Dedicated Highway Funds [HB-367]
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.
HB-367: Transportation Trust Fund - Dedicated Highway Funds
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Hearing 3/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2010
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Repeat Offenders - Special Registration Plates [HB-164]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue special license plates to identify a vehicle that is owned by an individual who has been convicted of specified drunk or drugged driving offenses three or more times; requiring the special registration plates to be distinctive and to include the letters "DUI"; requiring the Administration to recall the registration plates of all vehicles owned by an individual who has been convicted of specified drunk and drugged driving offenses three or more times; etc.
HB-164: Drunk and Drugged Driving - Repeat Offenders - Special Registration Plates
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/08/2010
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring [HB-1376]
Authorizing a county board of education, in consultation with a local law enforcement agency, to place school bus monitoring cameras on county school buses for the purpose of recording motor vehicles committing violations relating to overtaking and passing school vehicles; requiring a school bus operator to give a recording of the violations to a local law enforcement agency; requiring recordings made by a school bus monitoring camera to include specified images and information about the violations; etc.
HB-1376: Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Jenkins
Hearing 3/9 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/19/2010
Habitual Drunk and Drugged Driving - Revocation and Refusal of Registration, [HB-1367]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to revoke the registration of or refuse to register any vehicle owned by a person who is convicted of subsequent alcohol- or drug-related driving offenses; requiring the Administration to revoke the driver's license or privilege to drive of a person who is convicted of subsequent alcohol- or drug-related driving offenses; etc.
HB-1367: Habitual Drunk and Drugged Driving - Revocation and Refusal of Registration,
Sponsored by: Rep. William Frank
First Reading Judiciary on 02/18/2010
Outstanding Arrest Warrants - Drivers' Licenses and Vehicle Registrations [HB-126]
Altering the definition of an outstanding warrant for arrest for purposes of specified provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law governing suspension of drivers' licenses and vehicle registrations to provide that the arrest warrant shall be at least 61 days old.
HB-126: Outstanding Arrest Warrants - Drivers' Licenses and Vehicle Registrations
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/09/2010
Vehicle Laws - Renewal of Registration - Unemployed Individuals [HB-1147]
Establishing that a vehicle that is owned by an individual who is eligible for unemployment insurance benefits is not subject to a fee for the renewal of the vehicle's registration; and providing for the termination of the Act.
HB-1147: Vehicle Laws - Renewal of Registration - Unemployed Individuals
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/15/2010
Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures [HB-1120]
Providing for the statewide application for provisions of law governing the towing or removal of vehicles from parking lots; establishing a motor vehicle towing and storage lien on a towed motor vehicle on behalf of the tower for specified towing and storage charges; prohibiting a motor vehicle towing and storage lienor from selling the motor vehicle to which the lien is attached under specified circumstances; specifying the manner in which a motor vehicle towing and storage lienor may sell a vehicle; etc.
HB-1120: Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures
Sponsored by: Rep. Doyle Niemann
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/12/2010
Vehicle Laws - Registration - Renewal [SB-1054]
Requiring that the system of multiyear vehicle registration adopted by the Motor Vehicle Administration include for Class A (passenger) vehicles and Class D (motorcycle) vehicles options for registration for 1- or 2-year periods to be phased in over a certain period of time; requiring the Administration to make available certain methods of obtaining or renewing a vehicle registration for Class A (passenger) and Class D (motorcycle) vehicles; authorizing certain late fees for certain registration renewals; etc.
SB-1054: Vehicle Laws - Registration - Renewal
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2020