Motor Vehicle Registration
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections [HB-516]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a custodian of recorded images produced by certain automated enforcement systems to deny inspection of the images, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain State and local agencies from using a recorded image or associated data from an automated enforcement system subject to certain exceptions; and establishing certain requirements and authorizations for the removal and destruction of recorded images and associated data produced by an automated enforcement system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 464 on 05/13/2025
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Vehicle Laws - Obscured, Modified, or Blocked Registration Plates and Registration Plate Covers [HB-470]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from obscuring or modifying any vehicle registration plate in a manner that may prevent identification and enforcing the prohibition as a secondary offense; prohibiting a person from advertising for or promoting the sale of an unlawful registration plate cover by falsely claiming that the registration plate cover is lawful in the State; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice subject to certain enforcement and penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 566 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections [SB-381]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a custodian of recorded images produced by certain automated enforcement systems to deny inspection of the images, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain State and local agencies from using a recorded image or associated data from an automated enforcement system, subject to certain exceptions; establishing certain requirements and authorizations for the destruction of recorded images; and establishing certain requirements for privacy protection under automated enforcement programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 463 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Toll Facilities - Study on Image Capture of License Plates [SB-339]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to conduct a study on the feasibility of capturing the image of only the rear license plate of a vehicle at video toll facilities in the State; and requiring the Authority to report its findings on or before December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Watson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [HB-352]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; increasing the cap on the percentage that may be deducted from all open purses and paid to a certain organization; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 604 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [SB-321]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 [SB-338]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to place and use not more than four speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County and three on Interstate 83 in Baltimore County subject to notice requirements; requiring that fines collected as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County be used to recover administrative costs and assist in covering the cost of certain roadway and safety improvements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 582 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors [HB-348]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
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
Vehicle Laws - Obscured, Modified, or Blocked Registration Plates and Registration Plate Covers [SB-322]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from obscuring or modifying any vehicle registration plate in a manner that may prevent identification and enforcing the prohibition as a secondary offense; prohibiting a person from advertising for or promoting the sale of certain registration plate covers by falsely claiming that the registration plate cover is lawful in the State; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice subject to certain enforcement and penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence [SB-292]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
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
Motor Vehicles - Specially Designed Vintage Reproduction Registration Plates [HB-313]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Repealing the time limitation within which the Motor Vehicle Administration is required to make available specially designed vintage reproduction registration plates; and requiring the Administration to charge a fee of $100 for the initial issuance and $25 for the renewal of a specially designed vintage reproduction registration plate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 491 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans [SB-179]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing that not more than one vehicle owned by, or leased to, an unemployable disabled veteran is exempt from vehicle registration fees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans [HB-248]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing that not more than one vehicle owned by, or leased to, an unemployable disabled veteran is exempt from vehicle registration fees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Griffith
Hearing Canceled on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Specially Designed Vintage Reproduction Registration Plates [SB-54]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Repealing the time limitation within which the Motor Vehicle Administration is required to make available specially designed vintage reproduction registration plates; and requiring the Administration to charge a fee of $100 for the initial issuance and $25 for the renewal of a specially designed vintage reproduction registration plate.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 492 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration [HB-219]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing a certain process for bringing vehicles owned by State residents that are improperly registered in another state into compliance with the Maryland Vehicle Law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Certificate of Title, Registration, and Insurance [SB-14]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
Requiring an electric bicycle to be titled and registered by the Motor Vehicle Administration; requiring an application for a certificate of title and registration for an electric bicycle to be submitted electronically; establishing an annual registration fee of $30; requiring an owner of an electric bicycle to maintain certain security; and authorizing a motor vehicle insurer to exclude certain benefits from an electric bicycle policy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Conduct A Study On The Impact Of Allowing Motor Vehicle Owners To Pay Their Motor Vehicle Registration And Associated Taxes And Fees Biannually. [HCR-156]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Conduct A Study On The Impact Of Allowing Motor Vehicle Owners To Pay Their Motor Vehicle Registration And Associated Taxes And Fees Biannually.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric Gates
Reported From Trn (stand. Com. Rep. No. 1507-24), Recommending Referral To Fin. on 03/28/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Conduct A Study On The Impact Of Allowing Motor Vehicle Owners To Pay Their Motor Vehicle Registration And Associated Taxes And Fees Biannually. [HR-135]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Conduct A Study On The Impact Of Allowing Motor Vehicle Owners To Pay Their Motor Vehicle Registration And Associated Taxes And Fees Biannually.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric Gates
Reported From Trn (stand. Com. Rep. No. 1506-24), Recommending Referral To Fin. on 03/28/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration [SB-1164]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing Baltimore County to tow, remove, or impound a vehicle owned by a new resident of the State who fails to register the vehicle with the Motor Vehicle Administration and display valid registration plates issued by the Administration within 60 days.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration [HB-1495]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing Baltimore County to tow, remove, or impound a vehicle owned by a new resident of the State who fails to register the vehicle with the Motor Vehicle Administration and display valid registration plates issued by the Administration within 60 days.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2024