Motor Vehicle Registration
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Vehicles - Definition [SB-341]
Altering the definition of "school vehicle" to include specified vehicles that meet or comply with specified standards and requirements, were originally titled and used to transport children, students, and teachers in another state, comply with the regulations on transporting children enrolled in the federally funded Head Start Program, and are used only for transporting children to and from a Head Start program.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 696 on 05/25/2017
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Motor Vehicles - Special Deafness Registration Plate [HB-343]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a specially designed deafness registration plate; requiring that the registration plate include the international symbol for deafness; prescribing who may apply for and the classes of vehicles eligible for the registration plate; and providing the manner in which fees will be established, collected, and distributed in connection with the registration plate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls [SB-299]
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: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Prohibition on Suspension or Revocation of Registration [SB-277]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from suspending, revoking, or denying the registration of a vehicle based solely on the vehicle owner's failure to have the vehicle inspected and tested as required under the Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/20/2017
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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
Motor Vehicles - Electronic Inspection Certificates for Used Vehicles - Sunset Extension [HB-122]
Extending the termination date to June 30, 2020, for specified provisions of the used vehicle inspection law applicable to the electronic submission of an inspection certificate.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 670 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
Environment - Lead and Mercury Wheel Weights - Prohibited [HB-66]
Prohibiting specified persons from using, allowing to be used, or selling specified lead wheel weights after January 1, 2020; requiring the State to ensure that no vehicle purchased for the State fleet after January 1, 2019, is equipped with an externally attached lead wheel weight that is composed of greater than 0.1% lead or 0.1% mercury by weight; prohibiting a tire on a vehicle in the State fleet that is balanced or replaced after January 1, 2018, from being equipped with specified lead wheel weights; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 385 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses and Vehicle Registrations - Mailing Address [SB-89]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include a vehicle owner's mailing address on the vehicle registration card; requiring an applicant for a driver's license to provide the Administration with a mailing address; requiring drivers' licenses issued by the Administration to display a mailing address; requiring individuals who have applied for or obtained a driver's license to notify the Administration within 30 days of a change in mailing address; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 01/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Leased Vehicles - Inspections, Insurance, and Excise Tax [SB-34]
Exempting from the motor vehicle excise tax a vehicle that is leased by the State or a political subdivision of the State; prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from issuing, reinstating, or renewing a vehicle registration for a motor vehicle lessee who has an unpaid insurance penalty; and exempting a leased vehicle transferred to the lessee at the end of the lease term from the requirement to obtain a motor vehicle safety inspection.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 344 on 04/18/2017
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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
Vehicle Laws - School Vehicles - Definition [HB-23]
Altering the definition of "school vehicle" to include specified vehicles that were originally titled and used to transport children, students, and teachers in another state, comply with the regulations on transporting children enrolled in the federally funded Head Start Program, and are used only for transporting children to and from a Head Start program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 1/26 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/26/2018