Motor Vehicle Registration

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Unauthorized Registration Plates - Prohibition [SB-410]
Prohibiting the knowing use, possession, or purchase of unauthorized registration plates for a vehicle; and providing a penalty for violation of the Act of imprisonment of up to 90 days or a fine not to exceed $10,000 or both.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 [HB-352]
Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; altering the funding formula for community colleges and the State aid program for private nonprofit institutions of higher education; authorizing or altering the distribution of certain revenue; requiring interest earnings for certain special funds to accrue to the General Fund of the State for fiscal years 2024 through 2028; authorizing the transfer of certain funds; etc.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Military Vehicles - Registration and Operation [SB-397]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to register certain military vehicles; requiring all vehicles meeting certain criteria to be registered as a Class MV-C (military vehicle-collectors) vehicle; establishing a one-time registration fee of $51; establishing certain standards and procedures for the registration of military vehicles; requiring an owner of a military vehicle to submit with the registration application a certain certification relating to the purposes for which the vehicle will be operated; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

Relating To Highway Safety. [HB-480]
Amends the definitions of "special interest vehicle", "street rod replica vehicle", and "street rod vehicle", for purposes of the Hawaii Highway Safety Act, to be based on the age of the vehicle or the parts used, rather than a certain year. Requires vehicles to meet the safety standards that were in effect at the time of manufacture. Establishes a motor vehicle safety inspection and motor vehicle registration task force. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Todd Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 [SB-362]
Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; altering, from December 1, 2024, to January 15, 2027, the date by which the Accountability and Implementation Board has to conduct and submit a certain independent evaluation; altering the sales and use tax rate on certain electronic smoking devices; repealing a certain small business relief tax credit; requiring interest earnings for certain special funds to accrue to the General Fund of the State during certain fiscal years; etc.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Approved By The Governor - Chapter 717 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Prince George's County - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization PG 301-24 [HB-364]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in Prince George's County, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a stop sign is subject to a citation and a certain civil penalty under certain circumstances; establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a stop sign monitoring system; requiring the Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation to make a certain report by December 1, 2025; etc.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Approved By The Governor - Chapter 678 on 05/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Out-of-State Motor Vehicles - Improper Registration - Report [HB-332]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with Baltimore City and other interested jurisdictions, to prepare a report on motor vehicles owned by Maryland residents that are improperly titled or registered in another state; requiring the Administration to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis Approved By The Governor - Chapter 648 on 05/09/2024

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

Relating To Motor Vehicle Registration. [SB-823]
Provides an exemption for flatbed trucks from registration renewals and initial registrations of motor carrier vehicles when used as marine terminal equipment temporarily moving in or between certain terminals. Adds new terminal locales, times, and roadways to be covered under the exemption. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Baltimore City - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration [SB-357]
Authorizing Baltimore City 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. Cory McCray Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Town of Charlestown [HB-275]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts in the Town of Charlestown, Cecil County; authorizing a person to operate a golf cart in the Town of Charlestown without registration only on a highway with a posted maximum speed limit of 30 miles per hour and requiring the golf cart to be equipped with certain lighting devices; and authorizing the Town Commissioners of the Town of Charlestown to designate highways on which a person may operate a golf cart in the Town of Charlestown.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Authorization [SB-316]
Authorizing counties and municipalities to designate county or municipal highways under their respective jurisdictions on which a person may operate a golf cart; authorizing a person to operate a golf cart only on a highway with a maximum posted speed limit of not more than 30 miles per hour or, in Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary's County, 35 miles per hour, between dawn and dusk, and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; and repealing certain authorizations to operate golf carts in certain local areas.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey Approved By The Governor - Chapter 491 on 05/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Damaged, Obscured, or Modified Registration Plates [SB-10]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to offer during the registration renewal process to replace vehicle registration plates that are more than 15 years old; altering the prohibition against obscuring or modifying a vehicle registration plate by prohibiting such activity in a manner that may prevent identification; and altering the penalty and points assessment for obscuring or modifying a vehicle registration plate.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Registration - Fee Due to Outstanding Warrant - Repeal [SB-285]
Repealing the fee required to be assessed by the Motor Vehicle Administration against an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle who had previously been refused due to an outstanding warrant.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Motor Vehicles - Parking - Armed Forces Special Registration Plates [HB-77]
Prohibiting a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, a regulation, or a policy that requires payment of a fee for parking a motor vehicle in a parking space served by a parking meter if the motor vehicle has a certain individually earned, combat-related armed forces special registration plate or a certain disabled veteran special registration plate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Munoz First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/10/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Gold Star and Next of Kin Families [HB-231]
Authorizing the recipient of a U.S. Department of Defense Next of Kin lapel button to apply for special registration plates; and waiving the initial vehicle registration fee associated with special registration plates issued to the recipient of a Gold Star or a Next of Kin lapel button.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein Approved By The Governor - Chapter 24 on 04/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Gold Star and Next of Kin Families [SB-275]
Authorizing the recipient of a U.S. Department of Defense Next of Kin lapel button to apply for special registration plates; and waiving the initial vehicle registration fee associated with special registration plates issued to the recipient of a Gold Star or a Next of Kin lapel button.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 25 on 04/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Unauthorized Registration Plates - Prohibition [HB-49]
Prohibiting the knowing use, possession, or purchase of unauthorized registration plates for a vehicle; and providing a penalty for violation of the Act of imprisonment of up to 90 days or a fine not to exceed $10,000 or both.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Deni Taveras First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/10/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program and Diesel Vehicle Emissions Control Program - Fees and Fines [HB-150]
Establishing a recurring fee on each motor vehicle registered in the State that is granted a waiver from, exempted from, or not subject to the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program and on certain diesel vehicles; requiring the fee to be deposited in the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund and used to provide incentives to expand electric vehicle ownership and to expand electric vehicle infrastructure; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/10/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Authorization [HB-43]
Authorizing counties and municipalities to designate certain highways in their respective jurisdictions on which a person may operate a golf cart; authorizing a person with a valid driver's license to operate a golf cart only on a highway with a maximum posted speed limit of not more than 30 miles per hour or 35 miles per hour in Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary's County, between dawn and dusk, and if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein Approved By The Governor - Chapter 492 on 05/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Baltimore County - Abandoned Vehicles [SB-184]
Adding Baltimore County and municipal corporations in the county to the jurisdictions subject to certain provisions of law relating to abandoned vehicles, including provisions governing the time period for reclamation by an owner or a secured party, cost recovery by a police department for impoundment, storage, and sale of an abandoned vehicle and certain other vehicles, failure of the owner or secured party to reclaim an abandoned vehicle within the required time period, and registration renewal.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024

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