Motor Vehicle Registration

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Special Vehicle Registration Plates – Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation – Appropriation [HB-1257]
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill beginning in fiscal year 2025 an appropriation for the Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, Inc. that is calculated based on the amount of revenue collected from certain special vehicle registration plates beginning in fiscal year 2025, and for each fiscal year thereafter.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/16/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs - Insurance and Liability [HB-1187]
Repealing certain provisions of law authorizing a peer-to-peer car sharing program's motor vehicle liability insurance policy on a replacement vehicle to be secondary coverage for a shared vehicle driver; altering certain motor vehicle liability insurance requirements applicable to peer-to-peer car sharing programs; authorizing a peer-to-peer car sharing program to transfer monetary liability and charge a shared vehicle owner for certain tolls, fees, charges, or fines imposed under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - "In God We Trust" [SB-887]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a specially designed registration plate that features the statement "In God We Trust".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/02/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Motor Vehicles - Modified Exhaust Systems and Noise Abatement Devices - Testing and Penalties [HB-966]
Requiring a police officer to issue a safety equipment repair order if the police officer observes a motor vehicle being driven with an unlawful modified exhaust system or noise abatement device; altering the penalties for driving a motor vehicle on a highway with an exhaust system or noise abatement device that is modified in a certain manner; and requiring the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program to test the exhaust sound level of a motor vehicle at an emissions inspection.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tiffany Alston Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Town of Sharpsburg - Parking of Vehicles - Restrictions [HB-1194]
Prohibiting a person from parking certain vehicles in the Town of Sharpsburg, Washington County, subject to a certain exception.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell Approved By The Governor - Chapter 590 on 05/08/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Maryland RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act [HB-1138]
Establishing the statute of limitations for a certain civil action for damages resulting from a certain pattern of racketeering activity; prohibiting a person from participating in certain racketeering activity; authorizing the filing of and establishing procedures for civil actions for injunctive relief and damages arising out of certain racketeering activity; and establishing procedures for the forfeiture of property connected to certain racketeering activity.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/24/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Anne Arundel County – Abandoned Vehicles [HB-1040]
Adding Anne Arundel 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 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: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/10/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization, Use, and Penalties [HB-1130]
Authorizing a local government to use noise abatement monitoring systems, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded in violation of certain motor vehicle noise requirements 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 noise abatement monitoring system; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Cobb Island [HB-948]
Establishing exceptions to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts on Cobb Island in Charles County; requiring an operator of a golf cart on a highway on Cobb Island without a certain registration to operate the golf cart only on a highway with a maximum posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour and between dawn and dusk; requiring the vehicle to be equipped with certain lighting devices and to be kept to the far right of the roadway; and requiring the operator to possess a valid driver's license.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Third Reading Passed (135-0) on 03/20/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Washington County – Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program – Exemption [HB-1036]
Exempting motor vehicles owned by residents of Washington County from the requirements of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Registration – Exception for Golf Carts – Town of Charlestown [HB-835]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts in the Town of Charlestown, Cecil County, subject to requirements and conditions on the equipment and operation of the golf cart; 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 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2023

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State (Idaho)
Idaho 2023 Regular Session

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding motor vehicles eligible for biennial registration. [HB-93]
MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION -- Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding motor vehicles eligible for biennial registration.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Reported Signed By Governor On March 20, 2023 Session Law Chapter 51 Effective: 07/01/2024 on 03/21/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws – Certificate of Title – Surviving Spouse [SB-705]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from charging a fee for the issuance of a new certificate of title to a surviving spouse under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 441 on 05/08/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws – Special and Commemorative Registration Plate – Maryland Heroes [SB-867]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, to design and issue a Maryland Heroes registration plate that features the images of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge certain additional registration fees related to the issuance and renewal of the Maryland Heroes registration plate and to distribute the additional registration fees in a certain manner; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/13/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Maryland RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act [SB-606]
Establishing the statute of limitations for a certain civil action for damages resulting from a certain pattern of racketeering activity; prohibiting a person from participating in certain racketeering activity; authorizing the filing of and establishing procedures for civil actions for injunctive relief and damages arising out of certain racketeering activity; and establishing procedures for the forfeiture of property connected to certain racketeering activity.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Military Vehicles - Registration and Operation [SB-748]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to register certain military vehicles; providing for the registration classification of military vehicles; 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. William Folden Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Special Vehicle Registration Plates - Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation - Appropriation [SB-866]
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill beginning in fiscal year 2025 an appropriation for the Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, Inc. that is calculated based on the amount of revenue collected from certain special vehicle registration plates in certain fiscal years, adjusted for inflation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 03/22/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws – Special and Commemorative Registration Plate – Maryland Heroes [HB-652]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, to design and issue a Maryland Heroes registration plate that features the images of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge certain additional registration fees related to the issuance and renewal of the Maryland Heroes registration plate and to distribute the additional registration fees in a certain manner; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts and Low Speed Vehicles - Cobb Island [SB-374]
Establishing exceptions to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts and low speed vehicles on Cobb Island, Charles County; requiring an operator of a golf cart on a highway on Cobb Island without a certain registration to operate the golf cart only on a highway with a maximum posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour and between dawn and dusk; requiring the vehicle be equipped with certain lighting devices and be kept to the far right of the roadway; and requiring the operator to possess a valid driver's license.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 02/01/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response [SB-292]
Altering procedures that a law enforcement officer and a court are required to follow when the law enforcement officer or court has reason to believe that a child who has been detained is a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of human trafficking; providing that a minor may not be criminally prosecuted or proceeded against under certain provisions of law for a certain offense if the minor committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim of sex trafficking or being a victim of human trafficking; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden Approved By The Governor - Chapter 686 on 05/16/2023

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