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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Distribution [SB-516]
Altering the amounts of and process for appropriating highway user funds that are required to be distributed to Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities in certain fiscal years; requiring that certain capital highway grants may be made only under certain circumstances; requiring that in certain fiscal years highway user revenues are required to be used as authorized under the Transportation Trust Fund; repealing obsolete distributions and transfers of highway user revenues for certain fiscal years; etc,
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 331 on 04/24/2018
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Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance Requirements [SB-44]
Requiring the owner of a school bus to ensure that the school bus is inspected, repaired, and maintained in accordance with certain federal regulations; prohibiting the owner of a school bus from allowing the school bus to be operated unless it meets the requirements of the Act; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend the registration of a school bus that does not meet the requirements of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 02/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Fee Exemptions - Disabled Veterans [SB-362]
Exempting vehicles leased to and personally used by certain disabled veterans from vehicle registration fees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 704 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Town of Vienna [SB-215]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts in the Town of Vienna; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway in the Town of Vienna may operate the golf cart only on certain roads at certain times and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; requiring a person who operates a golf cart in the Town of Vienna to possess a valid driver's license; authorizing the town government to designate the highways on which a person may operate a golf cart in the Town of Vienna; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 175 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Maryland Safe to Learn Act of 2018 [SB-1265]
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to collaborate with certain persons and entities to provide a comprehensive approach to school safety; requiring the School Safety Subcabinet to develop a model policy for building assessment teams; requiring the development of a training curriculum for school resource officers and other school security employees; authorizing the Safe Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems to enhance school safety; requiring a $10,000,000 annual appropriation to the Fund for certain purposes;etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 30 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates - Single Registration Plate Requirement [SB-12]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a single registration plate to all classes of vehicles; providing for the method of attachment of the registration plate; and requiring the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland to make certain corrections in consultation with the Department of Legislative Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Schools - Age of Instruction Vehicles [HB-998]
Prohibiting the use of vehicles that are older than 10 model years for instruction in a drivers' school; and specifying that the Act does not apply to commercial vehicles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Security Lapses - Notice to Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund [HB-987]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to notify the Executive Director of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund of the final termination or other lapse of security for a vehicle; and requiring the Administration to include in the notice the name and available contact information for the owner of the vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/16/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Transportation – Highway User Revenues – Distribution [HB-807]
Altering the amounts of and process for appropriating highway user funds that are required to be distributed to Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities in certain fiscal years; requiring that certain capital highway grants may be made only under certain circumstances; requiring that in certain fiscal years highway user revenues are required to be used as authorized under the Transportation Trust Fund; repealing certain obsolete distributions of highway user revenues and transfers of highway user revenues for certain fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 330 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Dedicated Bus Lanes – Enforcement [HB-749]
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration, in consultation with Baltimore City, to examine and analyze dedicated bus lane enforcement mechanisms in use by certain other transit agencies; requiring the analysis to include an examination of best practices and technologies, a review of potential capital and operating costs, and an evaluation of the most effective methods for ensuring compliance with and enforcement of existing law; and requiring the Administration to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2018.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Favorable With Amendments {670015/1 Report Adopted on 03/19/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Multiyear Registration [HB-73]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt a system of multiyear vehicle registration; requiring that the system of multiyear vehicle registration adopted by the Administration include certain options for the duration of a registration; and requiring the Administration to make certain methods of obtaining or renewing a vehicle registration available for registration for 1-, 2-, and 3-year periods.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Hearing 1/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Civil Violations - Administrative Penalties [HB-492]
Requiring that a certain ordinance or regulation governing parking violations in Baltimore City provide that a vehicle may not be impounded or immobilized for unsatisfied parking citations under certain circumstances; establishing that a registered owner of a vehicle that has at least three certain citations for parking violations issued by Baltimore City may enter into a payment plan to satisfy the charges owed under the citations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Manufactured Homes - Severance From Real Property - Emergency Evacuations [HB-426]
Creating an exception to the requirement that owners of certain manufactured homes record and file an affidavit of severance under certain circumstances, if the manufactured home is severed from real property after a certain evacuation is directed and remains severed for a period not exceeding 90 days; and creating an exception from vehicle registration requirements for certain manufactured homes that are severed from real property due to certain evacuations.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/19/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Town of Vienna [HB-330]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts in the Town of Vienna; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway in the Town of Vienna may operate the golf cart only on certain roads at certain times and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; requiring a person who operates a golf cart in the Town of Vienna to possess a valid driver's license; authorizing the town government to designate the highways on which a person may operate a golf cart in the Town of Vienna; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carl Anderton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 174 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Exemptions - Vehicles With Low Annual Mileage [HB-316]
Repealing the requirement that, in order for a vehicle that is driven 5,000 miles or less annually to be exempt from mandatory inspection and testing requirements, the owner of the vehicle must meet certain disability or age requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Refunds on Surrender of Registration Card and Plates [HB-294]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to refund a prorated amount of a vehicle registration fee for each full month remaining in the registration period on surrender of the registration card and plates if the registration card and plates are returned within 3 months before the registration expires; and altering the period of time within which a registration card and plate may be returned to the Administration for a refund of the registration fee.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration – Exception for Low Speed Electric Vehicles – City of Havre de Grace [HB-1771]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for low speed electric vehicles in the City of Havre de Grace; providing that a person who operates a low speed electric vehicle on a highway in the City of Havre de Grace may operate the low speed electric vehicle only on non-State or nonfederal highways, between dusk and dawn, and only if the low speed electric vehicle is equipped with certain lighting devices; defining the term "low speed electric vehicle"; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/23/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Personal Motor Vehicle Rentals [HB-1759]
Establishing provisions of law governing the rental of personal motor vehicles to other persons in a certain manner; establishing that certain persons may rent only certain classes of personal motor vehicles to other persons; prohibiting a renter of a personal motor vehicle from using the motor vehicle for certain purposes; prohibiting a certain person from renting a personal motor vehicle to another person unless certain requirements are met; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Fee Exemption - Active Military and Veterans [HB-1644]
Establishing an exemption from vehicle registration fees for a vehicle that is owned and personally used by a person who is serving in the armed forces or is a veteran and who relocates to and becomes a resident of the State for employment purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol - Subsequent Offenders - Mandatory Ignition Interlock [HB-1391]
Requiring a court to prohibit a person convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence of alcohol from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system and order the person to install an ignition interlock system on the person's vehicle as a sentence, a part of a sentence, or a condition of probation; requiring a court to order certain motor vehicles to be impounded or immobilized for a certain period under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/12/2018