HB-1384: Resolve, Directing the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Transportation to Examine Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Pedestrians
Sponsored by: Rep. Rafael Macias
Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 04/22/2025
You have voted HB-1384: Resolve, Directing the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Transportation to Examine Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Pedestrians.
Howard County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Authorization Ho. Co. 9-25 [HB-1311]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
Expanding the authorization to place and use speed monitoring systems on highways in Howard County to authorize their use in residential districts, on certain high-risk highways, and on U.S. Route 1; and requiring the fines collected by Howard County as a result of violations enforced by certain speed monitoring systems to be used for public safety purposes, including pedestrian or highway safety programs, or to fund deferred maintenance work at Howard County public schools.
HB-1311: Howard County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Authorization Ho. Co. 9-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/25/2025
Counties – Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks – Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools [HB-811]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a county board of education each year to prepare and post to the county's website a report that identifies pathways that public school students may use to travel to school using only safe alternative routes under certain circumstances; requiring the governing body of a county each year to review a certain report and construct any sidewalks and crosswalks necessary to create safe alternative routes for public school students under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-811: Counties – Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks – Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/07/2025
HB-696: State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2025
You have voted HB-696: State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements.
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors [SB-520]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
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 defining "vulnerable road users" as individuals not traveling in a motor vehicle, including pedestrians, bicyclists, other cyclists, persons using personal conveyance or a mobility device such as a wheelchair, and persons on foot in a highway work zone.
SB-520: Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools [SB-526]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a county board of education each year to prepare and post to the county's website a report that identifies pathways that public school students, who are ineligible for transportation services, may use to travel to school using only safe alternative routes under certain circumstances; requiring the governing body of a county each year to review a certain report and construct any sidewalks and crosswalks necessary to create safe alternative routes for public school students under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-526: Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing Canceled on 02/10/2025
SB-490: State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
You have voted SB-490: State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements.
Relating To Pedestrian Safety. [HB-1286]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits pedestrians from walking along the roadway of an interstate highway, an auxiliary interstate highway, or certain state highways except while conducting authorized first responder duties or highway maintenance duties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB-1286: Relating To Pedestrian Safety.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Reported From Trn (stand. Com. Rep. No. 552) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Jha. on 02/13/2025
Relating To Pedestrians. [HB-941]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes pedestrians to cross roadways in a manner contrary to the statewide traffic code under certain circumstances.
HB-941: Relating To Pedestrians.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Todd
The Committee(s) On Trn Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 02/13/2025
St. Mary's County - Vehicle Laws - Prohibition on Roadway Solicitations [HB-460]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person in St. Mary's County from standing in a roadway, median divider, or intersection to solicit in an aggressive manner money or donations from the occupant of a vehicle.
HB-460: St. Mary's County - Vehicle Laws - Prohibition on Roadway Solicitations
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/04/2025
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [SB-385]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the penalties for causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as the result of an individual operating a motor vehicle in violation of certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; and providing that an individual convicted of a certain violation is subject to not just a fine of $2,000 but also imprisonment of up to 2 months or both.
SB-385: Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2025
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 5 PG 308-25 [HB-371]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 5 in Prince George's County, subject to placement and signage requirements; requiring certain revenue collected by Prince George's County as a result of violations enforced by a speed monitoring system on Maryland Route 5 to be used for State and local highway and pedestrian safety improvements on and in the vicinity of Maryland Route 5 in Prince George's County; etc.
HB-371: Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 5 PG 308-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 03/25/2025
Relating To Pedestrians. [SB-106]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes a three-year Pedestrian Safety Pilot Program in a county with population of two hundred fifty thousand or less, under certain conditions. Authorizes the Governor to revoke and abolish the Pilot Program and overturn a county's request to opt-out of the Pilot Program. Authorizes a county with a population of over two hundred fifty thousand to participate in the Pilot Program, subject to certain conditions. Requires reports to the Legislature. Requires a driver of a vehicle to yield to a pedestrian when the pedestrian clearly indicates
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SB-106: Relating To Pedestrians.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karl Rhoads
Received Notice Of Disagreement (sen. Com. No. 779). on 04/10/2025
Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Alterations [SB-188]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the projects eligible for funding under the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program; altering the applicants eligible to apply for funding for certain projects under the Program; altering requirements for projects to purchase or install license readers; repealing certain requirements for projects to purchase or install camera networks; repealing minimum and maximum grant amounts under the Program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program Fund.
SB-188: Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/29 At 10:30 A.m. on 01/14/2025
Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Alterations [HB-172]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the projects eligible for funding under the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program; altering the applicants eligible to apply for funding for certain projects under the Program; altering requirements for projects to purchase or install license readers; repealing certain requirements for projects to purchase or install camera networks; repealing minimum and maximum grant amounts under the Program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program Fund.
HB-172: Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-234]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the penalties for causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as the result of an individual operating a motor vehicle in a negligent manner; including an individual who is lawfully operating or riding a golf cart or a unicycle on a highway, shoulder, crosswalk, or sidewalk as a vulnerable individual; and providing that an individual convicted of a certain violation is subject to not just a fine of $2,000 but also imprisonment of up to 2 months or both.
HB-234: Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Third Reading Passed (136-1) on 03/17/2025
Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025) [HB-84]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects, to perform an impact assessment of the project and develop and implement a corresponding multimodal transportation program; requiring the Department, beginning with a certain Consolidated Transportation Program, to evaluate certain major capital projects for their impact on greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled; etc.
HB-84: Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Edelson
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
You have voted HB-84: Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025).
Roadway & pedestrian improvements in Gainesville; VDOT to study implementation in Prince Wm. County. [SJR-19]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Study; Department of Transportation; roadway and pedestrian improvements in Gainesville; report. Requests the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of implementing certain roadway and pedestrian improvements in Gainesville in Prince William County, particularly along Somerset Crossing Drive.
SJR-19: Roadway & pedestrian improvements in Gainesville; VDOT to study implementation in Prince Wm. County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Left In Appropriations on 11/18/2024