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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Candidate or Proposition Signs - Notice of Restrictions [HB-908]
Requiring the governing body of a condominium to send a certain written notice regarding the display of candidate or proposition signs to all unit owners not less than 90 days before each primary election and each general election in the State; and requiring the governing body of a homeowners association to send a certain written notice regarding the display of candidate or proposition signs to all lot owners not less than 90 days before each primary election and each general election in the State.
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Vehicle Laws - Special Event Zones in Worcester County - Penalties [HB-789]
Establishing a penalty of up to $1,000 for certain violations of the Maryland Vehicle Law committed within a special event zone in Worcester County.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Operation in School Zones [HB-776]
Requiring that a local jurisdiction place a certain device in each direction of a roadway in close proximity to the boundary of a school zone before activating, placing, repairing, or altering a speed monitoring system on or after June 1, 2019; and limiting the fee that a contractor may receive for operating a speed monitoring system or administering or processing citations generated by a speed monitoring system on behalf of a local jurisdiction for a contract entered into on or after June 1, 2019.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Vehicle Laws - Prohibited Acts at Intersections MC 10-19 [HB-614]
Prohibiting vehicle traffic in Montgomery County from entering certain intersections against certain traffic signals if the vehicle is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection; establishing certain exceptions to the prohibition; prohibiting a police officer from issuing a citation for a violation of the Act unless certain conditions are met; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Advertisements [HB-610]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from advertising a vehicle for sale or lease at a certain price or coerce or require a dealer to change the advertising medium for a certain price; and requiring a contract for the sale of a vehicle by a dealer to contain a certain statement.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Crosswalks – Violation of Pedestrian Right–of–Way – Penalty [HB-517]
Increasing the maximum fine for a certain motor vehicle violation related to the right-of-way for pedestrians in crosswalks from $500 to $1,000.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Board of Dental Examiners - Ownership, Management, or Operation of a Dental Practice [HB-470]
Requiring a dental practice to be owned, managed, or operated by a licensed dentist, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing an unlicensed person to take certain actions; prohibiting an unlicensed person from receiving compensation in the form of fees negotiated with and approved by the dentist owners of the dental practice under certain circumstances; prohibiting a licensed dentist from raising a certain defense in a certain action; repealing a certain exemption from the requirements of the Maryland Dentistry Act; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Low Speed Electric Vehicles - City of Havre de Grace [HB-467]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for low speed electric vehicles in the City of Havre de Grace; defining a "low speed electric vehicle" as a vehicle capable of a sustained speed of 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour; providing that a person who operates a low speed electric vehicle in the City of Havre de Grace may operate the vehicle only on certain roadways and, between dusk and dawn, only if the low speed electric vehicle is equipped with certain lighting devices;
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Water Pollution Control – Notification of Sewer Overflows and Treatment Plant Bypasses – Alteration [HB-417]
Repealing a requirement that a report of a sewer overflow or treatment plant bypass provided to the Department of the Environment by an owner or operator of certain sewer systems or wastewater treatment plants be made by telephone; specifying the content of the procedures that the Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Health, local health departments, and local environmental health directors, is required to develop to provide public notification of a sewer overflow or treatment plant bypasses; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Overtaking and Passing Bicycles, EPAMDs, or Motor Scooters [HB-398]
Authorizing the driver of a vehicle to drive on the left side of the roadway in a no-passing zone to overtake and pass at a safe distance a bicycle, an Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (EPAMD), or a motor scooter traveling in the same direction if the vehicle is driven in accordance with certain provisions of law and the driver reasonably believes, based on certain conditions, that the adjustment does not endanger, impede, or interfere with another vehicle.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Operation When Approaching Vehicle With Visual Signals [HB-395]
Requiring the driver of a motor vehicle who is unable to make a lane change when approaching from the rear certain vehicles that are stopped, standing, or parked and using certain visual signals to slow to a certain speed on a certain type of highway.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
University of Maryland University College - Renaming [HB-319]
Renaming the University of Maryland University College to be the University of Maryland Global Campus; requiring the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland, in consultation with and subject to the approval of the Department of Legislative Services, to correct cross-references and terminology rendered incorrect by the Act; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Solicitation of Money or Donations From Occupants of Vehicles - Prohibitions and Permit Program [HB-273]
Altering a prohibition, in Anne Arundel County, on a person standing in a certain highway to solicit money or donations; authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in the county to enact a permit program to allow individuals of at least 18 years of age to stand in a roadway, a median divider, or an intersection to solicit money or donations from the occupant of a vehicle; requiring a plan for safely soliciting money in a roadway to include training in traffic safety; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Speed Monitoring Systems - School Zone in Multiple Counties - Limitation [HB-216]
Limiting the operation of a speed monitoring system in a school zone that extends beyond a single county to the county in which the school is located.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Maximum Speed Limits Outside Urban Districts MC 24-19 [HB-203]
Decreasing the lowest maximum speed limit that Montgomery County may establish for a highway outside an urban district under certain circumstances from 25 miles an hour to 20 miles an hour.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Prince George’s County – Speed Monitoring Systems – Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) PG 305–19 [HB-187]
Repealing certain provisions of law that limit the location of speed monitoring systems that may be placed and used on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County; increasing the number of speed monitoring systems that may be placed on Maryland Route 210 in Prince George's County; requiring the State Highway Administration, in conjunction with the Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation, to study the factors contributing to an overabundance of motor vehicle accidents on Maryland Route 210; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights [HB-145]
Requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a certain patient's bill of rights; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide certain patients with an interpreter, a translator, or other accommodation to provide assistance to patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post the patient's bill of rights on the hospital's website and in areas of the hospital accessible to patients and visitors; requiring the Department of Health to submit a certain report by January 1, 2021; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Highway Worker Safety [HB-1422]
Prohibiting a person from committing certain acts while operating a motor vehicle in a highway work zone or on a bridge or highway that is under construction if a highway worker is present; providing that a person may not be convicted for a violation under the Act if the violation was due to a mechanical failure of the vehicle or the negligence of a highway worker or another person; establishing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Election Law - Electioneering Boundary Line [HB-1328]
Requiring that the placement of the electioneering boundary line at each polling place be at any point between 25 feet and 100 feet from the entrance and exit on approval of the local board of elections instead of requiring that an electioneering boundary line be located as near as practicable to 100 feet from the entrance and exit of each polling place in certain counties.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Aquaculture - Leases in Water Column - Riparian Right of First Refusal [HB-1309]
Establishing that a riparian property owner or lessee shall have the right of first refusal to apply for and, if approved, obtain a water column lease, or an aquaculture lease for use in the water column in an Aquaculture Enterprise Zone, in an area that fronts the riparian property, subject to certain standards and requirements; establishing that the requirement for active use of a lease does not apply to a riparian leaseholder who obtains a water column lease through a right of first refusal; etc.