Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections [SB-381]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a custodian of recorded images produced by certain automated enforcement systems to deny inspection of the images, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain State and local agencies from using a recorded image or associated data from an automated enforcement system, subject to certain exceptions; establishing certain requirements and authorizations for the destruction of recorded images; and establishing certain requirements for privacy protection under automated enforcement programs.
SB-381: Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 463 on 05/13/2025
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
Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 [SB-338]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to place and use not more than four speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County and three on Interstate 83 in Baltimore County subject to notice requirements; requiring that fines collected as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County be used to recover administrative costs and assist in covering the cost of certain roadway and safety improvements; etc.
SB-338: Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 582 on 05/13/2025
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors [HB-348]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
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 requiring the Comptroller to distribute revenue from the civil fines collected from the use of certain monitoring systems to a fund for the State Highway Administration to cover the costs of implementing and administering certain speed monitoring systems, for highway safety purposes and Administration system preservation.
HB-348: Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2025
Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Registration and Regulation [SB-305]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing registration and operating requirements for a virtual currency kiosk operator to operate a virtual currency kiosk in the State; authorizing the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to investigate and enforce the Act in a certain manner; and authorizing the Commissioner to assess against a virtual currency kiosk operator a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each knowing and willful violation of the Act.
SB-305: Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Registration and Regulation
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 117 on 04/22/2025
Election Law - Curbside Voting - Pilot Program [HB-317]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing the Curbside Voting Pilot Program to test the viability of curbside voting in the State; establishing requirements governing curbside voting; requiring the State Board and local board to communicate with voters and the general public, including signage at curbside voting locations, that curbside voting is primarily for certain voters with disabilities; and requiring the State Board to report to the General Assembly on the implementation of the Pilot Program by September 1, 2029.
HB-317: Election Law - Curbside Voting - Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease [HB-271]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring certain expedited proceedings in a wrongful detainer action if the property that is the subject of the action is, at the time of the complaint, advertised or listed for sale or lease by the complainant and requiring that notice of a hearing or appeal be served in person or, under certain circumstances, posted conspicuously on the property; etc.
HB-271: Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Addison
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
Online Sports Wagering - Problem Gambling Resources - Required Contact Information [SB-86]
[Gaming ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a mobile sports wagering licensee to publish the phone number for and link to the website of the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling on the landing page of its online sports wagering website and mobile application.
SB-86: Online Sports Wagering - Problem Gambling Resources - Required Contact Information
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2025
Frederick County - Scenic Byways - Signs [SB-1166]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Agriculture ]
[Small Business ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a permit for an outdoor sign along or near a scenic byway on a federal-aid primary highway in Frederick County in conformance with federal law if the sign was erected on or before January 1, 2008, or is a directional sign for a facility that sells principally local agricultural or aquacultural products and is located within a 5-mile radius of the sign.
SB-1166: Frederick County - Scenic Byways - Signs
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/08/2024
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts [HB-1444]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that certain provisions of law authorizing the use of speed monitoring systems in certain residential districts apply statewide; and requiring all speed limit signs on certain highways in residential districts to include certain signs.
HB-1444: Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms – Business Sign Posting Requirements [HB-1301]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a business that does not want firearms on the business's property to post a clear and conspicuous sign at the main or any secondary entrance of the business at least 24 inches from the edge of the entryway and 4 feet off the ground.
HB-1301: Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms – Business Sign Posting Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
Public Health - Kratom Consumer Protection Act [HB-1229]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a kratom product to disclose the factual basis on which the representation is made; establishing prohibitions related to the preparation, distribution, and sale of kratom products, including prohibitions related to the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of 21 years and the marketing of kratom to minors; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.
HB-1229: Public Health - Kratom Consumer Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 748 on 05/16/2024
Baltimore County - Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Stop Signs - Pilot Program [HB-1278]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a light-emitting diode (LED) stop sign pilot program for certain intersections in Baltimore County to be implemented by the State Highway Administration in conjunction with Baltimore County; and requiring the Administration to report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025 on the impact of LED stop signs and recommendations on the installation of LED stop signs at intersections throughout Baltimore County.
HB-1278: Baltimore County - Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Stop Signs - Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/26/2024
Vehicle Laws – Interstate Highways – Interstate Speed Monitoring Systems [HB-1186]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to install and use at least one interstate speed monitoring system on each interstate highway; establishing procedures for implementing and using an interstate speed monitoring system; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the State Highway Administration to develop a training program on the oversight and administration of an interstate speed monitoring program, including a curriculum of best practices in the State; etc.