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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Traffic Control Device Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-353]
Authorizing the use of traffic control device monitoring systems, devices designed to capture a recorded image of a violation, by State and local agencies, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a traffic control device is subject, under certain circumstances, to a citation and civil penalty not exceeding $40; establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a traffic control device monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2023
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Maryland Department of Transportation – Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response [SB-203]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees on the identification and reporting of suspected child exploitation and human trafficking; requiring transportation-sector employers to certify that certain employees have completed the training program; requiring certain transportation-sector employers to establish procedures for reporting suspected child exploitation and human trafficking to certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Retail Sales - Return and Exchange Policy (Right to Refund Information Act) [SB-179]
Requiring, before the completion of certain retail sales transactions, that merchants provide to consumers notice of the merchants' refund and exchange policies or policies of no refunds or exchanges by conspicuously displaying a certain notice; and making a violation of the Act an unfair, deceptive, or abusive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Sale of Motor Fuel - Signage (Gas Price Gouging Act) [SB-178]
Requiring that a certain sign kept on the premises of a retail service station clearly and visibly state the credit and debit price and the cash price for a whole measurement unit of regular gasoline; repealing an exemption from a certain signage requirement for retail service station dealers with not more than 3 dispensing units that combined have not more than 6 nozzles; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Finance on 01/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Reduction of Speed Limits by Local Authorities [HB-94]
Authorizing local authorities statewide to decrease the maximum speed limit to not less than 15 miles per hour after performing a certain investigation; and establishing certain restrictions on the use of speed monitoring systems along highways for which the speed limit has been decreased.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage [SB-84]
Requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be marked with gender-inclusive signage that does not indicate a specific gender, contains certain descriptive language, and contains a picture or icon that does not indicate a specific gender in certain places of public accommodation and certain public buildings; providing that a county is responsible for enforcing the signage requirement in places of public accommodation; and authorizing a county to set certain fines for second and subsequent violations after a certain period of time.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 01/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2023 [HB-70]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to implement all possible incremental near-term safety improvements as soon as practicable if a new approved pedestrian or bicycle safety construction or improvement project is projected to take more than 12 months to complete.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 571 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Law – Prohibitions on Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms [SB-118]
Prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm on private property unless the owner has given the person certain permission or posted a certain sign; and prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm in any place where prohibited by statute or a certain regulation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2023 [SB-16]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to recommend and implement certain design elements for pedestrian and bicycle safety when developing any construction or improvement project, or postconstruction project, preservation, or maintenance; and requiring the State Highway Administration to submit certain reports including pedestrian and bicycle safety data, analyses, and plans to the General Assembly by certain dates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage [HB-40]
Requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be marked with gender-inclusive signage that does not indicate a specific gender, contains certain descriptive language, and contains a picture or icon that does not indicate a specific gender in certain places of public accommodation and certain public buildings; providing that a county is responsible for enforcing the signage requirement in places of public accommodation; and authorizing a county to set certain fines for second and subsequent violations after a certain period of time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) And Hearing Canceled (health And Government Operations) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Establishment of School Zones [SB-11]
Requiring a school zone to be adjacent to a school, unless recommended by a traffic engineering study; prohibiting a school zone from exceeding a 0.5 mile radius of any school or school activity, unless recommended by a traffic engineering study.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Election Law - Curbside Voting - Establishment [HB-41]
Providing that voters are eligible for curbside voting under certain circumstances; requiring that curbside voting be made available to all registered voters with disabilities; and establishing requirements governing curbside voting, including requirements related to the establishment of curbside voting locations and how to vote at a curbside voting location.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Highways – Designations – Piscataway Highway [HB-1433]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to designate Maryland Route 210 as the Piscataway Highway.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 160 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Election Law – Curbside Voting – Establishment [HB-1404]
Providing that voters are eligible for curbside voting under certain circumstances; requiring curbside voting be made available to all registered voters with disabilities; and establishing requirements governing curbside voting, including requirements related to the establishment of curbside voting locations and how to vote at a curbside voting location.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Rereferred To Ways And Means on 03/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Health - Abortions - Coercion (Coercive Abuse Against Mothers Prevention Act) [HB-1167]
Prohibiting an individual from committing or threatening certain actions with the intent of coercing a pregnant woman to have an abortion; providing that a pregnant minor is considered an emancipated minor for purposes of eligibility for public assistance if the minor is denied financial support from a parent or guardian due to the minor's refusal to have an abortion; requiring a health care facility that performs abortions to post certain signs in certain rooms of the facility; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State House Trust - Lawyer's Mall - Commemoration of Landmark Civil Rights Case Brown v. Calvert County Board of Education [HB-1232]
Requiring the State House Trust to add to the list of landmark cases engraved on Lawyer's Mall in front of the statue of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall the case of Brown v. Calvert County Board of Education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Hearing 3/08 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State and Local Parks - Playground Accessibility - Communication Boards [HB-1332]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and local governing bodies to construct a communication board in each public playground by October 1, 2027; defining "communication board" as a device that displays photos, symbols, or illustrations to enable individuals with limited language skills to express themselves and communicate; and providing for the funding of communication board construction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 03/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Task Force on Traffic Patterns and Infrastructure on MD Route 45 (York Road) [HB-1024]
Establishing the Task Force on Traffic Patterns and Infrastructure on MD Route 45 (York Road) to study and make recommendations on traffic patterns, infrastructure, street parking, bicycle lanes, sidewalk width, and signage on York Road; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Committee and the House Environment and Transportation Committee on or before December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Catherine Forbes
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Civilian Review Board and Police Accountability Board [HB-991]
Altering the powers and duties of the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; altering the powers and duties of the Baltimore City police accountability board; and repealing the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board on April 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Hearing Canceled on 03/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities - Infrastructure Review (Vision Zero Implementation Act of 2022) [SB-874]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to conduct an infrastructure review of each pedestrian or bicyclist fatality that occurs on a State highway or at an intersection of a State highway and another highway or a municipal street to identify certain deficiencies and identify appropriate corrective actions; and requiring the Administration to complete the review within 6 months after being notified by law enforcement of a pedestrian or bicyclist fatality and publish the review on its website.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 154 on 04/21/2022