Titles
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Motor Scooters, Mopeds, and Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles [SB-624]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a motor scooter or a moped in the State to be titled by the Motor Vehicle Administration; requiring the Administration to issue a permanent decal to the owner of a motor scooter, a moped, or an off- highway recreational vehicle; establishing a fee for a title issued for a motor scooter, a moped, or an off-highway recreational vehicle; prohibiting a person from operating or riding on a motor scooter or an off-highway recreational vehicle unless the person is wearing protective headgear; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen S. Montgomery
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2012
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Real Property - Manufactured Homes - Affixation to and Severance from Real [SB-591]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
Providing for the affixation of a manufactured home to real property under specified circumstances; requiring an affidavit of affixation to contain or be accompanied by specified information, documentation, and statements; providing that an affidavit of affixation is not necessary to convey or encumber a manufactured home; requiring the owner of a manufactured home that is to be severed from real property to file, under specified circumstances, an affidavit of severance containing specified information and statements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Norman R Stone
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Vehicle Laws - Title and Registration - Transfer to Surviving Spouse [SB-560]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Establishing that when the interest in a vehicle of one joint owner passes to another joint owner who is the surviving spouse, the surviving spouse is not required to apply for a new certificate of title or submit a specified certificate of title to the Motor Vehicle Administration until a specified time; authorizing a surviving spouse to drive a vehicle and allow the vehicle to be driven on a highway until a specified time without applying for a registration; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger P. Manno
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2012
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Vehicle Laws - Salvage - Defective, Lost, or Destroyed Certificates of Title [SB-487]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing an application for a salvage certificate submitted by an insurance company to be accompanied by a specified affidavit of ownership and evidence of final payment instead of a certificate of title if the certificate of title is defective, lost, or destroyed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward R. Reilly
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures [SB-401]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Clarifying the application of and altering security requirements for tow trucks; altering penalties for specified violations related to tow truck vehicle registration; repealing a provision exempting abandoned vehicles from the application of provisions relating to the towing and removal of vehicles from parking lots; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to establish and maintain a database containing addresses for specified insurers and make the database available to any tower free of charge; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor R. Ramirez
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Titling, Insurance, and Required Use of Protective [SB-309]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing an insurer to exclude a moped and motor scooter from insurance benefits; requiring a moped or motor scooter in the State to be titled by the Motor Vehicle Administration; requiring an owner or prospective owner of a moped or motor scooter to obtain or maintain security; requiring an excise tax for a certificate of title for a specified moped or motor scooter; prohibiting an individual from operating or riding on a moped or motor scooter unless the individual is wearing specified headgear and eye protection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Vehicle Laws - Automotive Dismantlers and Recyclers or Scrap Processors - [SB-1054]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor to give to specified persons under specified circumstances at least 10 days' notice of intent to dispose of specified vehicles; and providing that an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor takes unencumbered title to a vehicle and may immediately dispose of the vehicle under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 03/15/2012
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Vehicle Laws - Death of Vehicle Owner - Certificate of Title Fee [SB-1020]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration, upon the death of a sole or joint owner of a vehicle, from charging a fee for the issuance of a new certificate of title for the deceased's vehicle if the new certificate of title is issued to specified persons.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger P. Manno
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/29/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Title Insurance - Closing or Settlement Protection Practices - Study [HB-866]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to study closing or settlement protection practices of the title insurance industry and to make specified recommendations; requiring the commissioner to consider specified matters in conducting the study; requiring the Commissioner to report findings and recommendations to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2012; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Vehicle Laws - Junk and Abandoned Vehicles - Penalties for Violations [HB-768]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the criminal penalties for advertising for the purchase, towing, or removal of junk or abandoned vehicles without an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor license; and altering the criminal penalties for and applying specified administrative penalties to violations of standards and procedures governing the disposition of specified vehicles to an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor when the vehicle's certificate of title is defective, lost, or destroyed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Doyle L Niemann
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/24/2012
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Real Property - Manufactured Homes - Affixation to and Severance from Real [HB-678]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
Providing for the affixation of a manufactured home to real property under specified circumstances; requiring an affidavit of affixation to contain or be accompanied by specified information, documentation, and statements; providing that an affidavit of affixation is not necessary to convey or encumber a manufactured home; requiring the owner of a manufactured home that is to be severed from real property to file, under specified circumstances, an affidavit of severance containing specified information and statements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert H. McMillan
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Motor Scooters, Mopeds, and Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles [HB-569]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a motor scooter or a moped in the State to be titled by the Motor Vehicle Administration; requiring the Administration to issue a permanent decal to the owner of a motor scooter, a moped, or an off- highway recreational vehicle; establishing a fee for a title issued for a motor scooter, a moped, or an off-highway recreational vehicle; prohibiting a person from operating or riding on a motor scooter or an off-highway recreational vehicle unless the person is wearing protective headgear; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/22/2012
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Vehicle Laws - Disposition of Vehicle to Automotive Dismantler and Recycler or [HB-499]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Repealing a provision of law that authorizes specified persons to transfer specified inoperable vehicles to an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor without providing a certificate of title or fulfilling notice requirements; repealing a provision of law that authorizes an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor to require specified vehicle transferors to execute an indemnity agreement; altering the notice requirements for an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Ann Frush
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Vehicle Laws - Salvage - Defective, Lost, or Destroyed Certificates of Title [HB-435]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing an application for a salvage certificate submitted by an insurance company to be accompanied by a specified affidavit of ownership and evidence of final payment instead of a certificate of title if the certificate of title is defective, lost, or destroyed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures [HB-160]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Clarifying the application of and altering security requirements for tow trucks; altering penalties for specified violations relating to tow truck vehicle registration; repealing a provision exempting abandoned vehicles from the application of provisions relating to the towing and removal of vehicles from parking lots; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to establish and maintain a database containing addresses for specified insurers and make the database available to any tower free of charge; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Titling, Insurance, and Required Use of Protective [HB-149]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing an insurer to exclude a moped and motor scooter from insurance benefits; requiring a moped or motor scooter in the State to be titled by the Motor Vehicle Administration; requiring an owner or prospective owner of a moped or motor scooter to obtain or maintain security; requiring an excise tax for a certificate of title for a specified moped or motor scooter; prohibiting an individual from operating or riding on a moped or motor scooter unless the individual is wearing specified headgear and eye protection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Vehicle Laws - Death of Joint Vehicle Owner - Certificate of Title Fee [HB-137]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from charging a fee for the issuance of a certificate of title for a vehicle to the joint owner of the vehicle on the death of another joint owner.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/21/2012
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Vehicle Laws - Automotive Dismantlers and Recyclers or Scrap Processors - [HB-1361]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor to give to specified persons under specified circumstances at least 10 days' notice of intent to dispose of specified vehicles; and providing that an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor takes unencumbered title to a vehicle and may immediately dispose of the vehicle under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Norman H. Conway
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/14/2012
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Natural Resources - State Boat Act - Fees and Requirements [HB-1307]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Recreation ]
Altering the fee for specified vessel manufacturer's and vessel dealer's licenses; altering the expiration date for a temporary certificate of boat number; subjecting specified vessels operated by sail to specified vessel numbering requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2012
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Baltimore City Public School Construction Authority [HB-1246]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Baltimore City Public School Construction Authority; providing for the purpose, duties, membership, appointment, terms, and compensation of the Authority; authorizing the Authority to use alternative financing methods and issue bonds to finance public school construction projects; requiring the State to provide a specified block grant each year to Baltimore City for specified public school construction projects and requiring the Authority to administer and manage the block grant; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations Withdrawn on 03/12/2012