Traffic Regulation
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Disruption of Highway Usage - Prohibition [HB-645]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and without lawful purpose obstructing, hindering, impeding, or blocking the use of a highway; and establishing that knowingly and without lawful purpose obstructing, hindering, impeding, or blocking the use of a highway is a misdemeanor and is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 3/02 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts PG 302-21 [HB-619]
Establishing that certain provisions of law authorizing the use of speed monitoring systems in certain residential districts apply in Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 447 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Speeding Violations on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) - Fines PG 301-21 [HB-628]
Establishing certain fines for certain violations of the prohibition against exceeding the maximum posted speed limit on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/02/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Briggs Chaney Road PG 303-21 [HB-627]
Authorizing the placement and use of a speed monitoring system on Briggs Chaney Road between Sawgrass Drive and Calvert Hills Drive in Prince George's County, subject to certain placement and signage requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Prince George’s County – Speed Monitoring Systems – Intersection of Suitland Road and Skyline Drive PG 310–21 [HB-618]
Authorizing the placement and use of up to two speed monitoring systems at the southern intersection of Suitland Road and Skyline Drive in Prince George's County, subject to existing signage and placement requirements for speed cameras.
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems PG 305-21 [HB-626]
Authorizing the use of certain vehicle height monitoring systems in Prince George's County to enforce certain State and local laws during certain times; requiring the establishment of a workgroup of county and municipal officials to examine certain matters before the installation of any vehicle height monitoring systems in Prince George's County; requiring the establishment of a workgroup to include trucking industry representatives for certain purposes prior to the installation of certain vehicle height monitoring systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 450 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Montgomery County – Automated Traffic Enforcement – Implementing Agency MC 04–21 [HB-564]
Authorizing Montgomery County to designate the Montgomery County Department of Transportation as the agency responsible for implementing automated traffic enforcement programs in the county; requiring that an employee of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, instead of a law enforcement officer, under certain circumstances, sign a certain required statement on a citation issued through the use of automated traffic enforcement systems in Montgomery County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Personal Delivery Devices - Standards and Requirements [HB-595]
Establishing an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for personal delivery devices; authorizing a personal delivery device to operate on any roadway, sidewalk, shoulder, footpath, bicycle trail, or crosswalk in the State; prohibiting a personal delivery device from being operated in certain manners; creating certain marking, equipment, and insurance requirements for personal delivery devices being operated on roadways, sidewalks, shoulders, or crosswalks; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Montgomery County – Speed Limits – Establishment MC 02–21 [HB-562]
Authorizing Montgomery County and municipalities of Montgomery County to decrease the maximum speed limit to not less than 15 miles per hour on highways only after performing an engineering and traffic investigation; and prohibiting Montgomery County and municipalities in Montgomery County from implementing a new speed monitoring system to enforce speed limits on certain highways.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 689 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Vehicle Not Using Bridge - No Toll Payment Required [SB-422]
Prohibiting the Maryland Transportation Authority from charging a toll at a toll plaza adjacent to a bridge that is a transportation facilities project for a vehicle that does not traverse the bridge; and requiring the Authority to direct, by physical traffic management measures, vehicles that do not traverse the bridge into a toll-free lane through the toll plaza or construct a lane bypassing the toll plaza for use by vehicles that do not traverse the bridge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Intersection of State and Local Highways – Crosswalks and Curb Ramps [SB-387]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to install and maintain a crosswalk and curb ramps at intersections of State and local highways under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
First Reading Finance on 01/15/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Speed Monitoring Systems in School Zones – Operation Times – Limitation [HB-475]
Establishing that a speed monitoring system in a school zone may operate only during the regular school year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dalya Attar
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/15/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Reckless Driving - Excessive Speeding [HB-494]
Establishing that a person who drives 20 miles per hour or more above the maximum speed limit is guilty of reckless driving; and establishing that a person charged with reckless driving must appear in court and may not prepay the fine.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2021
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Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems – Exclusion of Vehicle Rental Companies – Repeal and Notification Requirement [HB-383]
Altering the definition of "owner" to repeal the exclusion of motor vehicle rental companies as owners of motor vehicles for the purpose of enforcing violations of entering an intersection against a red signal indication that are recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system; requiring an agency to provide a certain notice to a motor vehicle rental company before issuing a citation for a violation recorded by a traffic control monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Motor Vehicle Offenses – Following Too Closely – Unified Truck Travel [SB-291]
Establishing that certain motor vehicle offenses related to following too closely do not apply to a group of individual trucks that are traveling in a unified manner with electronically coordinated speed and braking systems and are being operated in a certain manner; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt certain regulations governing truck travel in a unified manner.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/14 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Dedicated Bus Lanes – Enforcement [HB-284]
Prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in a dedicated bus lane unless authorized by a local jurisdiction, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing Baltimore City to use, under certain standards and procedures, a certain bus lane monitoring system to enforce the prohibition against driving a motor vehicle in a designated bus lane; and providing for the payment of fines imposed and the distribution of revenues collected as a result of violations enforced by a bus lane monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Independence From University System of Maryland [HB-259]
Reorganizing State government by establishing Bowie State University, Coppin State University, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore as independent universities; prohibiting the inclusion of Bowie State University, Coppin State University, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore within the University System of Maryland; designating certain historically black colleges and universities as certain entities; providing that certain historically black colleges and universities have certain responsibilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/22/2021
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Vehicle Laws - Speed Restrictions - Expressways and Interstate Highways [SB-297]
Requiring that the maximum speed limit for all expressways and interstate highways that connect with Interstate 495 in the State be the same as for Interstate 495 at the point of connection for 5 miles from the point of entrance to or exit from Interstate 495; and requiring the State Highway Administration to post notice of the maximum speed limit for an expressway at no greater than 5-mile intervals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 1/27 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Transportation - I-270 Commuter Bus Route Study [SB-242]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to study and make recommendations on the feasibility of establishing a point-to-point commuter bus route that serves certain population centers along the I-270 corridor in Frederick and Montgomery Counties and provides service to and from job centers in Northern Virginia; requiring the Department, to consult with certain governments, stakeholders, and entities and to study and make recommendations to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 1/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Hoopers Island and Taylors Island [SB-312]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for golf carts on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, or Taylors Island in Dorchester County; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, or Taylors Island may operate the golf cart only on highways on which the maximum speed does not exceed 30 miles per hour between dawn and dusk and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Hearing 1/19 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021