Traffic Regulation
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Speed Limits - Establishment [HB-780]
Authorizing Baltimore City to establish the maximum speed limit on a highway under its jurisdiction without performing an engineering and traffic study.
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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
Vehicle Laws - Canceled, Revoked, and Suspended Driver's Licenses - Penalties [HB-76]
Altering the penalties for a person convicted for possession of a canceled, revoked, or suspended driver's license to be a fine not exceeding $500 and an assessment of 3 points.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Electric Low Speed Scooters [HB-748]
Establishing that an electric low speed scooter is considered to be a bicycle for the purposes of the Maryland Vehicle Law; providing that an electric low speed scooter is not a motorized minibike, motor scooter, or motor vehicle for the purposes of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing that the operator of an electric low speed scooter may ride by standing on a certain platform; providing that provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law do not prevent a local authority from regulating, in its jurisdiction, the operation of bicycles; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation Climate Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-695]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in conjunction with a reporting agency, to conduct a comprehensive study regarding the environmental impact of certain public-private partnership projects under certain circumstances; prohibiting a reporting agency for certain proposed public-private partnerships from submitting a certain presolicitation report before the submission of the comprehensive study; requiring the study to inventory and estimate certain environmental impacts at certain intervals; etc.
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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
Transportation - State Highway Administration - Traffic Calming Devices [HB-560]
Requiring the State Highway Administration, in consultation with appropriate county and municipal authorities, to compile certain best practices for siting, constructing, and maintaining traffic calming devices that address engineering and design and the costs and benefits of the devices; requiring the Administration to coordinate and act as a clearinghouse for best practices, to publish and update information about best practices, and to include estimated costs of construction related to traffic calming devices; etc.
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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
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
Tow Trucks - Driver Safety Act [HB-429]
Requiring a yellow or amber light or signal device on a certain tow truck that is manufactured on or after October 1, 2019, to use a light-emitting diode; and requiring a certain tow truck to display reflective paint or markings on the rear of the vehicle.
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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
Natural Resources - Park Services Associates - Parking Citations [HB-393]
Authorizing a park services associate who is not commissioned as a law enforcement officer to issue a citation for a parking violation on certain property in the State.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Hours of Operation on U.S. Route 50 [HB-391]
Restricting to Monday through Friday between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. the days and hours during which the passenger requirement applies on the portion of U.S. Route 50 designated as a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane, between Interstate 95/Interstate 495 and U.S. Route 301; and authorizing the State Highway Administration to suspend the day and time restrictions if it determines that the restrictions do not comply with federal law.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Traffic Accident or Incident Management (Clear the Road Act of 2019) [HB-376]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration, the Maryland Transportation Authority, the Maryland State Police, or a local agency on a highway under its jurisdiction to push or move a disabled vehicle, spilled cargo, or debris off the roadway without the consent of the driver under certain circumstances; prohibiting the pushing or moving of a disabled vehicle, spilled cargo, or debris off the roadway under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Race–Based Traffic Stops – Policy and Reporting Requirements [HB-301]
Repealing the termination date on provisions of law related to policy and reporting requirements for race-based traffic stops; requiring the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center, on or before September 1 each year, to post on its website, in a manner easily accessible to the public, a filterable data display showing certain traffic stop data for the previous calendar year; and requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to provide electronic and written notice to the General Assembly when the filterable data display is updated.
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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.