Traffic Regulation
Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Use of Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Presence of Workers [SB-124]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the definition of "work zone" as it relates to work zone speed control systems; and providing that a work zone speed control system may be used only when a worker is present on the roadway, median divider, or shoulder within or adjacent to the work zone.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Brochin
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/08/2010
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Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring [SB-1001]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Authorizing a county board of education, in consultation with a local law enforcement agency, to place school bus monitoring cameras on county school buses for the purpose of recording motor vehicles committing violations relating to overtaking and passing school vehicles; requiring a school bus operator to give a recording of the violations to a local law enforcement agency; requiring recordings made by a school bus monitoring camera to include specified images and information about the violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Ross Brinkley
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/05/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Maryland Transportation Authority - Highways [HB-975]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Altering and redesignating the definition of "vehicular crossing" for purposes of specified provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law to include specified highways under the jurisdiction of the Maryland Transportation Authority, thereby applying specified provisions of law to highways under the jurisdiction of the Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Counties and [HB-954]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing a county or a municipal corporation, by ordinance, to establish an alternative enforcement program for the issuance of civil parking citations for violations of specified restrictions on the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles; establishing requirements for an ordinance adopted under the Act; requiring an ordinance adopted under the Act to provide for a specified judicial review in the District Court; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis S. Anderson
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/27/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Traffic Citations - Option to Request Trial [HB-829]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring that a traffic citation issued to a person contain a notice that, if the citation is a payable violation, the person must comply with one of a list of options within 30 days, including the option to request a trial date at the date, time, and place established by the District Court by writ or trial notice; requiring the notice to include a statement of the possible consequences if the person fails to comply within 30 days; authorizing the District Court or circuit court to issue a warrant under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act [HB-745]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring drivers approaching emergency or police vehicles stopped, standing, or parked on a highway and using any visual signals, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, to vacate the lane closest to the emergency or police vehicle under specified circumstances or to slow to a speed that is sufficient to ensure the safety of police officers or emergency services personnel in the vicinity of the emergency or police vehicle under specified circumstances; establishing a penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles E Barkley
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/15/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Four-Way Intersections - Stop Signs [HB-719]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration as to Baltimore County highways, and any local authority as to other highways under its jurisdiction, to designate all four-way intersections within one-half mile of a public school as stop intersections and to place a stop sign at each entrance to these intersections; and providing that the Act applies only in Baltimore County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 02/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Use by Plug-In Vehicles [HB-674]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
Authorizing the use of a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane by plug-in vehicles under specified circumstances; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, the State Highway Administration, and the Department of State Police to consult to design a specified permit; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge a specified fee for issuing a specified permit; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration, on the recommendation of the State Highway Administration, to limit the number of permits issued; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James E Malone
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Rules of the Road - Duty to Remain at the Scene of an Accident - Penalties [HB-588]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing the maximum penalty for specified offenses relating to a driver's duty to remain at the scene of an accident.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Chillum Road and Sargent [HB-569]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the placement of speed monitoring systems on specified portions of Chillum Road and Sargent Road in Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/29/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Approaching Emergency Vehicles and Personnel [HB-499]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring drivers approaching an emergency vehicle that is stopped, standing, or parked on a highway and using any visual signals, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control device, to make a lane change into an available lane not immediately adjacent to the emergency vehicle under specified circumstances or to slow to a reasonable and prudent speed that is safe for specified existing conditions under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, EPAMDs, and Motor Scooters - Rules of the Road [HB-461]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that a driver of a vehicle, when overtaking a bicycle, an Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (EPAMD), or a motor scooter, pass safely at a distance of not less than 3 feet, with a specified exception; requiring a driver of a vehicle to yield the right-of-way to a person who is riding a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter in a bike lane or shoulder under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environmental Matters on 04/10/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Traffic Citations - Notice of Defendant's Right to Elect to Stand Trial - [HB-376]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a specified traffic citation to include a notice to the person charged that the person may elect to stand trial for the offense; requiring a person who elects to stand trial for a specified offense and desires the presence at trial of the police officer who issued the citation to notify the District Court within the time allowed for payment of the fine in a specified manner; prohibiting a court from dismissing a specified offense on specified grounds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/26/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Talbot County - Knapps Narrows - Speed Limit [HB-23]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
Prohibiting a person from operating a vessel on Knapps Narrows in Talbot County in excess of a specified speed; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a specified informational program; and establishing penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide C Eckardt
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 02/18/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Malfunctioning Traffic Light Act [HB-210]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a driver who is approaching a traffic control signal with no visible lighted indication to reduce speed and prepare to yield to other vehicles in or approaching the intersection under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl D Glenn
First Reading Environmental Matters on 01/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Municipal Corporations - School Zones and Speed [HB-1477]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing municipal corporations in Prince George's County to establish school zones on specified highways; authorizing a municipal corporation in the county to implement and use a speed monitoring system on county highways under specified circumstances; prohibiting the county from unreasonably denying a request from a municipal corporation to implement and use a speed monitoring system on county highways or placing specified requirements on the implementation or use of a speed monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Use of Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Presence of Workers [HB-143]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the definition of "work zone" as it relates to work zone speed control systems; and providing that a work zone speed control system may be used only when a worker is present on the roadway, median divider, or shoulder within or adjacent to the work zone.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan K Morhaim
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 02/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Traffic Cases - State Police Helicopters and Ambulance, Fire, and Rescue [HB-1389]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a $7.50 District Court surcharge shall apply to specified traffic cases; requiring that the surcharge be imposed as a court cost; altering the funds to which the Comptroller is required to credit specified surcharges collected under specified circumstances; making stylistic and conforming changes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring [HB-1376]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Authorizing a county board of education, in consultation with a local law enforcement agency, to place school bus monitoring cameras on county school buses for the purpose of recording motor vehicles committing violations relating to overtaking and passing school vehicles; requiring a school bus operator to give a recording of the violations to a local law enforcement agency; requiring recordings made by a school bus monitoring camera to include specified images and information about the violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles A Jenkins
Hearing 3/9 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/19/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Motor Scooters - Rules of the Road [HB-1193]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing a person operating a bicycle to ride the bicycle in or through a crosswalk in specified locations under specified circumstances; requiring a vehicle to yield the right-of-way under specified circumstances to a bicycle that is lawfully in a crosswalk; authorizing, under specified circumstances, a person who is operating a bicycle or motor scooter to use the roadway even if a shoulder is present; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environmental Matters on 04/12/2010