Vehicle Laws - Use of Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Presence of Workers [SB-124]
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.
SB-124: Vehicle Laws - Use of Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Presence of Workers
Sponsored by: Sen. James Brochin
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/08/2010
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring [SB-1001]
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.
SB-1001: Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring
Sponsored by: Sen. David Brinkley
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/05/2010
Vehicle Laws - Maryland Transportation Authority - Highways [HB-975]
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.
Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Counties and [HB-954]
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.
HB-954: Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Counties and
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/27/2010
Vehicle Laws - Traffic Citations - Option to Request Trial [HB-829]
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.
Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act [HB-745]
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.
HB-745: Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/15/2010
Baltimore County - Four-Way Intersections - Stop Signs [HB-719]
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.
HB-719: Baltimore County - Four-Way Intersections - Stop Signs
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 02/22/2010
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Use by Plug-In Vehicles [HB-674]
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.
HB-674: High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Use by Plug-In Vehicles
Sponsored by: Rep. James Malone
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Motor Vehicles - Approaching Emergency Vehicles and Personnel [HB-499]
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.
HB-499: Motor Vehicles - Approaching Emergency Vehicles and Personnel
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, EPAMDs, and Motor Scooters - Rules of the Road [HB-461]
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.
HB-461: Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, EPAMDs, and Motor Scooters - Rules of the Road
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environmental Matters on 04/10/2010
Traffic Citations - Notice of Defendant's Right to Elect to Stand Trial - [HB-376]
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.
HB-376: Traffic Citations - Notice of Defendant's Right to Elect to Stand Trial -
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/26/2010
Talbot County - Knapps Narrows - Speed Limit [HB-23]
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.
HB-23: Talbot County - Knapps Narrows - Speed Limit
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 02/18/2010
Malfunctioning Traffic Light Act [HB-210]
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.
HB-210: Malfunctioning Traffic Light Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
First Reading Environmental Matters on 01/22/2010
Prince George's County - Municipal Corporations - School Zones and Speed [HB-1477]
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.
HB-1477: Prince George's County - Municipal Corporations - School Zones and Speed
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Vehicle Laws - Use of Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Presence of Workers [HB-143]
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.
HB-143: Vehicle Laws - Use of Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Presence of Workers
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Morhaim
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 02/22/2010
Traffic Cases - State Police Helicopters and Ambulance, Fire, and Rescue [HB-1389]
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.
HB-1389: Traffic Cases - State Police Helicopters and Ambulance, Fire, and Rescue
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring [HB-1376]
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.
HB-1376: Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Jenkins
Hearing 3/9 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/19/2010
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Motor Scooters - Rules of the Road [HB-1193]
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.
HB-1193: Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Motor Scooters - Rules of the Road
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environmental Matters on 04/12/2010