Traffic Regulation
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles [HB-230]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
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 traveling in the same direction in accordance with a certain provision of law and in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 114 on 05/08/2020
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Motor Vehicle Offenses - Following Too Closely - Application to Trucks [HB-174]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
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 at electronically connected speeds and are being operated in a certain manner; and authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt regulations governing motor vehicle offenses related to following too closely.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Motion Special Order Until Later Today (senator Waldstreicher) Adopted on 03/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Transportation - Potomac River Bridges Towing Compact - Inclusion of Additional Bridges [HB-162]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Including the Governor Harry W. Nice/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge, Sandy Hook Bridge, Brunswick Bridge, and Point of Rocks Bridge as subject to the provisions of the Potomac River Bridges Towing Compact; and making the Act subject to certain contingencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 89 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Complete Streets Program Funding - Traffic and Vehicle Monitoring Systems [HB-107]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing Baltimore City to recover the costs of implementing and administering a traffic control signal monitoring system, a speed monitoring system, a school bus monitoring camera, or a vehicle height monitoring system; requiring Baltimore City, after recovering costs, to spend the remaining balance of fines collected from the monitoring systems solely on public safety or transportation infrastructure improvements consistent with the purpose and goals of the Complete Streets Program and the Complete Streets Transportation System; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration – Authority to Suspend Registration for Violations Recorded by Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems and Speed Monitoring Systems – Repeal [SB-177]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the Motor Vehicle Administration's authority to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle if the owner or driver of the motor vehicle fails to pay the penalty assessed for certain violations recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system or a speed monitoring system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 40 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration – Authority to Suspend Registration for Violations Recorded by Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems and Speed Monitoring Systems – Repeal [SB-177]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the Motor Vehicle Administration's authority to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle if the owner or driver of the motor vehicle fails to pay the penalty assessed for certain violations recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system or a speed monitoring system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 40 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Emergency Snow Routes - Authority [HB-89]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of St. Mary's County to designate an emergency snow route and to regulate travel and the presence of vehicles on an emergency snow route during a snow emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. St. Mary's County Delegation
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 46 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [HB-70]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a vehicle facing a circular green signal, a green arrow signal, or a steady yellow signal from entering an intersection if the vehicle is unable to 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 the approach to the intersection has certain signage installed notifying the public that a vehicle may not make a movement at the intersection that violates the Act's provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Highways - Commercial Signs in Rights-of-Way - Penalties [SB-131]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing the maximum civil penalty applicable to a violation for affixing a commercial sign to a State highway sign, signal, or marker in the State highway right-of-way to $100 per commercial sign affixed; and clarifying certain language establishing a civil penalty for a violation of the prohibition against placing or maintaining commercial signs in a State highway right-of-way.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 534 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Bridge – Reconstruction Advisory Group and Transportation Facilities Projects [HB-56]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
Establishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group for the purpose of providing the Maryland Transportation Authority with an independent, citizen-informed perspective on the Authority's operations at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; requiring the Advisory Group to assist the Authority in assessing potential concerns and educating the public about certain activity; prohibiting the State or a reporting agency from transferring ownership, operation or management of existing transportation facilities to a certain entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 611 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration – Exception for Golf Carts – Hoopers Island and Taylors Island [SB-94]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for golf carts on Upper or Middle Hoopers Island or Taylors Island in Dorchester County; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway on Upper or 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 C Eckardt
Referred Environment And Transportation on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration – Authority to Suspend Registration for Violations Recorded by Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems and Speed Monitoring Systems – Repeal [HB-46]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the Motor Vehicle Administration's authority to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle if the owner or driver of the motor vehicle fails to pay the penalty assessed for certain violations recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system or a speed monitoring system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 39 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools [SB-65]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a county board of education to prepare and post on the county's website each year a report that identifies certain information related to transportation services for certain public school students and certain safe alternative routes; requiring the governing body of a county to construct sidewalks and crosswalks necessary to create safe alternative routes for public school students who are ineligible for transportation services based on the distance between a residence and the school; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Hoopers Island [HB-23]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for golf carts on Upper or Middle Hoopers Island; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway on Upper or Middle Hoopers Island may operate the golf cart only on highways on which the maximum speed limit does not exceed 30 miles per hour, between dawn and dusk, and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; requiring a person who operates a golf cart in certain areas to keep as far right as feasible; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dorchester County Delegation
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Video Toll Violations - Intercounty Connector - Hearing Venue [HB-48]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that a hearing on a video toll violation alleged to have occurred on the Intercounty Connector be held in Montgomery County if the person alleged to be liable resides in Montgomery County or in Prince George's County for all other persons; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Bridge – Reconstruction Advisory Group [SB-13]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Establishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group for the purpose of providing the Maryland Transportation Authority with an independent, citizen-informed perspective on the Authority's operations at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; requiring the Advisory Group to assist the Authority in assessing potential concerns and educating the public about activity related to the bridge; requiring any entity that conducts a study related to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to report its findings and recommendations to the Advisory Group; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Work Zone Speed Control System - Increased Penalty for Multiple Offenses [HB-1654]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing the maximum civil penalty from $40 to $80 for a third or subsequent violation in a calendar year of a posted speed restriction in a work zone captured by a speed control system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Crossing Guards - Authority to Direct Traffic [HB-1301]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
Expanding the authority of school crossing guards to direct traffic by authorizing a school crossing guard who meets specified qualifications to direct vehicles and pedestrians on a highway or on school grounds in order to assist nonschool vehicles in entering and leaving school grounds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 760 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Courts - Law Enforcement Officer as Witness - Prohibition on Postponement for Inability to Appear [HB-1409]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a court from postponing a trial or hearing for a misdemeanor violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law for which the penalty is a fine not exceeding $500 if a law enforcement officer is a witness unless the law enforcement officer provides at least 1 week's advance notice of the officer's inability to attend and the court promptly notifies the person charged with the violation of the postponement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2017
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State Highway Administration - Traffic Control Devices - Decorative Treatments [HB-1334]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to establish a policy regarding the application of decorative treatments on traffic control devices that have been marred by graffiti or vandalism; authorizing a person to apply to a district office within the Administration for a permit to install decorative treatments, including a digitally printed vinyl wrap or paint, on a traffic control device; authorizing a district office to issue a specified permit; requiring the Administration to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 761 on 05/25/2017