Traffic Regulation
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Obstruction Hanging From Rearview Mirror - Enforcement [HB-1335]
Providing for enforcement only as a secondary offense for a violation of the prohibition under specified circumstances against a person driving a vehicle on a highway with any object, material, or obstruction hanging from the rearview mirror that interferes with the clear view of the driver through the windshield.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 756 on 05/25/2017
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Roadways - Crossing by Pedestrians of Roadways - Authority of Local Jurisdictions [HB-1079]
Authorizing local jurisdictions to regulate the crossing by pedestrians of roadways between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are not in operation; and establishing a specified civil penalty for a violation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert McMillan
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Zone Crosswalks - Traffic Control Signals [HB-1199]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration or a local authority to place traffic control signals at specified locations in specified school zones; and requiring that a traffic control signal placed on a highway under the Act may operate only during specified hours.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Operation on Sidewalks and in Crosswalks [HB-997]
Providing that, subject to specified provisions of law, a person has specified rights and is subject to specified restrictions applicable to pedestrians while the person is lawfully operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area or in or through a crosswalk; providing that, at an intersection, a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle is subject to specified traffic control signals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 754 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Presence Monitoring Systems - Authorization by Local Jurisdictions [HB-947]
Authorizing and establishing requirements for the use of specified vehicle presence monitoring systems in local jurisdictions to enforce State and local laws restricting the presence of vehicles during specified times; establishing that a vehicle presence monitoring system may be used in a local jurisdiction under the Act only if its use is authorized by a local law adopted by the local jurisdiction; requiring the issuance of a warning for a first violation under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Municipalities and Counties - Local Roads - Regulation of Travel by Heavy-Weight Vehicles [HB-930]
Authorizing a municipality and specified counties, with regard to short-term, high-intensity or high-usage travel by heavy-weight vehicles, to provide for the designation of local roads on which a heavy-weight vehicle is prohibited unless the hauler has satisfied specified local government requirements for the travel; and authorizing a municipality and specified counties to require a specified hauler to satisfy any specified local government requirements before conducting specified travel on local roads.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Operation on Sidewalks and in Crosswalks [SB-925]
Providing that, subject to specified provisions of law, a person has specified rights and is subject to specified restrictions applicable to pedestrians while the person is lawfully operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area or in or through a crosswalk; providing that, at an intersection, a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle is subject to specified traffic control signals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Zone Crosswalks - Traffic Control Signals [SB-865]
Requiring the State Highway Administration or a local authority to place traffic control signals at specified locations in specified school zones; and requiring that a traffic control signal placed on a highway under the Act may operate only during specified hours.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [SB-779]
Prohibiting vehicle traffic from entering specified intersections against specified traffic signals if the vehicle is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection; prohibiting the driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersecting highway from crossing the intersecting highway if the driver is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Driver Improvement Program and Failure to Pay Child Support - Driver's License Suspensions - Penalties and Assessment of Points [SB-799]
Altering the assessment of points and the penalties associated with the suspension of a driver's license or privilege to drive of an individual who fails to attend a specified driver improvement program or is an obligor 60 days or more out of compliance with the most recent order of the court in making child support payments.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 488 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Elementary Schools - Speed Bumps [HB-862]
Authorizing a principal of an elementary school in Baltimore County to require the county to install a speed bump directly in front of the principal's elementary school under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/03/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Driver Improvement Program and Failure to Pay Child Support - Driver's License Suspensions - Penalties and Assessment of Points [HB-844]
Altering the assessment of points and the penalties associated with the suspension of a driver's license or privilege to drive for failure to attend a specified driver improvement program or is an obligor 60 days or more out of compliance with the most recent order of the court in making child support payments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Municipalities and Counties - Local Roads - Regulation of Travel by Heavy-Weight Vehicles [SB-640]
Authorizing a municipality and specified counties, with regard to short-term, high-intensity or high-usage travel by heavy-weight vehicles, to provide for the designation of local roads on which a heavy-weight vehicle is prohibited unless the hauler has satisfied specified local government requirements for the travel; and authorizing a municipality and specified counties to require a specified hauler to satisfy any specified local government requirements before conducting specified travel on local roads.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Third Generation-Electronic Toll Collection System [SB-536]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority, on or before December 31 each year, to submit a specified report to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly on the procurement and implementation of the Third Generation-Electronic Toll Collection System, including information related to efforts to review and analyze the location of specified toll plazas for specified purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring, Work Zone Speed Control, and Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems - Repeal [HB-536]
Repealing the authority of counties and municipalities in the State to use speed monitoring systems to enforce highway speed laws; repealing the authority to use work zone speed control systems to enforce highway speed laws within work zones; repealing the authority to use traffic control signal monitoring systems to enforce traffic control signal laws; requiring the publishers of the Annotated Code to correct any references that are rendered incorrect by the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons [HB-578]
Establishing that a pedestrian hybrid beacon is a traffic control signal; establishing that specified provisions of law do not apply to pedestrian hybrid beacons; authorizing the State Highway Administration or a local jurisdiction to install a pedestrian hybrid beacon in accordance with the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/20/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Traffic Control Devices - Installation at Large Continuing Care Retirement Communities [SB-418]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to place and maintain traffic control devices at specified entrances and exits of large continuing care retirement communities that serve at least 100 residents and are located along highways under the Administration's jurisdiction; requiring the Administration to provide a specified notice to the owner or manager of the large continuing care retirement community at least 30 days before installation of the traffic control device is scheduled to begin; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Brochin
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Traffic Control Devices - Installation at Large Continuing Care Retirement Communities [HB-411]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to place and maintain traffic control devices at specified entrances and exits of large continuing care retirement communities, those serving at least 100 residents, and located along highways under the Administration's jurisdiction; requiring the Administration to provide a specified notice to the owner or manager of the large continuing care retirement community at least 30 days before installation of the traffic control device is scheduled to begin; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Aumann
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Aggressive Driving [HB-333]
Altering the motor vehicle offense of aggressive driving to include the commission of a specified number of an alternate set of specified motor vehicle offenses under specified circumstances; and establishing that specified persons charged with a violation for aggressive driving must appear in court and may not prepay the fine.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Maximum Speed Limit in Business and Residential Districts MC 22-17 [HB-337]
Altering, in Montgomery County, the maximum authorized speed limit on all highways in a business district and undivided highways in a residential district from 30 miles an hour to between 20 and 30 miles an hour; and exempting the local authority in Montgomery County from the requirement to conduct an engineering and traffic investigation when conforming maximum speed limits to the maximum speed limit established under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/20/2017