Traffic Regulation
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-367]
Authorizing a local jurisdiction to use a stop sign monitoring system if authorized by local law and if the local jurisdiction conducts certain public engagement and performs certain actions; prohibiting a civil penalty for a violation recorded by a stop sign monitoring system from exceeding certain amounts, based on the annual income of the owner or driver of the vehicle; providing for the distribution of revenue collected by the District Court and local jurisdictions for violations recorded by stop sign monitoring systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2023
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Traffic Control Device Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-353]
Authorizing the use of traffic control device monitoring systems, devices designed to capture a recorded image of a violation, by State and local agencies, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a traffic control device is subject, under certain circumstances, to a citation and civil penalty not exceeding $40; establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a traffic control device monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization, Use, and Penalties [SB-229]
Authorizing a local government in certain counties to use noise abatement monitoring systems, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded in violation of certain motor vehicle noise requirements is subject to a warning notice; prohibiting a contractor that administers a noise abatement monitoring system from being compensated on a per-ticket basis on the number of warning notices issued; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Golf Carts on Public Highways - Report [HB-219]
Requiring the St. Mary's County Board of County Commissioners to produce a report recommending and describing the areas of St. Mary's County that the County Board considers appropriate for the operation of unregistered golf carts on public highways, subject to certain standards; and requiring the County Board to submit the report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 609 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties [HB-208]
Altering certain penalties and the points assessments for certain motor vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest; prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving on any highway or private property that is used for driving by the public; authorizing the towing and impounding of a vehicle involved in violations related to participation in a race, a speed contest, or exhibition driving; providing penalties of imprisonment up to 1 year or a fine up to $1,000 or both in the event of bodily injury; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Referred Rules on 04/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties [SB-147]
Altering certain penalties and the points assessments for certain motor vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest; prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving on any highway or private property used for driving by the public; authorizing the towing and impounding of a vehicle involved in violations related to participation in a race, speed contest, or exhibition driving; providing penalties of imprisonment up to 1 year or a fine up to $1,000, or both in the event of bodily injury; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Speed Monitoring Systems - Municipal Corporations - Statements and Certificates of Violation [HB-139]
Providing that the statement alleging a violation recorded by a speed monitoring system that must be included in a citation may be signed by an employee of an agency established or designated by a municipal corporation to administer a speed monitoring system; providing that a certain certificate alleging a violation recorded by a speed monitoring system may be sworn to or affirmed by an employee of an agency established or designated by a municipal corporation to administer speed monitoring systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/27/2023
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)
Roundabouts; right-of-way; large vehicles [HB-2288]
Roundabouts; right-of-way; large vehicles
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cook
Chapter 107 on 05/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Reduction of Speed Limits by Local Authorities [HB-94]
Authorizing local authorities statewide to decrease the maximum speed limit to not less than 15 miles per hour after performing a certain investigation; and establishing certain restrictions on the use of speed monitoring systems along highways for which the speed limit has been decreased.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2023 [HB-70]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to implement all possible incremental near-term safety improvements as soon as practicable if a new approved pedestrian or bicycle safety construction or improvement project is projected to take more than 12 months to complete.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 571 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Horse Riding – Helmet Requirement for Minors [HB-20]
Prohibiting an adult from allowing certain minors to ride a horse, donkey, mule, or pony on a highway, a public horse-riding path, or the grounds of a facility for which the primary purpose is recreational, educational, or competitive equestrian activities unless the minor is wearing a properly secured helmet that meets or exceeds the standards of the American Society of Testing and Materials for protective headgear used in equestrian riding.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Floor Amendment {563421/1 (senator Jennings) Withdrawn on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2023 [SB-16]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to recommend and implement certain design elements for pedestrian and bicycle safety when developing any construction or improvement project, or postconstruction project, preservation, or maintenance; and requiring the State Highway Administration to submit certain reports including pedestrian and bicycle safety data, analyses, and plans to the General Assembly by certain dates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – HOV Lanes – Plug–In Electric Drive Vehicles [HB-123]
Authorizing certain plug-in electric drive vehicles for which a permit has been issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes regardless of the number of passengers in the vehicles; requiring the Administration to charge a fee, not to exceed $20, for issuing the permit; and requiring, on or before January 1 each year, a report to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly on the effect of the use of the plug-in electric drive vehicle permits on the operation of HOV lanes.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 121 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Establishment of School Zones [SB-11]
Requiring a school zone to be adjacent to a school, unless recommended by a traffic engineering study; prohibiting a school zone from exceeding a 0.5 mile radius of any school or school activity, unless recommended by a traffic engineering study.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/03/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Eluding Police - Penalties [HB-1483]
Increasing certain penalties for attempting to elude a police officer; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and is subject to increasing penalties for multiple offenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry Clark
Motion Rules Suspend For Late Introduction (delegate Clark) Adopted (133-2) on 03/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Speed Monitoring Systems on Interstate 83 - Use of Revenue From Fines [HB-1443]
Establishing that revenue from fines collected as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 83 in Baltimore City may be used for roadway improvements to entrance and exit ramps along Interstate 83 in Baltimore City and at the nearest intersection to each ramp.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Vehicle Equipment - Highway Maintenance and Service - Green Flashing Lights [HB-1150]
Authorizing certain highway maintenance and service equipment and vehicles, while in use for snow removal or the protection of highway maintenance workers, to be equipped with and display green flashing lights simultaneously with yellow or amber flashing lights.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 204 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Talbot County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Intersection of Maryland Route 333 (Oxford Road) and Bonfield Avenue [HB-1262]
Authorizing the placement and use of a speed monitoring system at the intersection of Maryland Route 333 (Oxford Road) and Bonfield Avenue in Talbot County, subject to placement and signage requirements; requiring the fines collected by the Town of Oxford as a result of the speed monitoring system to be used to assist in covering the cost of roadway and pedestrian safety improvements in and around the intersection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Baltimore City – Use of Highway User Revenues for Traffic Functions and Enforcement – Modification [HB-1362]
Altering a certain limitation applicable to Baltimore City relating to the use of highway user revenues to pay or finance costs incurred for carrying out traffic functions and enforcing traffic laws; and authorizing Kent County to use highway user revenues for costs incurred by its police department for carrying out traffic functions and enforcing the traffic laws.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 592 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Task Force on Traffic Patterns and Infrastructure on MD Route 45 (York Road) [HB-1024]
Establishing the Task Force on Traffic Patterns and Infrastructure on MD Route 45 (York Road) to study and make recommendations on traffic patterns, infrastructure, street parking, bicycle lanes, sidewalk width, and signage on York Road; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Committee and the House Environment and Transportation Committee on or before December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Catherine Forbes
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2022