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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Toll Collection [HB-377]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to implement a procedure at the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Chesapeake Bay Bridge by July 1, 2028, that requires all tolls to be paid by an electronic means that allows vehicles to pass through the toll plaza without stopping at a toll booth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/05/2018
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Maryland Metro/Transit Funding Act [HB-372]
Requiring the Secretary of Transportation to withhold a portion of the State's annual operating grant to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation to provide an annual grant of at least $167,000,000 to pay capital costs of the Authority; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to prepare a Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan in consultation with certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 352 on 04/25/2018
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Metro Board Member Act [HB-370]
Altering the requirement that Washington Suburban Transit Commission members appointed by the Governor serve as the Commission's appointees to be principal members of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors; encouraging each signatory of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact to support reform of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's governance structure to improve the efficiency, accountability, and effectiveness of the Authority's functions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 353 on 04/25/2018
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State Personnel – Grievance Procedures [HB-335]
Expanding the application of provisions of law governing grievance procedures for certain State employees; requiring a grievant to complete certain forms in sufficient detail that will allow for the expeditious resolution of the grievance; and applying a certain definition of "grievance" to a certain requirement that the Department of Transportation adopt certain regulations relating to employee grievance procedures.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/25/2018
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Department of Transportation – Pedestrian and Bicycle Access to Schools [HB-285]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to collect and consolidate available information from State and local agencies regarding an unmet need for safe pedestrian and bicycle access to schools in the State; and requiring the Department to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 295 on 04/24/2018
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Procurement - Small Businesses and Minority Businesses - Qualification and Certification [HB-224]
Requiring the Secretary of General Services, the Secretary of Transportation, the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, and the President of Morgan State University to adopt regulations to require the qualification of a business as a small business if it has obtained a certain federal certification; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations providing for the certification of a business as a minority business enterprise if it has obtained a certain federal certification and meets certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/05/2018
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Maryland Transportation Authority Police - Collective Bargaining - Binding Recommendations of Fact Finder [HB-1741]
Requiring that the written recommendations of a fact finder are binding in a collective bargaining dispute between the Maryland Transportation Authority and the exclusive representative of certain Maryland Transportation Authority police officers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/21/2018
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State Highways - Electronic Map of Public Trash Receptacles [HB-157]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to develop and make available to the public on its website in an accessible and searchable electronic format a map of each trash receptacle at a rest area, a welcome center, an exhibit center, a toll facility, or any other public facility operated by the Department or a unit of the Department that is within the right-of-way of an interstate or State highway; requiring the map to include visual icons that indicate certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/26/2018
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Public-Private Partnerships - Public Notice of Solicitations and Approval of Agreements [HB-1556]
Prohibiting a certain reporting agency from issuing a public notice of solicitation for a public-private partnership unless the reporting agency provided certain notice and an opportunity to submit written comments to certain counties and municipalities; prohibiting the Board of Public Works, except under certain circumstances, from approving a public-private partnership agreement submitted by a certain reporting agency that involves foreign investment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2018
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Commission to Study Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Funding [HB-1537]
Establishing the Commission to Study Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Funding; providing for the composition, cochairs, and staffing of the Commission; prohibiting a member of the Commission from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; requiring the Commission to study certain matters and make certain recommendations regarding non-emergency medical transportation and locally operated transit systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/17/2018
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Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Maryland Transportation Authority Police [HB-1419]
Expanding a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for law enforcement officers to include law enforcement officers who are members of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police and reside in a political subdivision in which the crime rate exceeds the State's crime rate; and applying the Act to all taxable years after December 31, 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2018
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State Roads Commission - Eminent Domain - "Quick Take" Process on Behalf of the Department of Transportation [HB-1363]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to enact a law authorizing the taking of certain property for critical infrastructure projects by the State Roads Commission on behalf of the Department of Transportation; authorizing property to be condemned for certain projects; prohibiting property from being condemned for pedestrian paths or trails; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2018
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Sea Level Rise Inundation and Coastal Flooding - Construction, Adaptation, and Mitigation [HB-1350]
Altering the definition of the construction practice term "Coast Smart" to include highway facilities; requiring the Coast Smart Council in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Transportation, to establish Coast Smart siting and design criteria to address sea level rise inundation and coastal flood impacts on State and local projects; requiring a local jurisdiction that experiences nuisance flooding to develop a plan to address the flooding by July 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 628 on 05/15/2018
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Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies [HB-1204]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carlos Sanchez
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2018
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Northern Bay Crossing [HB-1199]
Repealing the authority of the State Roads Commission concerning the construction and financing of a northern crossing of the Chesapeake Bay with a terminus in Kent County; prohibiting the Maryland Department of Transportation and other certain units from including in certain plans and other documents any reference or statement with respect to a crossing of the Chesapeake Bay with a terminus that lies in whole or in part in Kent County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2018
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Vehicle Laws - Rear-Facing Child Safety Seats - Requirement [HB-1164]
Requiring a person transporting a child under the age of 2 years in a motor vehicle to secure the child in a rear-facing child safety seat unless the child is at least 40 pounds or at least 40 inches tall.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2018
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Maryland Transit Administration - Station Safety Pilot Program [HB-1076]
Establishing the Maryland Transit Administration Station Pilot Program to provide law enforcement officers at transit stations to enhance public safety; requiring a law enforcement officer to be on duty during certain hours; requiring the Administration to implement the pilot program at certain transit stations under its jurisdiction; requiring the Governor to provide funds for the Program in the State budget; requiring by December 1, 2019, the Administration to submit a certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2018
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Procurement - Small Businesses and Minority Businesses - Qualification and Certification (Small and Minority Business Certification Streamlining Act of 2019) [SB-983]
Requiring the Secretary of General Services, the Secretary of Transportation, the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, and the President of Morgan State University to adopt certain regulations on or before December 31, 2019, to require the qualification of a business as a small business under certain circumstances; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations providing for the certification of a business as a minority business enterprise under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 316 on 04/30/2019
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Commission to Study Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Funding [SB-982]
Establishing the Commission to Study Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Funding to review the State's funding requirements for non-emergency medical transportation services and the impact on locally operated transit systems; requiring the Commission to consider certain matters as part of the study; providing for the composition, cochairs, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and to certain committees of the General Assembly by June 30, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/20/2019
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Maryland Transportation Public-Private Partnership Oversight Act [SB-931]
Establishing the Office of Transportation Oversight as an independent unit in the Executive Branch of State government; applying the motor fuel tax to bunker fuel; requiring the Comptroller and the State Treasurer to establish a certain motor fuel tax rate for diesel fuel and bunker fuel; requiring the Governor to appropriate certain amounts in the annual budget for the operation of the Office and the implementation of the Act; exempting certain actions from certain provisions of the Environmental Standing Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2019