Transportation - Generally
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation - Motor Fuel Tax Rates, Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax, and Farebox Recovery Requirement (Transportation Equity, Fairness, and Privacy Act of 2024) [HB-1025]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing a requirement that certain motor fuel tax rates be adjusted in future years based on growth in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; requiring that the Maryland Transit Administration achieve a certain farebox recovery requirement for certain transit services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/06/2024
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Fossil Fuel Transportation Fee and Mitigation Fund (Climate Pollution Reduction Fund Act) [HB-1008]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Imposing a fossil fuel transportation fee on a person that transports a fossil fuel in the State; providing that the rate of the fossil fuel transportation fee is 30 cents per million British thermal units of fossil fuels transported in the State; providing the fee does not apply to the transportation of a fossil fuel that is solely for use on a farm and the carrier does not otherwise use or sell the fossil fuel; establishing the Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund to support activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Tolls - Collection and Use (Maryland Toll Rate Reform Act of 2024) [SB-1093]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
Establishing the Transportation Facilities Overage Account in the Transportation Trust Fund; requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to fix, revise, charge, and collect fees, tolls, and other charges for the use of transportation facilities under its control to maximize revenues above certain amounts and to distribute the additional revenues to the Transportation Facilities Overage Account for certain purposes; and establishing certain standards under which the Authority is required to set certain toll rates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation - MobilityLink Paratransit Service Improvements - Study [SB-891]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Institute at the University of Maryland to conduct a study to identify methods to improve the Maryland Transit Administration's ADA MobilityLink paratransit service; authorizing the Governor in fiscal year 2026 to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $150,000 for the study; and requiring the Institute to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, and certain officials on or before July 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 647 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation – Regional Transportation Authorities [HB-924]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Baltimore Region, Capital Region, and Southern Maryland Region transportation authorities to develop and implement certain congestion relief plans; establishing the Baltimore Region, Capital Region, and Southern Maryland Region congestion relief funds as special, nonlapsing funds; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Comptroller, to study and report on the feasibility of creating local-option transportation revenues to fund the regional transportation authorities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole A. Williams
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Indian Head Highway PG 306-24 [HB-974]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Increasing civil penalties for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County that are second or subsequent violations or that involve exceeding the maximum speed limit by certain amounts.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration - Locally Operated Transit Systems - Mandatory Funding [HB-950]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2026, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation from the Transportation Trust Fund of $80,533,314 for the Locally Operated Transit System Grant Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Scott Solomon
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 652 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Lighting - Privately Owned Vehicles [SB-838]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing certain members of a volunteer fire company to equip their privately owned vehicles with red and green or red and white lights or signal devices.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 522 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation - Motor Fuel Tax Rates, Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax, and Farebox Recovery Requirements (Transportation Equity, Fairness, and Privacy Act of 2024) [SB-841]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing a requirement that certain motor fuel tax rates be adjusted in future years based on growth in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; requiring that the Maryland Transit Administration achieve a certain farebox recovery requirement for certain transit services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority - Utilities Installation - Data Submission [HB-917]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a utility owner to submit to the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority, within 60 days after completion, certain information pertaining to the installation or relocation of facilities, infrastructure, or appurtenances associated with a utility service within or on certain property; and authorizing the Department or the Authority to take certain actions if a utility owner does not comply with the requirements of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 03/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Lighting - Privately Owned Vehicles [HB-782]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing certain members of a volunteer fire company to equip their privately owned vehicles with red and green or red and white lights or signal devices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 521 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Lottery Fund - Bus Rapid Transit Fund Distribution and Prince George's County Blue Line Corridor Facility Fund - Alterations [HB-764]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Repealing a certain limitation on the State Lottery Fund distribution and allocating an amount equal to $27,000,000 each fiscal year to the Bus Rapid Transit Fund for bus rapid transit system grants; adding an authorized use for the Prince George's County Blue Line Corridor Facility Fund; requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority, by December 15, 2024, to submit to certain committees of the General Assembly a report on all public and private development activities currently under construction in the Blue Line Corridor; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Alan Korman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 483 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Trails Advisory Committee and the Maryland Office of Trails - Establishment (Great Maryland Trails Act) [SB-645]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Office of Trails in the Department of Transportation to develop and maintain the Maryland Trails Network, advance the development, maintenance, and use of trails in the State, develop a certain inventory and database, and collect certain information regarding trails; establishing a Director of the Maryland Office of Trails to oversee the Office and collaborate with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee; establishing the Maryland Trails Advisory Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah K. Elfreth
Hearing 2/16 At 9:00 A.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Trails Advisory Committee and the Maryland Office of Trails - Establishment (Great Maryland Trails Act) [HB-530]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Office of Trails in the Department of Transportation to develop and maintain the Maryland Trails Network, advance the development, maintenance, and use of trails in the State, develop a certain inventory and database, and collect certain information regarding trails; establishing a Director of the Maryland Office of Trails to oversee the Office and collaborate with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee; establishing the Maryland Trails Advisory Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina T. Boyce
Hearing Canceled on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Citizens Committee for the Enhancement of Communities Surrounding Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Membership [HB-573]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Air Quality ]
Altering the membership of the Citizens Committee for the Enhancement of Communities Surrounding Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport by increasing the total number of members from 11 to 12 and requiring the Committee to include one member each from legislative districts 12A and 12B instead of one member from legislative district 12.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline A Pena-Melnyk
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 471 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Tolls (Maryland Toll Relief and Accountability Act) [HB-551]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Office of Legislative Audits to perform a performance audit of the Maryland Transportation Authority's toll operations; increasing the number of days within which a person alleged to be liable for a video toll must pay the toll; prohibiting the imposition of a late payment fee for a video toll that exceeds 500% of the video toll; requiring the Authority to offer an installment payment plan to certain persons alleged to be liable for payment of unpaid video tolls and any associated civil penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Emergency Management Agency, Department of Transportation, and Department of the Environment - Flood Mitigation Comprehensive Study - Montgomery County and Prince George's County [HB-466]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of the Environment to study flooding in Montgomery County and Prince George's County; requiring the study to include an analysis of historic flooding, an evaluation of existing and potential flood prevention and control measures, an examination of associated environmental issues, and the development of recommendations; and requiring a certain report be submitted by October 15, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana M. Fennell
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/22/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority - Utilities Installation - Data Submission [SB-401]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a utility owner to submit to the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority, within 60 days after completion, certain information pertaining to the installation or relocation of facilities, infrastructure, or appurtenances associated with a utility service within or on certain property; and authorizing the Department or the Authority to take certain actions if a utility owner does not comply with the requirements of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation - Vision Zero - Implementation [HB-344]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing certain standards and requirements for implementing the Vision Zero program under the Maryland Department of Transportation; requiring the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year on the status of Vision Zero, the activities, findings, and recommendations of the Vision Zero coordinator, and certain meetings held in the previous year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Port of Baltimore - Renaming [HB-375]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Renaming the Port of Baltimore to be the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 4 on 04/09/2024