Transportation - Generally
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration – Fare Price Requirements – Alterations [HB-673]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Repealing certain requirements that the Maryland Transit Administration increase fares for certain transit services according to the Consumer Price Index; and repealing certain provisions prohibiting the Administration from increasing fares under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 484 on 05/08/2023
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Pride of Baltimore II - Appropriations - Extension [HB-677]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Extending until fiscal year 2028 the appropriation of $500,000 from the Transportation Trust Fund that the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill for the operation of the replica sailing vessel known as the Pride of Baltimore II.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 131 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Transportation Improvement Act of 2023 [SB-511]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Repealing the $500,000 cap on the amount of grants that may be awarded by the Maryland Transit Administration under the Maryland Senior Rides Program; repealing the $400,000 cap on funding for the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program; establishing the State Coordinating Committee for Health and Human Services Transportation to examine the transportation needs of residents of the State who are elderly, have a disability, or require transportation to access jobs, medical and other health-related appointments, and certain programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 331 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Towing or Removal of Vehicles - Reclamation Hours [SB-545]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Limiting, to at a minimum from 6 a.m. to midnight, the hours during which a certain person in possession of a vehicle that has been towed or removed from a parking lot is required to provide an opportunity for the vehicle owner or the owner's agent to retake possession of the vehicle; and altering a certain signage requirement imposed on the owner or operator of a parking lot relating to hours during which a towed vehicle may be reclaimed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 803 on 05/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transportation – Commission to Study Establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority [SB-465]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing a Commission to Study Establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority; requiring the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before October 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Third Reading Passed (41-5) on 04/04/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Transportation Improvement Act of 2023 [HB-596]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
Repealing the $500,000 cap on grants that may be awarded by the Maryland Transit Administration under the Maryland Senior Rides Program; repealing the $400,000 cap on the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program; establishing the State Coordinating Committee for Health and Human Services Transportation to examine transportation needs of the elderly, persons with disabilities, and residents requiring transportation assistance to jobs, appointments, citizen programs, and other engagements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 332 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transportation – Maryland Rail Authority – Establishment (Maryland Rail Investment Act of 2023) [SB-412]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Maryland Rail Authority and the powers and duties that the Rail Authority, acting on behalf of the Department of Transportation, has with respect to the supervision, financing, construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of railroad facilities projects; altering the membership of the Maryland Transportation Authority to include the Executive Director of the Rail Authority; prohibiting the Transportation Authority from passing a budget plan that exceeds $2,800,000,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
First Reading Finance And Budget And Taxation on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transportation - Citizens Committee for the Enhancement of Communities Surrounding BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport - Modification [SB-356]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Air Quality ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the membership and duties of the Citizens Committee for the Enhancement of Communities Surrounding Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to include the development and advancement of additional categories of projects; and increasing the amount in the annual budget for the State Department of Transportation designated by the State Secretary of Transportation for certain grants from $1 to $2 for every takeoff and landing of an aircraft that occurs at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport for the most recent calendar year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transit - Commuter Bus Service - Procurement [HB-472]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration, in selecting a commuter bus service provider, to use the competitive sealed proposal method of procurement and to conduct the procurement in accordance with the provisions of and the regulations adopted under Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article and regulations adopted under Division II of that article; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/19/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transportation – Commission to Study Establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority [HB-491]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing a Commission to Study Establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority; requiring the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina T. Boyce
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) And Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Transportation – Heads of Business Units – Appointment and Senate Confirmation [HB-485]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring that the Executive Directors of the Maryland Transportation Authority, Aviation Administration, and Port Administration, the Maryland Transit Administrator, the State Highway Administrator, and the Motor Vehicle Administrator be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate; and requiring that the Executive Directors of the Maryland Transportation Authority, Aviation Administration, and Port Administration be appointed by the Secretary of Transportation with the approval of the Governor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Prince George’s County – Speed Monitoring Systems on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) – Penalties PG 303–23 [HB-431]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing 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
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transportation - Statewide Transportation Improvement Programs and Transportation Improvement Programs - Equity Impacts [HB-341]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to include in the statewide transportation improvement program analyses of how the transportation improvement program my impact low-income communities and minority communities; and requiring a metropolitan planning organization to include in a transportation improvement program analyses of how the transportation improvement program my impact low-income communities and minority communities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transit - Commuter Bus Service - Procurement [SB-217]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration, in selecting a commuter bus service provider, to use the competitive sealed proposal method of procurement and to conduct the procurement in accordance with the provisions of Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article and regulations adopted under Division II.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/19/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Aviation Commission - Duties, Composition, and Member Orientation [HB-204]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
Requiring the Maryland Aviation Commission to consider certain types of impacts of decisions of the Commission or the Maryland Aviation Administration when carrying out certain provisions of law; requiring the Commission to consider information and advice from certain additional stakeholders; requiring that certain members of the Commission appointed by the Governor be recommended by certain county Senate delegations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Referred Rules on 04/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Transportation – Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response [SB-203]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees on the identification and reporting of suspected child exploitation and human trafficking; requiring transportation-sector employers to certify that certain employees have completed the training program; requiring certain transportation-sector employers to establish procedures for reporting suspected child exploitation and human trafficking to certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Personnel - Education and Transportation - Grievance Procedures [HB-184]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Authorizing a certain employee or certain exclusive representative to initiate a grievance procedure under certain provisions of law; requiring certain decision makers in a grievance procedure in certain higher education systems to award certain damages under certain circumstances; requiring certain employee grievance procedures to include certain redress for certain violations; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to be consistent with certain provisions of law and include redress for certain violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Scott Solomon
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 231 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Aviation Commission - Duties, Composition, and Member Orientation [SB-162]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the Maryland Aviation Commission to consider information and advice from certain additional stakeholders when carrying out the Commission's duties; requiring the Commission to consider the aviation, economic, business, environmental, health, and community-related impacts or any other impacts the Commission finds relevant; requiring that certain members of the Commission appointed by the Governor are to be recommended by the Anne Arundel County and Howard County Senate delegations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 564 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Equitable and Inclusive Transit-Oriented Development Enhancement Act [SB-151]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Repealing the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to designate a transit-oriented development; establishing the Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund to promote the equitable and inclusive development of transit-oriented developments; authorizing the Department of Transportation to use the Fund to provide certain financial assistance to local jurisdictions; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2025 an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Third Reading Passed (36-11) on 04/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Speed Monitoring Systems - Municipal Corporations - Statements and Certificates of Violation [HB-139]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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