Transportation - Highways
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Frederick County - Scenic Byways - Signs [SB-1166]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Agriculture ]
[Small Business ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a permit for an outdoor sign along or near a scenic byway on a federal-aid primary highway in Frederick County in conformance with federal law if the sign was erected on or before January 1, 2008, or is a directional sign for a facility that sells principally local agricultural or aquacultural products and is located within a 5-mile radius of the sign.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/08/2024
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Transportation - State Highways - Project Approval [HB-1309]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to provide comments on an application for a development project within 30 days after the complete project application is received.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley J. Lopez
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Highways – Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program [HB-1032]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Tourism ]
Establishing the Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program to create a system of supplemental guide signs to direct motorists to eligible individual attractions by directing the motorists first to groups of attractions; requiring the State Highway Administration and the Department of Commerce to develop standards and procedures for determining the eligibility of an attraction for a sign; requiring the Administration to notify certain committees of the General Assembly at least 30 days before amending the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 458 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Wildlife - Protections and Highway Crossings [HB-1129]
[Animals ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and techniques to identify certain State highway infrastructure locations; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to take certain actions regarding a statewide deer population survey on or before November 1, 2024, and June 30, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Wildlife – Protections and Highway Crossings [SB-902]
[Animals ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and techniques to identify certain State highway infrastructure locations; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a methodology and a cost estimate for performing a statewide deer population survey on or before November 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation – State Highways – Rubber Modified Asphalt [HB-781]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to use rubber modified asphalt in the construction, reconstruction, and repair of State highways; and requiring the Administration to consider different types of rubber modified asphalt, including those produced by the wet process and the dry process, when planning for the construction, reconstruction, and repair of State highways.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Workgroup (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) [HB-836]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of the Environment, to establish a process for performing major highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; establishing the Workgroup to Study Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects to make certain recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, related to certain impact assessments and mitigation plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Favorable With Amendments {593127/1 Adopted on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Mitigation Plans (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) [SB-681]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to establish a process for performing major highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to use the impact assessment to determine whether a project meets certain requirements; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to develop a certain mitigation plan under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation - Maryland Transportation Authority - Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Accessibility [SB-593]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing a prohibition on pedestrians using a highway of the Maryland Transportation Authority; altering a prohibition on bicycles using an Authority highway; requiring the Authority to construct separated or buffered bicycle ways and pedestrian walkways in certain locations under certain circumstances; providing for a waiver from requirements under the Act; requiring the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee to review waiver requests under the Act and provide recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consolidated Transportation Program - Indian Head Highway - Conversion Into Limited Access Highway [HB-711]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Secretary of Transportation to include sufficient funds in the Consolidated Transportation Program for fiscal year 2025 and beyond for the planning, design, and reconstruction necessary for the conversion of Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County into a limited access highway; and requiring, by December 31, 2024, a report to the General Assembly on a timeline and the estimated costs for the conversion of Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) into a limited access highway.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
First Reading Appropriations on 01/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Highways - Maximum Speed Limits MC 10-24 [HB-612]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the requirement that a local authority in Montgomery County perform an engineering and traffic investigation before decreasing the maximum speed limit on a highway; and authorizing a local authority in Montgomery County to implement new speed monitoring systems on a portion of highway for which the speed limit has been decreased only after a certain period of time after the decrease in the speed limit is implemented.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Third Reading Passed (133-0) on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Maintenance and Repair [SB-514]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Repealing a requirement that a political subdivision maintain and repair certain sidewalks constructed by any developer of an industrial, commercial, or apartment area along a highway maintained by the State Highway Administration; and repealing a requirement that a political subdivision maintain and repair sidewalks and bicycle pathways constructed or reconstructed as part of the construction or reconstruction of an urban highway or in response to the request of a local government.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Dynamic Message Sign System - Maryland's Helpline [HB-460]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to provide the telephone number for Maryland's Helpline to the public through the dynamic message sign system located throughout the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
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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
State Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Maintenance and Repair [HB-389]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Repealing a requirement that a political subdivision maintain and repair certain sidewalks constructed by any developer of an industrial, commercial, or apartment area along a highway maintained by the State Highway Administration; and repealing a requirement that a political subdivision maintain and repair sidewalks and bicycle pathways constructed or reconstructed as part of the construction or reconstruction of an urban highway or in response to the request of a local government.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 02/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation - Vision Zero - Implementation [SB-345]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing certain standards and requirements for implementing the Vision Zero program under the Maryland Department of Transportation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 603 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Maintenance and Repair [HB-263]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to maintain and repair certain sidewalks and bicycle pathways instead of the political subdivision in which the sidewalks and bicycle pathways are located; requiring the Administration to maintain and repair sidewalks adjacent to State highways; and requiring the political subdivision in which certain sidewalks and bicycle pathways are located to remove snow and ice from those sidewalks and bicycle pathways.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Speed Monitoring Systems - Agencies - Statements and Certificates of Violations [HB-282]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that, for a municipal corporation that does not maintain a police force, a technician employed by an agency may sign the statement alleging a violation recorded by a speed monitoring system that must be included in a citation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Agriculture - Pollinator Habitat Plan - Requirements for State Highway Administration [HB-22]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration's pollinator habitat plan to include policies and procedures regarding the use of pollinator habitat areas along State highways; requiring the Administration to track and evaluate federal programs that provide funding for pollinator habitats, native plants, and invasive species control and to apply for any funding that the Administration determines appropriate and beneficial to pollinator habitats; requiring the Administration to update the plan by October 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 553 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consolidated Transportation Program - Indian Head Highway - Conversion Into Limited Access Highway [SB-173]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Secretary of Transportation to include sufficient funds in the Consolidated Transportation Program for fiscal year 2025 and beyond for the planning, design, and reconstruction necessary for the conversion of Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County into a limited access highway; and requiring, by December 31, 2024, a report to the General Assembly on a timeline and the estimated costs for the conversion of Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) into a limited access highway.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2024