Vehicle Laws - Licensing And Registration
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Title Fees - Rental Vehicles [HB-203]
Making permanent a $50 fee for a certificate of title for a rental vehicle.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 78 on 04/14/2015
Spread the world
Gettr Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates and Parking Placards for Individuals With Disabilities - Licensed Physical Therapists [HB-201]
Authorizing a licensed physical therapist to certify specified medical conditions of an applicant for a special disability registration number and special disability registration plates and for specified parking placards; requiring the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners to be responsible for the development and maintenance of a database system with which the Motor Vehicle Administration can interface and verify licensure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Robinson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 76 on 04/14/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Selective Service Registration - Driver's License and Identification Card Applicants [HB-196]
Making specified provisions of law relating to the Motor Vehicle Administration's collection and electronic forwarding of Selective Service registration information gender neutral and expanding their applicability to specified minors; repealing provisions relating to the refusal of an applicant for specified documents to consent to Selective Service registration; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Commercial Motor Vehicles - Denial, Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Registration [HB-1229]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to deny, cancel, suspend, or revoke the commercial motor vehicle registration of a vehicle if the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the vehicle is subject to an out-of-service order, under specified provisions of law, or other federal operating authority sanctions or determinations; requiring that a denial, cancellation, suspension, or revocation continue until the out-of-service order or other sanctions have been lifted and the carrier is allowed to resume operations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 304 on 05/12/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Registration - Class S (Drivers' School) Vehicle [HB-1203]
Establishing a Class S motor vehicle registration classification for motor vehicles used by a drivers' school to give highway driving instruction; establishing specified annual registration fees for Class S (drivers' school) vehicles; providing for the issuance of special Class S (drivers' school) registration plates by the Motor Vehicle Administration; requiring licensed drivers' schools to use Class S (drivers' school) vehicles to give highway driving instruction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Education - Licensing [HB-1048]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to provide written notice to a drivers' school or driving instructor license holder or applicant before imposing specified administrative penalties; authorizing the Administration to allow a license holder or an applicant to remedy the violation before imposing specified administrative penalties; authorizing a licensee to provide required documents electroncially in specified circumstances in a format determined by the Administration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/02/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electric Vehicles and Recharging Equipment - Rebates and Tax Credits [SB-908]
Repealing the credit against the State income tax for the costs of purchasing qualified electric vehicle recharging equipment; establishing, for fiscal years 2015 through 2017, the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program to provide rebates to individuals and specified entities for the costs of acquiring and installing vehicle recharging equipment; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration and Department of Transportation to report to specified committees of the General Assembly by January 1, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 359 on 05/05/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Drivers' Licenses and Identification Cards - Organ Donor Designation [SB-813]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Motor Vehicle Administration to make a notation on a driver's license or identification card of an applicant who selects designation as an organ donor; requiring the Administration to notify specified applicants that a donor designation will remain effective until the applicant requests that the designation be removed; altering the manner in which a donor designation may be removed from a driver's license or identification card; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 343 on 05/05/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Drivers' Licenses - Disorder, Disease, or Physical Disability - Identification, Disclosure, and Reporting [SB-807]
Expanding the requirements for renewing a driver's license to include the written disclosure of a specified disorder, disease, or physical disability; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty, and the State Board of Examiners in Optometry to define diseases and physical disabilities that may render an individual unable to exercise reasonable control over a motor vehicle; expanding the scope of health care professionals authorized to make a specified report to the Medical Advisory Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin Raskin
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Driver's Education - Income Tax Credit - Assessment of Fees for Driving Offenses [SB-777]
Allowing an individual to claim a specified credit against the State income tax for specified driver education costs paid for a child, stepchild, or legal ward who is eligible to receive free meals at school; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to assess specified fees on specified licensees convicted of specified driving offenses; establishing the Driver's Education Fund to pay for the tax credit under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 03/11/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Automated Motor Vehicles - Titling, Registration, and Rules of the Road [SB-773]
Prohibiting an individual from operating an automated motor vehicle in automated mode on a highway; establishing an exception to the prohibition by authorizing specified individuals to operate an automated motor vehicle in automated mode on a highway for research or testing purposes under specified circumstances; requiring an automated motor vehicle that is operated on a highway for research and testing purposes to have a specified individual present in the vehicle and to be properly titled and registered; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/10/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, Factory Branches, and Affiliates - Relationship With Dealers [SB-687]
Prohibiting, except under specified circumstances, a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or affiliate from requiring or coercing a dealer to purchase specified goods or services from specified vendors under specified circumstances; requiring a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch licensed in the State to specify in writing to its motor vehicle dealers specified dealer obligations and specified information relating to the compensation of dealers for parts and labor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 326 on 05/05/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Driving Records - Expungement [SB-545]
Altering the circumstances under which the Motor Vehicle Administration is required to expunge the driving record or a probation before judgment of an individual; repealing a specified requirement that licensees apply for an expungement of specified driving records before the Administration may expunge them; prohibiting the Administration from expunging specified drug- and alcohol-related driving offenses and offenses relating to failing to remain at the scene of specified accidents; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Appalachian Trail [SB-4]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, to develop and make available for specified vehicles a registration plate to honor the Appalachian Trail; authorizing specified persons to apply to the Administration for the special registration plate for specified classes of vehicles; requiring the owner of a vehicle issued a special registration plate under the Act to pay specified fees; establishing that specified vehicles are exempt from paying specified fees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 1/23 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/23/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Driver's License - Points [SB-390]
Requiring a court to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of a specified violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law; requiring the Chief Judge of the District Court and the Administrative Office of the Courts, in conjunction with the Administration, to establish specified procedures; requiring that a specified number of driver's license points be assessed against an individual who is convicted of a violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 493 on 05/15/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Drivers' Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operators' Permits - Enhanced Identification Documents [SB-387]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to make available to an applicant for a driver's license, identification card, or moped operator's permit the opportunity to upgrade the document to be an enhanced identification document; establishing that the Administration may issue an enhanced identification document only to specified individuals who provide specified documentation; requiring an individual who applies for an enhanced identification document to provide to the Administration a specified biometric identifier; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/04/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycle - Definition [SB-378]
Including an electric bicycle in the defined term "bicycle" for the purposes of the Maryland Vehicle Law; defining the term "electric bicycle" as a vehicle designed to be operated by human power with the assistance of an electric motor and other specified characteristics; and establishing that the definitions of "moped", "motorized minibike", and "motor vehicle" do not include an electric bicycle.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 294 on 05/05/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Selective Service Registration - Driver's License and Identification Card Applicants [SB-281]
Expanding the applicability of specified provisions of law relating to the Motor Vehicle Administration's collection and forwarding of Selective Service registration information to women and specified minors; altering the conditions under which specified information about an applicant is forwarded to the Selective Service System; repealing specified provisions relating to federal funds for the collection and electronic forwarding of Selective Service registration information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/04/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Commercial Instructional Permit Holders - Administrative Penalties and Procedures [SB-26]
Establishing that specified administrative penalties and procedures that apply to a holder of a commercial driver's license for specified motor vehicle violations under specified circumstances also apply to the holder of a commercial instructional permit; and altering the defined term "serious traffic violation" to include specified violations related to holding a commercial instructional permit.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 5 on 04/08/2014
Spread the world
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Rules of the Road - Duty to Remain at Scene of Accident - Driver Education and Penalties [SB-241]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt regulations requiring that classroom instruction for the driver education program include instruction on a specified requirement to remain at the scene of a vehicle accident and the associated penalties; increasing the penalty for failing to remain at the scene of a specified vehicle accident that results in the death of another person; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/20/2014