Vehicle Laws - Licensing And Registration
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Farm Area Motor Vehicles - Registration and Authorized Use [SB-221]
Increasing from 10 to 25 miles the radius from a farm within which a person may operate on a highway a vehicle registered as a farm area motor vehicle; requiring an applicant for registration of a farm area motor vehicle to submit with the application specified federal tax documentation of active farming status; making the Act an emergency measure; and providing the Act to remain effective for 5 years from the date of enactment at which time the Act is abrogated and of no further force and effect.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 146 on 04/14/2014
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Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plate - United States Armed Forces [HB-95]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available for specified vehicles a registration plate honoring the armed forces of the United States; requiring that fees charged for the plates be used only for specified purposes; requiring a registration plate issued under the Act to contain a specified graphic design and specified words; requiring the Administration to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Smigiel
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 02/24/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Selective Service Registration - Driver's License and Identification Card Applicants [HB-88]
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: Rep. Steven Schuh
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 02/24/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Single Registration Plate - Class L (Historic) Vehicles and Class N (Street Rod) Vehicles [HB-77]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, when it registers a Class L (historic) vehicle or Class N (street rod) vehicle, to issue a single registration plate for the vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert McMillan
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Driving Records - Expungement [HB-682]
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: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (environmental Matters) on 02/18/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Farm Area Motor Vehicles - Registration and Authorized Use [HB-575]
Increasing from 10 to 25 miles the radius from a farm within which a person may operate on a highway a vehicle registered as a farm area motor vehicle; requiring an applicant for registration of a farm area motor vehicle to submit with the application specified federal tax documentation of active farming status; making the Act an emergency measure; and providing the Act shall remain effective for a period of 5 years from the date it is enacted, after which, the Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Motor Scooters and Mopeds - Titling for Nonresidents [HB-540]
Authorizing a nonresident of the State to apply for a certificate of title for a motor scooter or moped if the nonresident certifies that the motor scooter or moped will be used principally in the State; and requiring a nonresident owner of a motor scooter or moped to certify at the time of titling that the motor scooter or moped will be used principally in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Drivers' Licenses and Identification Cards - Organ Donor Designation [HB-529]
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: Rep. James Malone
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Driver's License - Points [HB-386]
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 for violations of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Single Registration Plate [HB-327]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a single registration plate to all classes of vehicles; providing for the method of attachment of the registration plate; and requiring the publisher of the Annotated Code to make specified corrections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 02/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Displaying Front Registration Plate - Exemption for Class L (Historic) and Class N (Street Rod) Vehicles [HB-320]
Exempting Class L (historic) vehicles and Class N (street rod) vehicles from the requirement to display two registration plates if the front registration plate is stored in a specified manner inside the vehicle.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, Factory Branches, and Affiliates - Relationship With Dealers [HB-290]
Prohibiting, except under specified circumstances, a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or affiliate from requiring, attempting to require, coercing, or attempting to coerce 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 information relating to the compensation of dealers for parts and labor; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Frush
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters; Withdrawn on 02/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycle - Definition [HB-205]
Altering the definition of "bicycle" for purposes of the Maryland Vehicle Law to include an electric bicycle; defining the term "electric bicycle" as a vehicle designed to be operated by human power with the assistance of an electric motor, has a motor with a rating of 500 watts or less and other specified characteristics; establishing that the definitions of "moped", "motorized minibike", and "motor vehicle" do not include an electric bicycle; and specifying an exception for Ocean City, Maryland.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Historic Motor Vehicles - Camping Trailers [HB-1553]
Expanding the class of motor vehicles that are eligible for registration as a historic motor vehicle to include a Class G (trailer) camping trailer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Motion Rules Suspended For Late Introduction (delegate Bromwell) Adopted (127-3) on 03/13/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Motorcycles - Learners' Instructional Permits [HB-1423]
Requiring an applicant for a learner's instructional permit to operate a motorcycle who does not pass a specified knowledge test to pay a fee established by the Motor Vehicle Administration for each subsequent knowledge test taken by the applicant; and altering the expiration date for a specified learner's instructional permit to operate a motorcycle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/13/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Motorcycles - Learners' Instructional Permits [HB-1421]
Requiring an applicant for a learner's instructional permit to operate a motorcycle who does not pass a specified knowledge test to pay a fee established by the Motor Vehicle Administration for each subsequent knowledge test taken by the applicant; and altering the expiration date for a specified learner's instructional permit to operate a motorcycle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/13/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electric Vehicles and Recharging Equipment - Rebates and Tax Credits [HB-1345]
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 entities for the costs of acquiring and installing vehicle recharging equipment; extending the credit against the motor vehicle excise tax for specified qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles for a specified period of time; requiring a report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 360 on 05/05/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Drivers' Licenses - Disorder, Disease, or Physical Disability - Defining and Reporting [HB-1339]
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: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration - Historic Motor Vehicles [HB-1290]
Increasing from 20 to 25 years the age that a motor vehicle must attain to be eligible for registration as a historic motor vehicle; requiring an applicant for registration of a historic motor vehicle to submit a certification that the vehicle is insured by a specified vehicle insurance policy; prohibiting an individual from registering a motor vehicle as a historic motor vehicle unless the individual owns a specified other vehicle that is used as the individual's primary method of transportation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert McMillan
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Driver's Education - Income Tax Credit - Assessment of Fees for Driving Offenses [HB-1286]
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: Rep. Shane Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/10/2014