Vehicle Laws - Licensing And Registration
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, Factory Branches, and Affiliates - Relationship With Dealers [HB-1275]
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: Rep. Dana Stein
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Vehicle Laws - Licenses and Registrations - Notice of Suspension or Revocation [HB-1190]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from suspending or revoking a driver's license or motor vehicle registration before 10 days after the Administration provides specified notice of the suspension or revocation to the licensee or registered owner; requiring a notice of suspension or revocation to be provided in a specified manner and to state specified information with respect to the suspension or revocation of the driver's license or motor vehicle registration; 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
Drivers' Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operators' Permits - Enhanced Identification Documents [HB-1120]
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: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/10/2014
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Organ Donation Driver Education Act of 2013 [SB-768]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt regulations requiring that classroom instruction for the driver education program include a video course of a specified duration that pertains to organ, eye, and tissue donation in the State and becoming an organ, eye, or tissue donor; and requiring the video course to be completed in the classroom.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Kasemeyer
Favorable Report By Environmental Matters on 04/08/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Residential Parking in Baltimore City [SB-742]
Establishing that specified provisions of law granting a person who is issued special registration plates for individuals with disabilities the authority to park for unlimited periods of time in specified restricted parking zones do not supersede local ordinances in Baltimore City that restrict parking for vehicles that do not display specified residential parking permits.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 312 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Maryland Highway Safety Act of 2013 [SB-715]
Authorizing the issuance, to new applicants, of identification cards, moped operators' permits, and drivers' licenses that are not acceptable by federal agencies for specified official purposes; requiring an applicant for an identification card, a moped operator's permit, or a driver's license to provide specified evidence that the applicant has filed specified Maryland income tax returns or has resided in Maryland for a specified period of time and has been claimed as a dependent on Maryland income tax returns; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 309 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
State Brain Injury Trust Fund [SB-632]
Establishing the State Brain Injury Trust Fund as a special fund used to support specified services for individuals with brain injuries; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene or the Secretary's designee to administer the Fund; requiring the Secretary or the Secretary's designee to make specified reports; establishing eligibility for individuals to receive assistance from the Fund; requiring that specified investment earnings be credited to the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 511 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Unregistered Emergency Vehicles - Operating on Highways [SB-566]
Providing that the Maryland Vehicle Law does not preclude a local authority from authorizing an emergency vehicle not subject to registration to operate on a highway under its jurisdiction while performing an emergency service.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Brinkley
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Worcester County - Motor Scooters and Mopeds - Special Dealer Decals [SB-472]
Authorizing a motor scooter or moped dealer in Worcester County to apply to the Motor Vehicle Administration for the issuance of special dealer decals; authorizing a motor scooter or moped dealer in Worcester County that attaches a special dealer decal to specified motor scooters or mopeds to, as authorized by law, drive the motor scooters or mopeds on a highway or allow, for demonstration purposes, a prospective buyer to drive the motor scooters or mopeds on a highway; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Third Reading Passed (43-0) on 04/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Authority to Practice [SB-460]
Authorizing a physician assistant to complete a specified certificate that an individual of a specified age is pregnant or has given birth to a child; authorizing a physician assistant to provide specified information on a certificate of birth under specified circumstances; authorizing a physician assistant to fill out and sign a certificate of death under specified circumstances; authorizing a physician assistant to file a replacement death certificate under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 273 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Organ Donation - Presumed Consent (Patricia Hanberry Gift of Life Act) [SB-40]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to notify an applicant for a driver's license or identification card that the applicant shall be deemed to have consented to be an organ donor unless the applicant expressly chooses not to consent; requiring the Administration to provide for a method by which the applicant can designate that the applicant does not consent to being an organ donor; and requiring the Administration to indicate whether an individual is an organ donor on the individual's driver's license or identification card.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/13/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Selective Service Registration - Driver's License and Identification Card Applicants [SB-399]
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 minors between the ages of 17 and 25 years; 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
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Special Vintage Reproduction Registration Plate [SB-39]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a specially designed vintage reproduction registration plate; prescribing who may apply for and the classes of vehicles eligible for the registration plate; providing the manner in which fees will be established, collected, and distributed in connection with the registration plate; requiring that the registration plate be available for a specified time and resemble a specified registration plate issued by the State; and providing for a delayed effective date.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Colburn
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 170 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Frederick County - Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for All-Terrain and Utility-Terrain Vehicles [SB-319]
Authorizing, under specified circumstances, the operation of all-terrain and utility-terrain vehicles on highways in Frederick County without the vehicle being registered under the Maryland Vehicle Law; requiring a person operating a vehicle under the Act to maintain evidence of liability insurance in the vehicle; and prohibiting a person from operating a vehicle under the Act on a highway for which the posted maximum speed limit exceeds 50 miles per hour.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Provisional Drivers' Licenses - First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training Requirement [SB-312]
Requiring an applicant for a provisional driver's license to complete successfully, within 1 year of application, a first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training course that meets specified standards; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a list of specified organizations; requiring the Administration to prescribe a specified form; requiring the Administration to provide a specified notice; requiring the Administration to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Judgment Debtors - License and Registration Suspension - Modification [SB-293]
Repealing a requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration suspend the registration of specified vehicles owned by specified judgment debtors; authorizing the Administration to modify a driver's license suspension or issue a restrictive license for specified judgment debtors under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Administrative Per Se Offenses - Suspension Modification and Restrictive Licenses [SB-292]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to modify a driver's license suspension or issue a restrictive license for a licensee who has committed specified alcohol-related driving offenses if the license is required for the purpose of complying with a court order; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Penalties [SB-271]
Requiring a court to notify a person who is convicted of a specified litter disposal offense that the person's driver's license may be suspended; requiring a court to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of a specified violation involving litter disposal; requiring the Chief Judge of the District Court and the Administrative Office of the Courts, in conjunction with the Administration, to establish specified procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Title and Registration - Transfer to Surviving Spouse [SB-25]
Establishing that when the interest in a vehicle of one joint owner passes to another joint owner who is the surviving spouse, the surviving spouse is not required to apply for a new certificate of title or submit a specified certificate of title to the Motor Vehicle Administration until a specified time; authorizing a surviving spouse to drive a vehicle and allow the vehicle to be driven on a highway until a specified time without applying for a registration; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 167 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates for Individuals with Disabilities - Parking in Baltimore County [SB-217]
Authorizing an individual for whom special registration plates for individuals with disabilities are issued to park in a designated zone for the handicapped established by Baltimore County on any county road, subject to a restriction.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 32 on 04/09/2013