Vehicle Laws - Licensing And Registration
Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates for Motorcycles - Individuals with Disabilities [SB-212]
Authorizing an individual to possess two special registration plates for individuals with disabilities for Class D motorcycles in addition to the special registration plate and parking placards authorized under specified provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 206 on 05/02/2013
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Motor Vehicle Registration - Special Vintage Reproduction Registration Plate [HB-977]
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: Rep. Michael McDermott
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Driver Education Program - Classroom Instruction - Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation Education [HB-912]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt regulations requiring that classroom instruction for the driver education program include an online course of a specified duration that pertains to organ, eye, and tissue donation in the State and becoming an organ, eye, or tissue donor; allowing the online course to be completed in or outside the classroom; and requiring that the online course be established and operated by Donate Life Maryland.
Sponsored by: Rep. Galen Clagett
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Drivers' Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operators' Permits - Issuance, Renewal, and Expiration [HB-911]
Extending to July 1, 2023, the date after which the Motor Vehicle Administration may not issue or renew an identification card, a moped operator's permit, or a license to drive that is not acceptable by federal agencies for official purposes; and providing for expiration dates for identification cards, moped operators' permits, or licenses to drive that are not acceptable by federal agencies for official purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 04/08/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Unlawful Use of Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles - Administrative Penalties [HB-801]
Requiring the clerk of the court to report to the Motor Vehicle Administration the adjudication of a minor as delinquent or a finding that a minor has committed a delinquent act for a specified highway violation involving the use of an off-highway recreational vehicle; requiring the Administration to suspend the driver's license of a minor for specified time periods if it receives a report from the clerk of the court; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 641 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Maryland Highway Safety Act of 2013 [HB-789]
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. Susan Lee
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Selective Service Registration - Driver's License and Identification Card Applicants [HB-772]
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. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Residential Parking in Baltimore City [HB-770]
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: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Title and Registration - Transfer to Surviving Spouse [HB-725]
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: Rep. C. William Frick
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Authority to Practice [HB-723]
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: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 274 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Unregistered Emergency Vehicles - Operating on Highways [HB-680]
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: Rep. Jay Jacobs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 632 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Drivers' Licenses and Identification Cards - Veteran Status - Acceptable Documentation [HB-659]
Making a military identification card for active duty or retired military personnel an acceptable form of documentation for receiving a notation of veteran status on a driver's license or identification card issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Aumann
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
State Brain Injury Trust Fund [HB-61]
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; requiring a specified report to the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Favorable With Amendments {606788/1 Report Adopted on 04/08/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates - Vehicle Manufactured Without Means to Display Front Plate [HB-577]
Providing, for a vehicle required to display two registration plates, that the front registration plate may be stored inside the vehicle in a specified manner if the vehicle was manufactured without a means to secure and display a front plate; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Single Registration Plate [HB-562]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a single registration plate to all classes of vehicles; and requiring that the single registration plate be attached on the front of tractors and on the rear of all other vehicles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plate - United States Armed Forces [HB-51]
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
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Motorcycles - Expiration of Learner's Instructional Permit [HB-500]
Altering the expiration date for a specified learner's instructional permit for a motorcycle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/04/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Frederick County - Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for All-Terrain and Utility-Terrain Vehicles [HB-429]
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: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/20/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Driving While License Refused, Suspended, Canceled, or Revoked - Penalty [HB-393]
Altering provisions relating to driving a motor vehicle while a license or privilege to drive issued by the State or any other state is refused, suspended, canceled, or revoked; providing that in a prosecution specified records are prima facie evidence of specified facts; altering penalties and a specified assessment of points for offenses relating to driving a motor vehicle while a license or privilege to drive issued by the State or any other state is refused, suspended, canceled, or revoked; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Doyle Niemann
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/25/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates for Motorcycles - Individuals with Disabilities [HB-374]
Authorizing an individual to possess a specified number of special registration plates for individuals with disabilities for specified motorcycles in addition to the special registration plate and parking placards authorized under specified provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013