Vehicle Laws - Licensing And Registration
Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates for Individuals with Disabilities - Parking in Baltimore County [HB-320]
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: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 33 on 04/09/2013
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Motor Vehicles - Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Valid Drivers' Licenses or Permits [HB-3]
Requiring an individual who is operating a moped or motor scooter on a highway in the State to possess a valid driver's license or a valid moped operator's permit issued to the individual.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/11/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Driver's License - Points [HB-197]
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: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Third Reading Passed (107-28) on 02/28/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Organ Donation - Presumed Consent (Patricia Hanberry Gift of Life Act) [HB-171]
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: Rep. Galen Clagett
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 02/18/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Handicapped Parking Placards - Required Statement [HB-1500]
Requiring a parking placard issued to a person with a disability to include a specified statement that the placard may be used only by the person to whom it was issued.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/28/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Towing Companies - Disposal of Abandoned Vehicles [HB-1488]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a salvage certificate to a towing company that takes possession of an abandoned vehicle under specified circumstances; requiring a towing company to provide specified notice to specified persons before applying for a salvage certificate for an abandoned vehicle; altering the scope of specified provisions of law requiring a police department to provide specified notices under specified circumstances if an abandoned vehicle is taken into custody; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Otto
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Driver's Education - Income Tax Credit - Assessment of Fees for Driving Offenses [HB-1336]
Allowing an individual to claim a credit against the State income tax for specified driver education costs paid by the individual for a child, stepchild, or legal ward who is eligible to receive free meals at school; providing for the amount of the credit; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to assess specified fees on specified licensees convicted of specified driving offenses; establishing procedures for payment of specified fees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/18/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Towing Services - Licensing [HB-1255]
Prohibiting, after October 1, 2015, a person from registering a tow truck unless the person obtains a towing license; authorizing a police department to take an improperly registered tow truck into custody; requiring, after October 1, 2015, a person to obtain a license from the Motor Vehicle Administration before driving a tow truck in the State, operating a towing service in the State, or operating a specified vehicle storage facility in the State; establishing the Towing Regulation Advisory Board in the MVA; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Malone
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration Fees - Exemptions - Surviving Spouses of Veterans [HB-1229]
Repealing the requirement that a surviving spouse of a deceased disabled veteran be at least 65 years old to qualify for an exemption from motor vehicle registration fees; and exempting from registration fees under specified circumstances a motor vehicle that is owned and used by the surviving spouse of a veteran who died in combat or from a combat-related injury; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Weir
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Motor Scooters and Mopeds - Special Dealer Decals [HB-1179]
Authorizing a motor scooter or moped dealer to apply to the Motor Vehicle Administration for the issuance of special dealer decals; authorizing a motor scooter or moped dealer 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; requiring a special dealer decal to be manufactured in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Norman Conway
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (47-0) on 04/03/2013
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration - Renewal [SB-1054]
Requiring that the system of multiyear vehicle registration adopted by the Motor Vehicle Administration include for Class A (passenger) vehicles and Class D (motorcycle) vehicles options for registration for 1- or 2-year periods to be phased in over a certain period of time; requiring the Administration to make available certain methods of obtaining or renewing a vehicle registration for Class A (passenger) and Class D (motorcycle) vehicles; authorizing certain late fees for certain registration renewals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Zero-Emission Motor Vehicles - Registration Fees (Increasing Highway Equity Act) [HB-1626]
Doubling the annual registration fees for motor vehicles of any class that are zero-emission vehicles.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/20/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Driver's Licenses - Older Licensees - In-Person Renewal [HB-1191]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from renewing the driver's license of an individual who is at least 85 years old without requiring the individual to complete the renewal transaction in person except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Clean Cars Act of 2020 [HB-1223]
Extending and altering, for certain fiscal years, the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program and vehicle excise tax credit for the purchase of certain electric vehicles; increasing, for certain fiscal years, the total amount of rebates that the Maryland Energy Administration may issue; altering from a plug-in electric drive to a certain zero-emission electric vehicle, the type of vehicle that is eligible for the electric vehicle excise tax credit; increasing the total amount of certain credits for certain fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Identification Cards and Driver's License Renewals - Inmates [HB-1553]
Repealing a certain requirement that the Commissioner of Correction issue a certain identification card to an inmate on release from a correctional facility; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue an identification card that meets the requirements for secondary identification to an inmate on release from a correctional facility; providing that a license held by an inmate in a correctional facility remains in full force and effect during the inmate's term of confinement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles – Driver’s License Fees – Veterans and Spouses [HB-1281]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from charging a fee for the issuance of a driver's license for an applicant who presents a certification of veteran status or other documentation acceptable to the Administration certifying veteran status, or documentation acceptable to the Administration certifying status as an active or former member of the Maryland National Guard or as the surviving spouse of a veteran.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Registration - Class E (Truck) "Dump Service Registration" Vehicles [HB-1240]
Authorizing the owner of a certain Class E (truck) "dump service registration" vehicle that is a farm vehicle to register the vehicle as a Class E "farm truck registration" vehicle; and providing for the calculation of the annual registration fee for a Class E "dump service registration" vehicle registered as a Class E "farm truck registration" vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Warren Miller
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Personal Delivery Devices - Standards and Requirements [HB-1483]
Establishing an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for personal delivery devices; authorizing a personal delivery device to operate on any highway, sidewalk, or crosswalk in the State; prohibiting a personal delivery device from being operated in certain manners; creating certain marking, equipment, and insurance requirements for personal delivery devices operated on highways, sidewalks, or crosswalks; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates [HB-1264]
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; requiring the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland to make certain corrections; prohibiting persons who are issued a Class L (historic) vehicle registration plate from violating the terms of issuance; providing for the issuance of a warning for a first violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Military Surplus Vehicles - Registration and Operation [HB-1148]
Establishing certain standards and procedures for the registration of military surplus vehicles; establishing a one-time registration fee of $51 for military surplus vehicles; authorizing and prohibiting certain uses for military surplus vehicles; requiring an applicant for the registration of a military surplus vehicle to provide certain proof that the vehicle has passed a certain safety inspection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020