Vehicle Laws - Licensing And Registration
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Transfers of Franchises [HB-1064]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a vehicle manufacturer to make certain requests of a person seeking to transfer a vehicle dealer franchise or any right under a vehicle dealer franchise within 20 days after receiving notice of the proposed transfer; requiring a vehicle manufacturer to consent to a transfer or provide a written statement with specific grounds for refusing consent within 75 days after receiving all completed forms and requested information from the transferor; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 417 on 05/08/2020
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Vehicle Laws - Personal Delivery Devices - Standards and Requirements [SB-874]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
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: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 2/27 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Transfers of Franchises [SB-813]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a vehicle manufacturer to make certain requests of a person seeking to transfer a vehicle dealer franchise or any right under a vehicle dealer franchise within 20 days after receiving notice of the proposed transfer; requiring a vehicle manufacturer to consent to a transfer or provide a written statement with specific grounds for refusing consent within 75 days of receiving all completed forms and requested information from the transferor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 418 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Digital Registration Plates - Prohibited Acts [SB-842]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from issuing to the owner of a vehicle a digital registration plate that transmits the location of the vehicle or the vehicle miles traveled for the vehicle to any unit of State of local government.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 2/27 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Plate Frames and Borders - Enforcement [SB-859]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing for enforcement only as a secondary offense for a violation of the requirement to maintain vehicle registration plates to be free from foreign material and to be clearly legible.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 107 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Low Speed Electric Vehicles - Use by Municipalities [SB-750]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing an exception under certain circumstances for low speed electric vehicles to the vehicle registration requirement; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a permit to a municipality that authorizes the municipality to operate on a highway up to four low speed electric vehicles; authorizing a municipality to apply for a permit; requiring a permit applicant to state certain information; establishing certain operating requirements for a municipal low speed electric vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/20/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Title Service Agents - Out-of-State Vehicle Titles and Registrations [SB-650]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a title service agent or an agent or employee of a title service agent from performing a service related to an out-of-state title, registration, or registration plate for a vehicle that is required to be titled and registered in this State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 2/27 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Driver’s License Suspensions – Failure to Satisfy Judgment – Penalties and Assessment of Points [SB-709]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the assessment of points and penalties associated with driving a motor vehicle while the person's driver's license or privilege to drive is suspended for failure to satisfy a certain judgment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Canceled, Revoked, and Suspended Driver's Licenses - Penalties [HB-884]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the penalties for a person who displays a canceled, revoked, or suspended driver's license, and for a person who violates the prohibition against driving a motor vehicle while the person's driver's license or privilege to drive is suspended for failure to satisfy a motor vehicle judgment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Registration - Special Plates for Veterans - Fees [HB-646]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge a certain additional fee on the issuance of special registration plates for recipients of an individually earned, combat-related armed forces medal that results in a surplus of at least $10 for each issuance of new registration plates; requiring that the additional fee be credited to the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 286 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Fines and Fees - Possession, Display, or Renewal of Registration [HB-613]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the fine for failing to possess a vehicle registration card while driving or to display a vehicle registration card during a traffic stop by establishing a $10 fine rather than a maximum fine of $500; authorizing a court to waive a fine imposed under the Act; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge a $25 late fee for registration renewals that occur more than 1 week after a registration has expired; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration - Renewal [HB-632]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Driver's License Suspensions - Failure to Satisfy Judgment - Penalties and Assessment of Points [SB-370]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the assessment of points and penalties associated with driving a motor vehicle while the person's driver's license or privilege to drive is suspended for failure to satisfy a certain judgment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Driver’s Licenses and Vehicle Registrations – Distribution of Tax Payments – Tax Clinics for Low–Income Marylanders [HB-454]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring that each fiscal year $250,000 of undisputed taxes collected as a result of the Motor Vehicle Administration's refusal to renew or transfer certain vehicle registrations or renew the driver's license of certain applicants be distributed to the Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders Fund; establishing the Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders Fund to provide grants to certain law schools to operate tax clinics for low-income Marylanders; requiring the Secretary of Higher Education to administer the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Referred Budget And Taxation on 03/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Clean Cars Act of 2020 – Extension, Funding, and Reporting [HB-359]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
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; repealing the limitation on the maximum total purchase price of certain vehicles; requiring the Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council to issue certain reports on or before certain dates; altering the amount required to be transferred each year from the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Clean Cars Act of 2020 - Extension, Funding, and Reporting [SB-277]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
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; repealing the limitation on the maximum total purchase price of certain vehicles; requiring the Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council to issue certain reports on or before certain dates; altering the amount required to be transferred each year from the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Certificate of Title Fee - Trailer Gifted to Family Member [HB-271]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Reducing the certificate of title fee to $50 for a trailer with gross vehicle weight of 3,000 pounds or less if the trailer is transferred to a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, sibling, grandparent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law of the transferor, or a niece or nephew of the transferor if the transferor is at least 65 years of age at the time of the transfer; and prohibiting the involvement of money or other valuable considerations in the transfer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Szeliga
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 146 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Suspension of Driver's License or Registration - Unpaid Citations or Judgments [HB-280]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the requirements and procedures governing certain programs that authorize installment payments for certain motor vehicle traffic citations or judgment debts; repealing certain provisions of law governing the requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration suspend the driver's license and vehicle registration of a certain debtor; clarifying that a person may satisfy certain traffic citations by entering into a certain installment payment plan; applying the Act retroactively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 149 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Suspension of Driver's License or Registration - Unpaid Citations or Judgments [SB-234]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the requirements and procedures governing certain programs that authorize installment plan payments for certain motor vehicle traffic citations or judgment debts; repealing certain provisions of law governing the requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration suspend the driver's license and vehicle registration of a certain debtor; clarifying that a person may satisfy certain traffic citations by entering into a certain installment payment plan; requiring the Department of Legislative Services to conduct a certain study; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 150 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Plate Frames and Borders - Enforcement [HB-200]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing for enforcement only as a secondary offense for a violation of the requirement to maintain vehicle registration plates to be free from foreign material and to be clearly legible.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 106 on 05/08/2020