Vehicle Laws - Licensing And Registration
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Dealers - Performance Standards [HB-1120]
Establishing that specified provisions of State law governing performance standards for vehicle dealers apply to vehicle manufacturers notwithstanding specified other agreements; requiring that the assignment of a dealer's market area meet specified standards; and requiring vehicle manufacturers to consider specified factors in assigning a market area and applying performance standards, sales objectives, or programs for measuring dealer performance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 560 on 05/04/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles [HB-1150]
Altering the definition of "off-highway recreational vehicle" as it applies to the Maryland Vehicle Law to include a side-by-side utility vehicle; and altering the fee for a certificate of title for an off-highway recreational vehicle to $35.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert McMillan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 757 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Driving Records - Expungement [HB-1017]
Altering the standards and procedures applicable to the expungement of public driving records by the Motor Vehicle Administration; prohibiting the Administration from expunging specified driving record entries; and requiring the Administration to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 717 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - All-Terrain Vehicles and Snowmobiles [SB-979]
Prohibiting an individual from driving or attempting to drive an all-terrain vehicle or a snowmobile on portions of a highway in the State on which an all-terrain vehicle or a snowmobile is authorized unless the individual holds a driver's license or is specifically exempted; applying specified provisions of law relating to the operation of a snowmobile to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle; prohibiting a person under 16 years of age from operating specified vehicles on public property unless accompanied by a specified adult; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 694 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Dealers - Performance Standards [SB-1004]
Establishing that specified provisions of State law governing performance standards for vehicle dealers apply to vehicle manufacturers notwithstanding specified other agreements; requiring that the assignment of a dealer's market area meet specified standards; and requiring vehicle manufacturers to consider specified factors in assigning a market area and applying performance standards, sales objectives, or programs for measuring dealer performance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Favorable With Amendments {138774/1 Report Adopted on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Driver Improvement Program and Failure to Pay Child Support - Driver's License Suspensions - Penalties and Assessment of Points [SB-799]
Altering the assessment of points and the penalties associated with the suspension of a driver's license or privilege to drive of an individual who fails to attend a specified driver improvement program or is an obligor 60 days or more out of compliance with the most recent order of the court in making child support payments.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 488 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Driver Improvement Program and Failure to Pay Child Support - Driver's License Suspensions - Penalties and Assessment of Points [HB-844]
Altering the assessment of points and the penalties associated with the suspension of a driver's license or privilege to drive for failure to attend a specified driver improvement program or is an obligor 60 days or more out of compliance with the most recent order of the court in making child support payments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Annual Vehicle Shows [HB-756]
Exempting a motorcycle dealer and a salesman employed by the dealer from restrictions on the number of annual vehicle shows in which the dealer or salesman may participate; creating an exception for motorcycle shows to the general requirement that vehicle shows offer only new vehicles; modifying a specified requirement that an application to the Motor Vehicle Administration to participate in a vehicle show include the names and addresses of all participating dealers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 747 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers [SB-566]
Altering specified provisions of law governing the payment of warranty claims made by vehicle manufacturers to vehicle dealers; altering the time periods within which a vehicle manufacturer may charge back specified payments or credits made to vehicle dealers under warranty, incentive, or reimbursement programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Provisional Drivers' Licenses - Issuance [HB-563]
Establishing specified procedures that the Motor Vehicle Administration is required to follow when issuing a provisional driver's license to an individual who is under the age of 18 years at the time of application; requiring the Administration to forward provisional licenses to the District Court under specified circumstances; requiring the District Court to schedule a ceremony at which a judge shall present provisional licenses to applicants and explain specified responsibilities of licensure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Clean Cars Act of 2017 [SB-393]
Extending and altering for fiscal years 2018 through 2020 the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program and authorization to issue motor vehicle excise tax credits for specified qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles; increasing, for each fiscal year, the total amount of rebates which may be issued from a maximum of $600,000 to a maximum of $1,200,000; extending and increasing, for specified fiscal years, the amount required to be transferred from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 363 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Certificate of Title - Transfer-on-Death Beneficiary Designation [HB-492]
Requiring that an application for a certificate of title of a motor vehicle contain specified information on a beneficiary under specified circumstances; requiring that a certificate of title issued for a motor vehicle by the Motor Vehicle Administration contain a specified notation indicating a beneficiary under specified circumstances; authorizing a sole owner of a motor vehicle to designate a beneficiary on the death of the owner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 684 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Clean Cars Act of 2017 [HB-406]
Extending through fiscal year 2020 the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program and authorization to issue motor vehicle excise tax credits for specified qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles; increasing the total amount of rebates from up to $600,000 to a maximum of $1,200,000; increasing the amount required to be transferred from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund to the Transportation Trust Fund; increasing the amount of motor vehicle excise tax credits that may be issued during a fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 362 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Driver's Licenses - School Bus Drivers - Requirements [SB-342]
Repealing the requirement that an individual receive a specified endorsement on the individual's commercial driver's license in order to drive a school vehicle.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Young Drivers - Hour Restriction [HB-330]
Altering the hours during which a holder of a provisional driver's license under the age of 18 may drive unsupervised.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Special Deafness Registration Plate [HB-343]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a specially designed deafness registration plate; requiring that the registration plate include the international symbol for deafness; prescribing who may apply for and the classes of vehicles eligible for the registration plate; and providing the manner in which fees will be established, collected, and distributed in connection with the registration plate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls [SB-299]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts in the community of Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary's County; providing that a person who operates a golf cart in Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls may operate the golf cart only on specified roads, between dawn and dusk, and only if the golf cart is equipped with specified lighting; authorizing the St. Mary's County Department of Public Works and Transportation to designate the specified highways on which a person may operate a golf cart; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Clean Cars Act of 2017 [SB-315]
Extending to fiscal year 2020 the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program and authorization to issue motor vehicle excise tax credits for specified qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles; increasing the total amount of rebates from up to $600,000 to a maximum of $1,200,000; increasing the amount required to be transferred from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund to the Transportation Trust Fund; increasing the amount of motor vehicle excise tax credits that may be issued during a fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Duplicate Drivers' Licenses - Victims of Robbery [HB-244]
Authorizing a victim of a robbery whose driver's license is taken during the robbery to drive without a license for 2 weeks under specified circumstances; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, when processing an application for a duplicate license of a victim of a robbery, to process the victim's application on an expedited basis and give the application precedence over other applications for duplicate licenses under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Drivers' Licenses - Learners' Permits - Minimum Duration [HB-205]
Reducing the period of time that specified individuals who are at least 21 years of age but under the age of 25 and who hold a learner's instructional permit are required to wait before taking a driver skills examination or driver road examination for a provisional driver's license; requiring the successful completion of a specified standard driver education program and at least 60 hours of specified behind-the-wheel driving practice supervised by a specified individual under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2017