Vehicle Laws - Licensing And Registration
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Hoopers Island and Taylors Island [HB-279]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for golf carts on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, or Taylors Island in Dorchester County; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, or Taylors Island may operate the golf cart only on highways on which the maximum speed does not exceed 30 miles per hour between dawn and dusk and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/18 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/29/2021
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Clean Cars Act of 2021 [HB-44]
Extending and altering, for fiscal years 2021 through 2023, the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program for the purchase of certain electric vehicles; increasing from $1,200,000 to $1,800,000 the amount of rebates that the Maryland Energy Administration may issue; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration and the Maryland Department of the Environment to submit a report by January 15, 2022, to certain committees of the General Assembly providing information on proposed changes to the vehicle emissions inspection program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 1/28 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Driver's Licenses - Older Licensees - In-Person Renewal [SB-75]
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: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 1/27 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Prices Listed on Dealer Websites [SB-208]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from listing on the dealer's website a vehicle for sale or lease at the purchase price, coerce or require a dealer to list a price different from the purchase price on the dealer's website, or take an adverse action against a dealer for listing a vehicle at a particular price on the dealer's website; and defining "purchase price" as the full delivered price of a vehicle, excluding taxes, title fees, and certain other dealer charges.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 1/19 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Driver's Licenses - Older Licensees - In-Person Renewal [HB-296]
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
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Child Support - Employment Program Participation - Reinstatement of Driver's License and Expungement of Suspension [SB-79]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, on request of the Child Support Administration, to expunge a record of a suspension for failure to pay child support under certain circumstances; prohibiting a request by the Child Support Administration to expunge a certain record from affecting any suspension unrelated to child support; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to reinstate a certain obligor's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 413 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Title Service Agents [SB-768]
Authorizing a title service agent that collects and remits vehicle excise taxes on behalf of the Motor Vehicle Administration to keep the lesser of certain amounts of the gross vehicle excise taxes collected by the title service agent, subject to record-keeping requirements; increasing to $50,000 the required surety bond that a title service agent is required to file; clarifying that a title service agent may transport certain documents to or from the Administration physically or electronically; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Third Reading Passed (44-0) on 04/06/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Commercial Driver's Licenses - Recognition, Prevention, and Reporting of Human Trafficking [SB-701]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include questions on human trafficking recognition, prevention, and effective reporting as part of the commercial driver's license knowledge test; requiring commercial driver's license training schools to include training on human trafficking recognition, prevention, and effective reporting as part of the curriculum; requiring the Administration to include content on human trafficking recognition, prevention, and effective reporting in its Commercial Driver's License Manual; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards - Notation for Life-Threatening Allergy [SB-635]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to ensure that the driver's license or identification card of an applicant who indicates on a certain application that the applicant has a life-threatening allergy includes a notation specifying that allergy; requiring an application for a driver's license or an identification card to allow an applicant to indicate that the applicant has a life-threatening allergy and specify the life-threatening allergy; and authorizing the Administration to adopt certain regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Registration – Exemption From Registration Fees – Surviving Spouses of Veterans [SB-626]
Repealing the requirement that the surviving spouse of a deceased disabled veteran be at least 65 years old to qualify for a certain exemption to vehicle registration fees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 158 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Duplicate Driver's Licenses - Victims of Robbery or Burglary [SB-580]
Authorizing a victim of a robbery or burglary whose driver's license is taken during the robbery or burglary and who files a police report of the robbery or burglary in a timely manner to drive without a license for not more than 2 weeks; extending the period of time to not more than 2 weeks, under certain circumstances, during which a victim of a robbery or burglary whose license is taken during the robbery or burglary must apply for a duplicate license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2018
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Vehicle Manufacturers - Notice to Purchasers and Lessees - Warranty Requirements [SB-529]
Requiring a motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch to provide a certain notice of warranty requirements to the purchaser or lessee of a new motor vehicle within 90 days after the purchase or lease of the motor vehicle.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Towing Companies - Disposal of Abandoned Vehicles [SB-521]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a salvage certificate to a towing company that takes possession of an abandoned vehicle under certain circumstances; requiring a towing company to provide certain notice in a certain manner to certain persons before applying for a salvage certificate for an abandoned vehicle; requiring a certain application for a salvage certificate to be accompanied by certain documentation and a certain fee; authorizing a towing company to apply for a salvage certificate on a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Interaction With Law Enforcement Officers - Development and Implementation of Curriculum Content [SB-508]
Requiring that a driver's license examination require an applicant to demonstrate the applicant's ability to take proper actions during a traffic stop; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include content in the standardized driver education curriculum on the proper interaction between individuals and law enforcement officers during stops; requiring the Administration to develop the curriculum content in consultation with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights and the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/07/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Driver’s Licenses – Learner’s Permits – Minimum Duration [SB-424]
Reducing the period of time that certain individuals who are at least a certain age and who hold a learner's instructional permit are required to wait before taking certain examinations for a provisional driver's license.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 505 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Disability Parking Placards [SB-39]
Establishing that a disability parking placard issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration to a permanently disabled individual is valid until the death of the placard holder; establishing certain procedures the Administration must follow on the death of a permanently disabled individual who holds a placard; and authorizing the Administration to issue temporary disability parking placards to certain nonresidents of the State under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 41 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Fee Exemptions - Disabled Veterans [SB-362]
Exempting vehicles leased to and personally used by certain disabled veterans from vehicle registration fees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 704 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Golf Carts - City of Crisfield [SB-353]
Repealing a prohibition against operating golf carts on certain highways in the City of Crisfield in Somerset County; repealing the authority of the State Highway Administration to designate a location for golf carts to cross certain highways in the City Crisfield; and lowering the maximum speed limit from 35 to 30 miles per hour for a highway on which a person may operate a golf cart in the City of Crisfield.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 541 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards - Notation for Surviving Spouses of Veterans [SB-28]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to ensure that the driver's license or identification card of an applicant who presents certain proof includes a notation indicating that the applicant is the surviving spouse of a veteran; requiring an application for a driver's license or an identification card to allow an applicant to indicate that the applicant is the surviving spouse of a veteran and consents to being contacted by certain Executive Branch agencies under certain circumstances for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Town of Vienna [SB-215]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts in the Town of Vienna; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway in the Town of Vienna may operate the golf cart only on certain roads at certain times and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; requiring a person who operates a golf cart in the Town of Vienna to possess a valid driver's license; authorizing the town government to designate the highways on which a person may operate a golf cart in the Town of Vienna; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 175 on 04/24/2018