Vehicle Laws - Licensing And Registration
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program and Electric Vehicle Excise Tax Credit - Fiscal Year 2017 Applicants [SB-177]
Establishing the Fiscal Year 2017 Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program to provide rebates to individuals and entities that qualified for a rebate in fiscal year 2017 but did not receive it due to a limitation on the total amount of rebates to be issued in fiscal year 2017; limiting the rebate to applicants that applied for a rebate during fiscal year 2017; allowing a credit against the motor vehicle excise tax for certain qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/04/2018
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Motor Vehicle Administration - Parking Placards - Color Photograph [SB-14]
Requiring that a parking placard issued to a person with a disability include on its face a certain color photograph of the person to whom the parking placard is issued.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 01/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates - Single Registration Plate Requirement [SB-12]
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; and requiring the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland to make certain corrections in consultation with the Department of Legislative Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Consumer Data Protection [SB-1031]
Requiring vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches, or their agents, to allow vehicle dealers to furnish certain consumer data in a certain manner; authorizing manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches, or their agents, to access data management systems with express written consent of the dealer; prohibiting manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches from taking adverse action against dealers that refuse to grant access to certain data; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Third Reading Passed (44-0) on 04/06/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Off–Highway Recreational Vehicle Fund – Establishment [SB-1030]
Establishing the Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Fund in the Department of Natural Resources; providing that the Fund consists of certain money and certain revenue; requiring the Fund to be used for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of trails for use by off-highway recreational vehicles; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to remit to the Comptroller one-half of the revenues collected for the off-highway recreational vehicle titling fee for deposit into the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Schools - Age of Instruction Vehicles [HB-998]
Prohibiting the use of vehicles that are older than 10 model years for instruction in a drivers' school; and specifying that the Act does not apply to commercial vehicles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Driver's License Examination - Parallel Parking [HB-889]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include as part of a driver's license examination a demonstration of the license applicant's ability to parallel park a motor vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Multiyear Registration [HB-73]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt a system of multiyear vehicle registration; requiring that the system of multiyear vehicle registration adopted by the Administration include certain options for the duration of a registration; and requiring the Administration to make certain methods of obtaining or renewing a vehicle registration available for registration for 1-, 2-, and 3-year periods.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Hearing 1/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Civil Violations - Administrative Penalties [HB-492]
Requiring that a certain ordinance or regulation governing parking violations in Baltimore City provide that a vehicle may not be impounded or immobilized for unsatisfied parking citations under certain circumstances; establishing that a registered owner of a vehicle that has at least three certain citations for parking violations issued by Baltimore City may enter into a payment plan to satisfy the charges owed under the citations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Manufacturers - Notice to Purchasers and Lessees - Warranty Requirements [HB-434]
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; and providing the Act does not apply to a new motor vehicle purchased solely for commercial or industrial use.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Manufactured Homes - Severance From Real Property - Emergency Evacuations [HB-426]
Creating an exception to the requirement that owners of certain manufactured homes record and file an affidavit of severance under certain circumstances, if the manufactured home is severed from real property after a certain evacuation is directed and remains severed for a period not exceeding 90 days; and creating an exception from vehicle registration requirements for certain manufactured homes that are severed from real property due to certain evacuations.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/19/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Driver’s Licenses – Learner’s Permits – Minimum Duration [HB-394]
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: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Town of Vienna [HB-330]
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: Rep. Carl Anderton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 174 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Refunds on Surrender of Registration Card and Plates [HB-294]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to refund a prorated amount of a vehicle registration fee for each full month remaining in the registration period on surrender of the registration card and plates if the registration card and plates are returned within 3 months before the registration expires; and altering the period of time within which a registration card and plate may be returned to the Administration for a refund of the registration fee.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration – Exception for Low Speed Electric Vehicles – City of Havre de Grace [HB-1771]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for low speed electric vehicles in the City of Havre de Grace; providing that a person who operates a low speed electric vehicle on a highway in the City of Havre de Grace may operate the low speed electric vehicle only on non-State or nonfederal highways, between dusk and dawn, and only if the low speed electric vehicle is equipped with certain lighting devices; defining the term "low speed electric vehicle"; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/23/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Towing Companies - Disposal of Abandoned Vehicles [HB-1770]
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: Rep. Robin Grammer
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/23/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Fee Exemption - Active Military and Veterans [HB-1644]
Establishing an exemption from vehicle registration fees for a vehicle that is owned and personally used by a person who is serving in the armed forces or is a veteran and who relocates to and becomes a resident of the State for employment purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Qualifying Patients – Identification Cards and Motor Vehicle Administration Records [HB-1590]
Requiring certain qualifying patients to carry the identification card issued by the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission when in public and surrender the identification card to a uniformed law enforcement officer who demands the card or to elect to include in a certain record kept by the Motor Vehicle Administration information that the patient has an identification card and inform any uniformed law enforcement officer who demands the card of certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Driver's Licenses - Revocation for Firearms on School Property [HB-1474]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to revoke a person's driver's license or privilege for 1 to 3 years if the person is convicted of carrying or possessing a firearm on school property under certain circumstances; requiring a court to notify a person that the person's driver's license or privilege shall be revoked for a conviction; requiring a court to notify the Administration of the conviction of certain persons for carrying or possessing a firearm on school property; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christian Miele
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Commercial Driver's Licenses - Recognition, Prevention, and Reporting of Human Trafficking [HB-1462]
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: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Third Reading Passed (138-0) on 03/19/2018