Vehicle Laws - Licensing And Registration
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Chesapeake Bay Commemorative Registration Plates - Truck Eligibility [HB-179]
Repealing the weight restriction on a Class E (truck) vehicle for eligibility for a Chesapeake Bay Commemorative Registration Plate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/22/2016
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Vehicle Laws - Class G (Trailer) Vehicles - Permanent Registration [HB-1627]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a one-time, permanent registration for a Class G (trailer) vehicle when requested by the owner; establishing a fee schedule for the permanent registration of a Class G (trailer) vehicle according to the gross weight of the vehicle; establishing that a registration issued under the Act is not transferable; and establishing that a vehicle registered under the Act may not be used for hire except to haul farm products or in any manner other than as a farm trailer or semitrailer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/07/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Commercial Drivers' Licenses - Cancellations and Downgrades (Driving Privilege Preservation Act of 2016) [HB-1461]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to cancel the commercial driver's license of an individual who fails to submit to the Administration a current certificate of physical examination; authorizing the Administration to immediately reinstate and, subject to specified conditions, issue a noncommercial driver's license of an appropriate class to an individual whose commercial driver's license is canceled as a result of the failure to submit a specified certificate of physical examination; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Simonaire
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Drunk Driving Reduction Act of 2016 (Noah's Law) [HB-1342]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to require a person who is convicted of specified offenses relating to driving under the influence, a person who refuses a breath alcohol concentration test, or a person who is found to have a blood alcohol concentration level of at least 0.08 but less than 0.15 from a breath alcohol concentration test to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program for a specified period; requiring a court to order a person to participate in the Program under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (46-0) on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Organ Donation Driver Education Act of 2016 [HB-1224]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt regulations requiring that classroom instruction for the driver education program include a video course of not more than 15 minutes that pertains to organ, eye, and tissue donation in the State and becoming an organ, eye, or tissue donor; and requiring the video course to be completed in the classroom.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Turner
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/17/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Lapse or Termination of Required Security - Notice [HB-1165]
Requiring a specified insurer or other provider of required security to immediately provide electronic notice of a specified lapse or termination of required security to the Motor Vehicle Administration and, under specified circustances, the vehicle owner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Voting Disclosure Act of 2016 [HB-1122]
Requiring a jury commissioner to provide prospective juror information concerning individuals who are not citizens of the United States to the State Board of Elections and the Motor Vehicle Administration within 5 days of receiving the information; requiring the State Administrator of Elections to make specified arrangements to receive the information; requiring the State Administrator to retain a list of individuals whose information has been submitted; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McDonough
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/18/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Celebrating Maryland Native Plants and Pollinators [HB-1102]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a specially designed registration plate celebrating Maryland native plants and pollinators; prescribing who may apply for and the classes of vehicles eligible for the registration plate; providing the manner in which fees will be established, collected, and distributed in connection with the registration plate; requiring the Administration to consult with the University of Maryland Extension Home & Garden Information Center on specified matters; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Excise Tax - Leased Vehicles [HB-1042]
Authorizing the payment of the excise tax on specified leased vehicles in monthly installments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Driver Education Program Curriculum - Police Traffic Stop Procedures and Basic Vehicle Maintenance [HB-1039]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt regulations requiring that classroom instruction for the driver education program include at least 1 hour of instruction on what to do when stopped by a police officer and at least 1 hour of instruction on basic vehicle safety and maintenance.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/17/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Special Registration Plates - Confederate Battle Flag [HB-1]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from authorizing the display of an emblem or a logo that depicts the Confederate battle flag on special registration plates or a special registration plate; prohibiting the Administration from renewing the registration of a motor vehicle that displays an emblem or a logo that depicts the Confederate battle flag on its special registration plates or plate until the special registration plates or plate is returned to the Administration in exchange for substitute registration plates; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Drivers' Licenses - Notation of Veteran Status - Notice [SB-932]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to notify an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a driver's license or an identification card of the option of, and requirements for, obtaining a specified veteran status notation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Drivers' Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operators' Permits - Enhanced Identification Documents [SB-787]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to make available to an applicant for a driver's license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit the opportunity to upgrade the document to be an enhanced identification document; establishing that the Administration may issue an enhanced identification document only to specified individuals who provide specified documentation; requiring an individual who applies for an enhanced identification document to provide to the Administration a specified biometric identifier; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/26/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Historic Motor Vehicles - Minimum Age [SB-782]
Increasing from 20 years to 25 years the age that a motor vehicle must attain in order to be eligible for registration as a historic motor vehicle.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Hearing 3/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Selective Service Registration - Driver's License and Identification Card Applicants [SB-72]
Making specified provisions of law relating to the Motor Vehicle Administration's collection and electronic forwarding of Selective Service registration information gender-neutral and expanding their applicability to specified minors; repealing provisions relating to the refusal of an applicant for specified documents to consent to Selective Service registration; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/04 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/04/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Commercial Driver's License - Program for Veterans and Service Members (Troops to Trucks) [SB-671]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to establish a program to assist veterans and members of the military transitioning out of military service to obtain a commercial driver's license; requiring the Administration, as part of the program, to waive a specified skills test for specified program participants and coordinate and consult with specified entities to explore the feasibility of providing a commercial driver's license training course on military bases in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches [SB-587]
Prohibiting a motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch from committing specified acts relating to motor vehicle pricing; requiring a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch to ensure that any advertisement it directs to consumers relating to rebate and sales incentive claims meets specified requirements; prohibiting a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch from taking specified punitive or retaliatory actions against specified persons; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 03/05/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Relationship With Dealers [SB-558]
Requiring a manufacturer to make specified payments to dealers relating to benefits, incentives, and rebates; prohibiting manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches from taking specified coercive, punitive, and retaliatory actions against dealers; altering requirements relating to the transfer of franchises and the payment of claims made by dealers; increasing from $50,000 to $500,000 the maximum fine for specified violations committed by manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration - Outstanding Arrest Warrants [SB-522]
Requiring rather than authorizing State and local law enforcement agencies in the State to meet specified criteria relating to notifying the Motor Vehicle Administration of specified individuals named in outstanding warrants for purposes relating to a requirement that the Administration refuse to register or transfer specified individuals' registrations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Mechanical Repair Contracts - Definition and Requirements [SB-462]
Altering the definition of "mechanical repair contract" for purposes of specified provisions of law establishing requirements for mechanical repair contracts and persons who sell or offer them; establishing that an agreement or contract sold by the person obligated under the agreement or contract may be a mechanical repair contract; prohibiting specified persons who sell mechanical repair contracts from making specified false, deceptive, or misleading statements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2015