Vehicle Laws - Equipment And Inspections
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Testing and Inspection - Grounds for Failure [HB-1532]
Clarifying that a motor vehicle may be determined to have failed to pass an emissions equipment and misfueling inspection or an exhaust emissions test only for certain reasons.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/26/2025
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Baltimore County and Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Lighting on Privately Owned Vehicles [HB-1520]
Authorizing not more than five of the highest ranking officers from certain nonprofit volunteer emergency medical services organizations located in Baltimore County and Baltimore City to have their privately owned vehicles equipped with red or red and white lights or signal devices which may be displayed only while on route to or at the scene of an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore County and Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Lighting on Privately Owned Vehicles [SB-1030]
Authorizing not more than five of the highest ranking officers from certain nonprofit volunteer emergency medical services organizations located in Baltimore County and Baltimore City to have their privately owned vehicles equipped with red or red and white lights or signal devices which may be displayed only while on route to or at the scene of an emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Third Reading Passed (43-0) on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Equipment - Portable Variable Messaging Signs - Authorization [HB-1375]
Authorizing a tow truck to display a portable variable messaging sign mounted on the tow truck while at the scene of a crash or a disabled vehicle; and requiring the portable variable messaging sign to conform to the standards established in the manual on uniform traffic control devices adopted by the State Highway Administration and display only messages approved by the Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program – Exemptions – Individuals With Disabilities and Older Drivers [HB-1201]
Increasing, from 5,000 miles to 10,000 miles, the maximum number of miles that a motor vehicle registered to an individual with a disability or owned by an individual who is at least 70 years of age may be driven annually to be eligible for an exemption from certain mandatory vehicle emissions inspections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Howard County - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization [SB-967]
Authorizing the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in Howard County to enforce certain motor vehicle noise requirements; and requiring that Howard County report by March 1, 2026, to the Governor and the General Assembly on the time period noise abatement monitoring systems were in use, the number of warnings and citations issued, the costs associated with implementation, the revenue collected, and the effectiveness of noise abatement monitoring systems in reducing the noise produced by motor vehicles in the county.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
City of Frederick, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization and Extension [HB-948]
Authorizing the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in the City of Frederick to enforce certain motor vehicle noise requirements; and extending the termination date to June 30, 2027, for the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) [HB-1008]
Prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from requiring the installation of a device in or on a privately owned vehicle to facilitate the reporting of vehicle miles traveled; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Medical Exemption for Enhanced Tinted Windows - Time Limitation [SB-707]
Repealing the 2-year time limitation on medical exemptions for enhanced tinted windows for vehicle owners with certain permanent medical conditions; and requiring a certain written certification from a licensed physician who has determined the owner's medical condition is permanent.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Inspection Requirement [SB-742]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to require the biennial inspection of certain motor vehicles that are at least 6 model years old.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Distracted Driving Monitoring System Pilot Program [HB-908]
Establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of distracted driving monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain prohibitions regarding the use of certain devices while operating a vehicle; and requiring that a county that authorizes a program of distracted driving monitoring systems under the Act to report on the effectiveness of the systems on or before December 1, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Distracted Driving Monitoring System Pilot Program [SB-613]
Establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of distracted driving monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain prohibitions regarding the use of certain devices while operating a vehicle; and requiring that a county that authorizes a program of distracted driving monitoring systems under the Act to report on the effectiveness of the systems on or before December 1, 2027.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Repair the Transportation Trust Fund Act [HB-695]
Repealing a requirement that certain motor fuel tax rates be adjusted in future years based on growth in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; requiring that the Maryland Transit Administration achieve a certain farebox recovery requirement for certain transit services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) [SB-557]
Prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from requiring the installation of a device in or on a privately owned vehicle to facilitate the reporting of vehicle miles traveled; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Medical Exemption for Enhanced Tinted Windows - Time Limitation [HB-436]
Repealing the 2-year time limitation on medical exemptions for enhanced tinted windows for vehicle owners with certain permanent medical conditions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products [SB-203]
Creating an exception for vehicles carrying fluid milk products to the prohibition against driving a vehicle subject to an exceptional hauling permit on the interstate highway system; altering certain weight limits and tolerances under an exceptional hauling permit; altering the preventive maintenance documents that an individual operating under an exceptional hauling permit must possess; and altering certain record-keeping requirements and the application of certain administrative penalties under an exceptional hauling permit.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension [HB-18]
Establishing that certain provisions of law relating to the inspection of recorded images apply to recorded images produced by a noise abatement monitoring system; and extending by 2 years the reporting and termination dates of the noise abatement monitoring systems pilot programs in Montgomery County and Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Third Reading Passed (102-35) on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products [HB-225]
Creating an exception for vehicles carrying fluid milk products to the prohibition against driving a vehicle subject to an exceptional hauling permit on the interstate highway system; altering certain weight limits and tolerances under an exceptional hauling permit; altering the preventive maintenance documents that an individual operating under an exceptional hauling permit must possess; and altering certain record-keeping requirements and the application of certain administrative penalties under an exceptional hauling permit.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension [SB-121]
Establishing that certain provisions of law relating to the inspection of recorded images apply to recorded images produced by a noise abatement monitoring system; and extending by 2 years the reporting and termination dates of the noise abatement monitoring systems pilot programs in Montgomery County and Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation - Motor Fuel Tax Rates, Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax, and Farebox Recovery Requirement (Transportation Equity, Fairness, and Privacy Act of 2024) [HB-1025]
Repealing a requirement that certain motor fuel tax rates be adjusted in future years based on growth in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; requiring that the Maryland Transit Administration achieve a certain farebox recovery requirement for certain transit services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/06/2024