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Maryland
HB1496
(Support) |
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Maryland
SB68
(Support) |
| Priority: | 10 / 10 |
| Summary: | Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to draw from a pool of at least five questions related to motorcycle safety awareness for a certain examination, and include at least one of those questions on the driver skills examination required for the issuance of a driver's license; requiring the questions to address visibility of motorcycles, proper lane positioning, safe following distances, crash prevention and topics related to motorcycle safety; etc. |
| Sponsors: | Charles, N. |
| Status: | 2026-02-27 / Engrossed
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
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Maryland
SB195
(Support) |
| Priority: | 10 / 10 |
| Summary: | Establishing an exception to the prohibition against operating or riding on a motorcycle without certain protective headgear for an individual at least 21 years old who has been licensed to operate a motorcycle for at least 2 years or has completed a certain motorcycle safety course and for the individual's passenger. |
| Sponsors: | McKay, M. |
| Status: | 2026-01-13 / Introduced
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
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Maryland
SB914
(Support) |
| Priority: | 10 / 10 |
| Summary: | Altering the definition of "vulnerable individual" to exclude an individual who is riding a motorcycle for purposes of the prohibition on causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as a result of operating a motor vehicle in violation of certain rules of the road. |
| Sponsors: | Mautz, J. |
| Status: | 2026-02-12 / Introduced
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
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Maryland
SB566
(Support) |
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Maryland
HB617
(Oppose) |
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Maryland
HB4
(Support) |
| Priority: | 8 / 10 |
| Summary: | Requiring that a motor vehicle be at least 25 years old in order to be eligible for registration as a historic motor vehicle; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to reinstate, under certain circumstances, the historic motor vehicle registration of a motor vehicle that had its historic vehicle registration suspended or revoked as a result of the change to the definition of "historic motor vehicle" in Chapter 604 of 2025. |
| Sponsors: | Fleming Miller, A.; Morgan, M. |
| Status: | 2026-02-26 / Introduced
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
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Maryland
HB125
(Support) |
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Maryland
HB183
(Support) |
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Maryland
SB106
(Support) |
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Maryland
HB81
(Watch) |
| Priority: | 5 / 10 |
| Summary: | Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained from a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions of law may be excluded as evidence in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; and applying certain provisions of the Act retroactively. |
| Sponsors: | Phillips, S. |
| Status: | 2026-01-29 / Introduced
To House Judiciary Committee |
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Maryland
HB217
(Watch) |
| Priority: | 5 / 10 |
| Summary: | Requiring the Governor to annually proclaim May as Maryland Native Plant Month in recognition of the benefits that native plants have on Maryland's natural environment; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and environmental organizations and businesses to observe Maryland Native Plant Month properly. |
| Sponsors: | Stein, D.; Guyton, M.; Forbes, C.; Ruth, S. |
| Status: | 2026-02-16 / Introduced
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
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Maryland
HB230
(Watch) |
| Priority: | 5 / 10 |
| Summary: | Altering the required elements of the Consolidated Transportation Program; requiring the Department of Transportation to develop a certain project-based scoring system, identify certain funds available for certain purposes, and solicit requests from certain entities for certain projects; requiring the Department to evaluate and score certain major surface transportation projects; altering the makeup, chair, frequency of meetings, and responsibilities of the Maryland Transportation Commission; etc. |
| Sponsors: | Appropriations |
| Status: | 2026-02-09 / Introduced
To House Appropriations Committee |
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Maryland
HB1614
(Watch) |
| Priority: | 5 / 10 |
| Summary: | Authorizing the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force to use lane direction control signal monitoring systems on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to enforce the motor vehicle offenses of entering or traveling in a lane over which a red lane direction control signal is shown; requiring the District Court to remit to the Authority any civil penalties collected by the court resulting from a citation issued using a lane direction control signal monitoring system operated by the Authority; etc. |
| Sponsors: | Arentz, S. |
| Status: | 2026-03-21 / Introduced
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation |
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Maryland
SB55
(Watch) |
| Priority: | 5 / 10 |
| Summary: | Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained from a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions of law may be excluded as evidence in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; and applying certain provisions of the Act retroactively. |
| Sponsors: | Sydnor, C. |
| Status: | 2026-01-13 / Introduced
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
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Maryland
SB59
(Watch) |
| Priority: | 5 / 10 |
| Summary: | Requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects, to perform an impact assessment of the project and develop and implement a corresponding multimodal transportation program; requiring the Department, beginning with a certain Consolidated Transportation Program, to evaluate certain major capital projects for their impact on greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled; etc. |
| Sponsors: | Hettleman, S. |
| Status: | 2026-02-05 / Introduced
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
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Maryland
SB62
(Watch) |
| Priority: | 5 / 10 |
| Summary: | Altering the required elements of the Consolidated Transportation Program; requiring the Department of Transportation to develop a certain project-based scoring system, identify certain funds available for certain purposes, and solicit requests from certain entities for certain projects; requiring the Department to evaluate and score certain major surface transportation projects; altering the makeup, chair, frequency of meetings, and responsibilities of the Maryland Transportation Commission; etc. |
| Sponsors: | Budget and Taxation |
| Status: | 2026-02-05 / Introduced
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
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Maryland
SB152
(Watch) |
| Priority: | 5 / 10 |
| Summary: | Authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County, subject to certain requirements. |
| Sponsors: | Muse, A. |
| Status: | 2026-01-13 / Introduced
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
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Maryland
SB227
(Watch) |
| Priority: | 5 / 10 |
| Summary: | Prohibiting a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, a regulation, or a policy that requires payment of a fee for parking a motor vehicle in an on-street parking space served by a meter if the vehicle has disabled veteran special registration plates; and prohibiting a State agency from adopting or enforcing a regulation or a policy that requires payment of a fee for parking a motor vehicle in a parking lot owned or controlled by the agency if the vehicle has disabled veteran special registration plates. |
| Sponsors: | Ellis, A. |
| Status: | 2026-01-13 / Introduced
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
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Maryland
SB301
(Watch) |
| Priority: | 5 / 10 |
| Summary: | Authorizing certain governmental entities to waive certain fees imposed by statute for veterans; and requiring certain governmental entities to adopt regulations before waiving certain fees imposed by statute for veterans. |
| Sponsors: | Simonaire, B.; Brooks, B.; Carozza, M.; Ellis, A.; Gallion, J.; Gile, D.; Smith, W.; Watson, R.; West, C.; Harris, K.; Hester, K. |
| Status: | 2026-03-20 / Engrossed
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
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Maryland
SB1006
(Watch) |
| Priority: | 5 / 10 |
| Summary: | Establishing that, in accordance with the Maryland Constitution, the State flag is the Maryland flag; proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to specify that the State flag is the Maryland flag adopted under Chapter 48 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1904; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection. |
| Sponsors: | Jennings, J.B.; Folden, W.; Simonaire, B.; Corderman, P.; Mautz, J.; Carozza, M.; Bailey, J.; Gallion, J.; West, C.; Hershey, S.; Ready, J.; Salling, J.; McKay, M. |
| Status: | 2026-03-09 / Introduced
To Senate Rules Committee |
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Maryland
SB896
(Watch) |
| Priority: | 0 / 10 |
| Summary: | Altering certain motor vehicle registration fees for certain classes of motor vehicles. |
| Sponsors: | Hershey, S.; Carozza, M.; Salling, J.; Gallion, J.; Corderman, P.; McKay, M.; Folden, W.; Simonaire, B.; Bailey, J.; Jennings, J.B.; Ready, J.; West, C.; Mautz, J. |
| Status: | 2026-02-12 / Introduced
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
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