Maryland
Legislature Adjourned
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To check the status of any bills listed below, please visit Maryland's legislative tracking website.
Maryland Legislative Tracking
Issue: Emissions
Bill: HB 9
Description: Exempts pre-'96 vehicles from dealer emissions tests, which must be performed using an on-board diagnostics test that relies on the presence of recorded trouble codes that indicate emissions failure
Intro Date: 1/13/10
Issue: Vehicle Parts (Component Materials)
Bill: HB 35
Description: Exempts vehicles and vehicle parts from a law that limits the use of pentaBDE and octaBDE in the manufacture of new products to no more than .1% by mass
Intro Date: 1/13/10
Issue: Truck Tractor Length
Bill: SB 66
Description: Extends the maximum allowable length for a truck tractor, or unloaded truck towing one of more other truck tractors or unloaded trucks in combination, to 97 feet
Intro Date: 1/13/10
Issue: Motor Vehicle Records
Bill: SB 67
Description: Requires dealers to electronically transmit temporary registration data to the Motor Vehicle Administration; Reduces time a dealer must keep a record of the issuance of a temporary registration plate, from indefinitely to 3 years
Intro Date: 1/13/10
Issue: Motor Vehicle Records
Bill: SB 85
Description: Allows for a dealer to transmit data concerning vahicle taxes, fees, and titling documents to the Motor Vehicle Administration
Intro Date: 1/13/10
Issue: Driver Distraction
Bill: HB 190
Description: Prohibits the equipping of a vehicle with video display equipment that is visible to a driver while driving; Permits video display equipment that is designed, installed, and used in conformance with the intended purpose of the vehicle manufacturer
Intro Date: 1/22/10
Issue: Specialty Vehicles (Medium Speed Vehicles)
Bill: SB 344; HB 480
Description: Prohibits a person from driving a medium speed vehicle on certain highways unless it displays a certain emblem; Prohibits the sale of a medium speed vehicle unless the dealer permanenly affixes a certain emblem on the vehicle
Intro Date: 1/28/10
Issue: Off Highway Recreational Vehicles
Bill: HB 445; SB 466
Description: Defines off highway recreational vehicle; Requires the owner of an off highway recreational vehicle purchased after 2010 to apply for a certificate of title; Imposes an excise tax for a certificate of title issued for an off highway recreational vehicle for which sales and use tax is not collected
Intro Date: HB 445: 1/29/10; SB 466: 2/1/10
Issue: Street Racing
Bill: HB 425
Description: Alters penalties for participating in street racing; Establishes a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or both
Intro Date: 1/29/10
Issue: Tires
Bill: HB 485
Description: Expands the requirement that vehicle manufacturers equip vehicles with a spare tire that conforms with state law to apply to all new motor vehicles sold in Maryland; Creates an exception for vehicles equipped with a factory installed tire repair and inflation system
Intro Date: 2/1/10
Issue: Inoperable Vehicles
Bill: HB 38
Description: Repeals provision authorizing certain persons to transfer inoperable vehicles for recycling without a certificate of title or completing notice requirements
Intro Date: 1/13/10
Issue: Lead Wheel Weights
Bill: HB 18
Description: Restricts the sale and use of lead wheel weights
Intro Date: 1/13/10
Issue: Emissions
Bill: HB 252
Description: Exempts newer vehicles from emissions inspections
Intro Date: 1/25/10
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