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Legislation


2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 104

CHAPTER NUMBER: 332 File Code: Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous
Sponsored By:
Delegates Wood, Bohanan, Benson, Bobo, Brinkley, Bronrott, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Glassman, Malone, Mandel, McIntosh, Paige, Parrott, Riley, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, and Swain
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Drivers Failing to Stop for School Buses - Enforcement Initiative

Synopsis:

Establishing a grant program to assist law enforcement agencies with enforcement efforts pertaining to motorists' failure to stop for school vehicles; establishing the School Bus Safety Enforcement Fund; providing $600,000 each year, through fiscal year 2005, from uninsured motorist penalties to fund the program; requiring the Department of State Police to administer the program; increasing, from 2 to 3, the points assessed by the Motor Vehicle Administration against a motorist convicted for failure to stop for a school vehicle; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/13
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
2/2
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
2/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/2
Third Reading Passed (132-1)
4/1
Returned Passed
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 332
Senate Action
3/3
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/22
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DRIVERS' LICENSES
GRANTS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND
PENALTIES
REPORTS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
SCHOOL BUSES
STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
SUNSET
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 88B Department of State Police
( 2 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 )
Transportation
( 16-402 , 17-106 , 21-706 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 006488/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 29, 2000   at: 10:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 2, 2000: Third Reading Passed (132-1)
Senate
April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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