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Legislation


2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1120

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 788
Sponsored By:
Delegate Niemann (Task Force to Study Motor Vehicle Towing Practices) and Delegates Beidle, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Holmes, and Stukes
Entitled:
Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures

Synopsis:

Providing for the statewide application for provisions of law governing the towing or removal of vehicles from parking lots; establishing a motor vehicle towing and storage lien on a towed motor vehicle on behalf of the tower for specified towing and storage charges; prohibiting a motor vehicle towing and storage lienor from selling the motor vehicle to which the lien is attached under specified circumstances; specifying the manner in which a motor vehicle towing and storage lienor may sell a vehicle; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/17
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed (136-2)
Senate Action
4/3
First Reading Senate Rules
4/9
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
4/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Raskin) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Jacobs) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (42-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
Motor Vehicle Towing Practices, Task Force to Study

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Auctions
Checks
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Disclosure
Electronic Government
Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
Evidence
Fees -see also- Attys` Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
License Plates
Liens -see also- Mechanics` Liens
Local Government Mandates
Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
Motor Vehicle Administration
Motor Vehicle Dealers and Salesmen
Motor Vehicle Insurance -see also- MD Auto Insurance Fund
Motor Vehicle Registration
Notices
Parking
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Photography
Signs and Billboards
Storage
Titles
Towing
Trucks
Wreckers and Scrap Processors

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law
( 16-202 , 16-206 , 16-207 )
Transportation
( 11-152 , 13-506 , 13-507 , 13-920 , 21-10A-01 , 21-10A-02 , 21-10A-03 , 21-10A-04 , 21-10A-05 , 21-10A-06 , 27-101 , 27-101 , 27-101 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 540712/01     Offered on: April 2, 2010   at: 11:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 598874/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 10:59 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 963821/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 11:00 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Environmental Matters
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 30, 2010: Third Reading Passed (136-2)
Senate
April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed (42-0)
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