1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 391

CHAPTER NUMBER: 315 File Code: Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 670
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee and Delegates Hixson, Bozman, E. Burns, Cryor, Dypski, Franchot, Goldwater, Harrison, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Shriver, Stup, Turner, Valderrama, and Workman
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems

Synopsis:

Authorizing law enforcement agencies to mail a citation to the owner of a motor vehicle that is recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system running a solid red light; authorizing the sending of a warning in lieu of a citation; authorizing reissuance of a citation under specified circumstances; requiring the District Court to prescribe a specified citation form and a civil penalty to be indicated on the citation for specified purposes; establishing specified defenses; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/24
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
2/5
Hearing 2/18 at 1:15 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/19 (Delegate Billings) Adopted
3/19
Floor Amendment (Delegate Billings)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate McHale) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Billings) Rejected (58-67)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Poole) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Curran) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (85-48)
3/30
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Poole, Dypski, Malone
4/3
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Curran) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (78-55)
4/6
Passed Enrolled
5/8
Signed by the Governor Chapter 315
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (35-11)
4/4
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Green, Colburn, Baker
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (33-12)
Sponsored by:
Chairman, Commerce & Government Matters Comm itte
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Joan N. Parker, District 10
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
COURT COSTS
DISTRICT COURTS
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
EVIDENCE
FORMS
JURISDICTION
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND
PENALTIES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
TRIALS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 4-401 , 4-401 , 7-301 , 7-302 , 7-302 , 10-311 )
Insurance
( 11-215 , 11-318 )
State Government
( 10-616 )
Transportation
( 11-168 , 21-201 , 21-202 , 21-202.1 , 26-305 , 26-401 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 482990/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 19, 1997 at: 11:16 Status: Rejected
Number: 722291/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 19, 1997 at: 12:00 Status: Adopted
Number: 816650/3 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 18, 1997 at: 10:20 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 118944/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 1, 1997 at: 12:09 Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 392693/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 14:45 Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 092498/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 14:45 Status: Incomplete