HOUSE BILL 391

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