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HOUSE BILL 1049
R2 3lr2305
CF SB 693
By: Delegate Bridges
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Transportation – Assaults on Public Transit Operators – Report 2
FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to submit a certain 3
annual report on assaults on public transit operators to certain persons; and 4
generally relating to assaults on public transit operators. 5
BY adding to 6
Article – Transportation 7
Section 7–714 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 10
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
Article – Transportation 13
7–714. 14
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 15
INDICATED. 16
(2) “LOCAL EXECUTIVE AUTHO RITY” MEANS: 17
(I) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE O FFICER OF A COUNTY ; OR 18
(II) IF A COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE A CHIEF EXECUTI VE OFFICER, 19
THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY. 20
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(3) (I) “PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERAT OR” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO 1
IS: 2
1. EMPLOYED BY THE ADMINISTRATION , THE 3
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, OR A POLITICAL 4
SUBDIVISION; AND 5
2. ENGAGED IN PROVIDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIO N 6
SERVICES, INCLUDING: 7
A. BUS SERVICE; 8
B. TRAIN SERVICE; 9
C. LIGHT RAIL SERVICE ; AND 10
D. SUBWAY SERVICE . 11
(II) “PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERAT OR” INCLUDES A TRANSIT 12
STATION MANAGER . 13
(B) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REP ORT ON 14
ASSAULTS ON PUBLIC T RANSIT OPERATORS AS REQUIRED BY THIS SEC TION. 15
(C) THE REPORT SHALL INCL UDE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION FOR THE 16
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING 12 MONTHS: 17
(1) FOR EACH ASSAULT ON A PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERA TOR: 18
(I) THE NATURE OF THE ASS AULT; 19
(II) THE MODE OF TRANSIT W HERE THE ASSAULT OCC URRED; 20
(III) THE LOCATION OF THE A SSAULT; 21
(IV) WHETHER POLICE WERE I NVOLVED IN RESPONDING TO T HE 22
ASSAULT; AND 23
(V) THE OUTCOME OF ANY IN VESTIGATION INTO THE ASSAULT, 24
INCLUDING ANY DISCIP LINARY ACTION TAKEN , IF THE INFORMATION I S AVAILABLE; 25
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(2) A COMPARISON OF THE AG GREGATE DATA COMPILE D UNDER 1
ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION WITH AT LEAST TWO OT HER STATES WITH SIMI LAR 2
TRANSIT SYSTEMS OR P OPULATIONS; AND 3
(3) A REVIEW OF CURRENT TR ANSIT INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES TO 4
PREVENT AND MITIGATE ASSAULTS ON PUBLIC T RANSIT OPERATORS . 5
(D) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL 6
SUBMIT THE REPORT UN DER THIS SECTION TO : 7
(1) THE LOCAL EXECUTIVE A UTHORITY OF EACH COU NTY; 8
(2) THE STATE’S ATTORNEY FOR EACH COU NTY; AND 9
(3) THE FOLLOWING COMMITT EES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 10
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE: 11
(I) THE SENATE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS COMMITTEE; 12
(II) THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE; 13
(III) THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE; AND 14
(IV) THE HOUSE ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION 15
COMMITTEE. 16
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the report due on December 17
1, 2023, under § 7–714 of the Transportation Article as enacted by Section 1 of this Act 18
shall include, in addition to the information required by § 7–714 of the Transportation 19
Article as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, the following information: 20
(1) the data described in § 7–714(c)(1) of the Transportation Article as 21
enacted by Section 1 of this Act for each of the immediately preceding 5 years; 22
(2) an evaluation of assault prevention and mitigation technology and 23
policies for each transit system operated by a political subdivision; 24
(3) recommendations to improve the existing assault prevention and 25
mitigation technology and policies for each transit system operated by a political 26
subdivision; and 27
(4) an evaluation of the feasibility of establishing a statewide local transit 28
safety officer to provide guidance to transit systems operated by political subdivisions on 29
best practices to prevent and mitigate assaults on public transit operators. 30
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SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
1, 2023. 2