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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
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 5, 2023
CHAPTER ______
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
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(I) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE O FFICER OF A COUNTY ; OR 1
(II) IF A COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE A CHIEF EXECUTI VE OFFICER, 2
THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY. 3
(3) (I) “PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERAT OR” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO 4
IS: 5
1. EMPLOYED BY THE ADMINISTRATION , THE 6
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, OR A POLITICAL 7
SUBDIVISION; AND 8
2. ENGAGED IN PROVIDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIO N 9
SERVICES, INCLUDING: 10
A. BUS SERVICE; 11
B. TRAIN SERVICE; 12
C. LIGHT RAIL SERVI CE; AND 13
D. SUBWAY SERVICE . 14
(II) “PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERAT OR” INCLUDES A TRANSIT 15
STATION MANAGER . 16
(B) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REP ORT ON 17
ASSAULTS ON PUBLIC T RANSIT OPERATORS AS REQUIRED BY THIS SEC TION. 18
(C) THE REPORT SHALL IN CLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE 19
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDIN G 12 MONTHS: 20
(1) FOR EACH ASSAULT ON A PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERA TOR: 21
(I) THE NATURE OF THE ASS AULT; 22
(II) THE MODE OF TRANSIT W HERE THE ASSAULT OCC URRED; 23
(III) THE LOCATION OF THE A SSAULT; 24
(IV) WHETHER POLICE WERE I NVOLVED IN RESPONDIN G TO THE 25
ASSAULT; AND 26
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(V) THE OUTCOME OF ANY IN VESTIGATION INTO THE ASSAULT, 1
INCLUDING ANY DISCIP LINARY ACTION TAKEN , IF THE INFORMATION I S AVAILABLE; 2
(2) A COMPARISON OF THE AGGREGATE DAT A COMPILED UNDER 3
ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION W ITH AT LEAST TWO OTH ER STATES WITH SIMIL AR 4
TRANSIT SYSTEMS OR P OPULATIONS; AND 5
(3) A REVIEW OF CURRENT TR ANSIT INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES TO 6
PREVENT AND MITIGATE ASSAULTS ON PUBLIC T RANSIT OPERATORS. 7
(D) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL 8
SUBMIT THE REPORT UN DER THIS SECTION TO : 9
(1) THE LOCAL EXECUTIVE A UTHORITY OF EACH COU NTY; 10
(2) THE STATE’S ATTORNEY FOR EACH COU NTY; AND 11
(3) THE FOLLOWING COMMITT EES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 12
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE: 13
(I) THE SENATE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS COMMITTEE; 14
(II) THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE; 15
(III) THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE; AND 16
(IV) THE HOUSE ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION 17
COMMITTEE. 18
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the report due on December 19
1, 2023, under § 7–714 of the Transportation Article as enacted by Section 1 of this Act 20
shall include, in addition to the information required by § 7–714 of the Transportation 21
Article as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, the following information: 22
(1) the data described in § 7–714(c)(1) of the Transportation Article as 23
enacted by Section 1 of this Act for each of the immediately preceding 5 years; 24
(2) an evaluation of assault prevention and mitigation technology and 25
policies for each transit system operated by a political subdivision; 26
(3) recommendations to improve the existing assault prevention and 27
mitigation technology and policies for each transit system operated by a political 28
subdivision; and 29
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(4) an evaluation of the feasibility of establishing a statewide local transit 1
safety officer to provide guidance to transit systems operated by political subdivisions on 2
best practices to prevent and mitigate assaults on public transit operators. 3
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4
1, 2023. 5
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.