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*hb1049*
HOUSE BILL 1049
R2 (3lr2305)
ENROLLED BILL
— Environment and Transportation/Judicial Proceedings —
Introduced by Delegate Bridges
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
_______ day of _______________ at __ ______________________ o’clock, ________M.
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Speaker.
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
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Article – Transportation 1
7–714. 2
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 3
INDICATED. 4
(2) “LOCAL EXECUTIVE AUTHO RITY” MEANS: 5
(I) 1. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE O FFICER OF A COUNTY ; OR 6
(II) 2. IF A COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE A CHIEF EXECUTI VE 7
OFFICER, THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY; AND 8
(II) IF A MUNICIPALITY OPE RATES A TRANSIT SYST EM: 9
1. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE O FFICER OF THE 10
MUNICIPALITY; OR 11
2. IF THE MUNICIPALITY D OES NOT HAVE A CHIEF 12
EXECUTIVE OFFICER , THE GOVERNING BODY O F THE MUNICIPALITY . 13
(3) (I) “PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERATOR” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO 14
IS: 15
1. EMPLOYED BY THE ADMINISTRATION , THE 16
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, OR A POLITICAL 17
SUBDIVISION; AND 18
2. ENGAGED IN PROVIDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIO N 19
SERVICES, INCLUDING: 20
A. BUS SERVICE; 21
B. TRAIN SERVICE; 22
C. LIGHT RAIL SERVICE ; AND 23
D. SUBWAY SERVICE . 24
(II) “PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERAT OR” INCLUDES A TRANSIT 25
STATION MANAGER . 26
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(B) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REP ORT ON 1
ASSAULTS ON PUBLIC T RANSIT OPERATORS AS REQUIRED BY THIS SEC TION. 2
(C) THE REPORT SHALL INCL UDE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION FOR THE 3
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDIN G 12 MONTHS: 4
(1) FOR EACH ASSAULT ON A PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERATOR : 5
(I) THE NATURE OF THE ASS AULT; 6
(II) THE MODE OF TRANSIT W HERE THE ASSAULT OCC URRED; 7
(III) THE LOCATION OF THE A SSAULT; 8
(IV) WHETHER POLICE WERE I NVOLVED IN RESPONDIN G TO THE 9
ASSAULT; AND 10
(V) THE OUTCOME OF ANY IN VESTIGATION INTO THE AS SAULT, 11
INCLUDING ANY DISCIP LINARY ACTION TAKEN , IF THE INFORMATION I S AVAILABLE; 12
(2) A COMPARISON OF THE AG GREGATE DATA COMPILE D UNDER 13
ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION W ITH AT LEAST TWO OTH ER STATES WITH SIMIL AR 14
TRANSIT SYSTEMS OR P OPULATIONS; AND 15
(3) A REVIEW OF CURRENT TR ANSIT INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES TO 16
PREVENT AND MITIGATE ASSAULTS ON PUBLIC T RANSIT OPERATORS . 17
(D) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR DECEMBER 1, 2023, AND EACH 18
DECEMBER 1 THEREAFTER , THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL SUBMIT THE REPORT 19
UNDER THIS SECTION T O: 20
(1) THE LOCAL EXECUTIVE A UTHORITY OF EACH COU NTY EACH 21
LOCAL EXECUTIVE AUTH ORITY; 22
(2) THE STATE’S ATTORNEY FOR EACH COU NTY; AND 23
(3) THE FOLLOWING COMMITT EES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 24
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE: 25
(I) THE SENATE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS COMMITTEE; 26
(II) THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE; 27
(III) THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE; AND 28 4 HOUSE BILL 1049
(IV) THE HOUSE ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION 1
COMMITTEE. 2
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the report due on December 3
1, 2023, under § 7–714 of the Transportation Article as enacted by Section 1 of this Act 4
shall include, in addition to the information required by § 7–714 of the Transportation 5
Article as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, the following information: 6
(1) the data described in § 7–714(c)(1) of the Transportation Article as 7
enacted by Section 1 of this Act for each of the immediately preceding 5 years; 8
(2) an evaluation of assault prevention and mitigation technology and 9
policies for each transit system operated by a political subdivision; 10
(3) recommendations to improve the existing assault prevention and 11
mitigation technology and policies for each transit system operated by a political 12
subdivision; and 13
(4) an evaluation of the feasibility of establishing a statewide local transit 14
safety officer to provide guidance to transit systems operated by political subdivisions on 15
best practices to prevent and mitigate assaults on public transit operators. 16
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 17
1, 2023. 18
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.