Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB652 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 652
8	8	R4 3lr1898
9	9	CF 3lr1897
10	10	By: Delegate Boyce
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2023
12	12	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Vehicle Laws – Special and Commemorative Registration Plate – Maryland 2
19	19	Heroes 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with the 4
22	22	Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, to design and issue 5
23	23	a Maryland Heroes registration plate that features the images of Harriet Tubman 6
24	24	and Frederick Douglass; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge 7
25	25	certain additional registration fees related to the issuance and renewal of the 8
26	26	Maryland Heroes registration plate and to distribute revenue from the additional 9
27	27	registration fees in a certain manner; and generally relating to the specially designed 10
28	28	Maryland Heroes Commemorative Registration Plate. 11
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30	30	BY adding to 12
31	31	Article – Transportation 13
32	32	Section 13–619.4 14
33	33	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
34	34	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 16
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36	36	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
37	37	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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39	39	Article – Transportation 19
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41	41	13–619.4. 20
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43	43	(A) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ISSUE A SPECIAL MARYLAND HEROES 21
44	44	COMMEMORATIVE REGISTRATION PLATE. 22
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46	46	(B) THE OWNER OF A VEHICL E, OR A LESSEE OF THE V EHICLE UNDER A 23
47	47	LEASE NOT INTENDED A S SECURITY, OR A DIRECTOR , AN OFFICER, AN EMPLOYEE , 24 2 HOUSE BILL 652
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50	50	OR A PARTNER OF A BU SINESS ENTITY THAT OWNS THE VEHICLE CONSIDER ED 1
51	51	ELIGIBLE BY THE ADMINISTRATION MAY AP PLY TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR TH E 2
52	52	ASSIGNMENT OF A COMM EMORATIVE REGISTRATI ON PLATE UNDER THIS SECTION IF 3
53	53	THE VEHICLE IS INCLU DED IN ONE OF THE FO LLOWING CLASSES : 4
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55	55	(1) A CLASS A (PASSENGER) VEHICLE; 5
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57	57	(2) A CLASS E (TRUCK) VEHICLE WITH A MANUF ACTURER’S RATED 6
58	58	CAPACITY OF ONE TON OR LESS; 7
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60	60	(3) A CLASS E (FARM TRUCK ) VEHICLE; 8
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62	62	(4) A CLASS G (TRAILER) VEHICLE; OR 9
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64	64	(5) A CLASS M (MULTIPURPOSE ) VEHICLE. 10
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66	66	(C) (1) IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL REGIST RATION FEE OTHERWISE 11
67	67	REQUIRED UNDER THIS TITLE, AN OWNER OF A VEHICL E ASSIGNED A 12
68	68	COMMEMORATIVE REGIST RATION PLATE UNDER T HIS SECTION SHALL PA Y: 13
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70	70	(I) AN ADDITIONAL INITIAL REGISTRATION FEE SET BY THE 14
71	71	ADMINISTRATION WHEN T HE NEW REGIST RATION PLATES ARE IS SUED TO THE 15
72	72	VEHICLE UNDER THIS S ECTION; OR 16
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74	74	(II) AN ADDITIONAL RENEWAL FEE SET BY THE 17
75	75	ADMINISTRATION EACH T IME THE PLATE IS REN EWED. 18
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77	77	(2) (I) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL SET THE ADDITIONAL I NITIAL 19
78	78	REGISTRATION FEE AT A LEVEL THAT WILL ENABLE THE ADMINISTRATION TO 20
79	79	RECOVER ITS COSTS UN DER THIS SECTION . 21
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81	81	(II) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY SE T THE ADDITIONAL INI TIAL 22
82	82	REGISTRATION FEE AT A LEVEL THAT IS SUFF ICIENT TO RESULT IN A SURPLUS 23
83	83	AFTER COSTS ARE SUBT RACTED. 24
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85	85	(III) THE ADMINISTRATION SH ALL RETAIN A PORTION OF THE 25
86	86	ADDITIONAL INITIAL R EGISTRATION FEE THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO ALL OW THE 26
87	87	ADMINISTRATION TO REC OVER ANY COSTS OF IS SUING AND DISTRIBUTI NG 27
88	88	COMMEMORATIVE PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION . 28
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90	90	(IV) ANY SURPLUS MONEY REM AINING AFTER THE 29
91	91	ADMINISTRATION HAS RE COVERED THE COSTS OF ISSUING A COMMEMORAT IVE 30
92	92	PLATE UNDER THIS SEC TION AND MONEY COLLE CTED FOR ADDITIONAL RENEWAL 31 HOUSE BILL 652 3
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95	95	FEES MAY NOT BE RETA INED BY OR TRANSFERR ED TO ANY AGENCY OF THE STATE 1
96	96	FOR ANY PURPOSE . 2
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98	98	(V) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBPA RAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS 3
99	99	PARAGRAPH , THE SURPLUS MONEY AN D MONEY COLLECTED FO R ADDITIONAL 4
100	100	RENEWAL FEES SHALL B E DISBURSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION TO THE MARYLAND 5
101	101	COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE. 6
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103	103	(3) NO PORTION OF THE ADD ITIONAL INITIAL REGI STRATION OR 7
104	104	RENEWAL FEES MAY BE CREDITED TO THE GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE 8
105	105	REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR DISTRIBUT ION UNDER § 8–403 OR § 8–404 OF THIS 9
106	106	ARTICLE. 10
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108	108	(D) (1) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS NO T 11
109	109	INCONSISTENT WITH TH E MARYLAND VEHICLE LAW TO GOVERN THE ISSUANCE OF 12
110	110	SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES UNDER THIS SE CTION, INCLUDING REGULATION S 13
111	111	DETAILING THE PLAN O F DISTRIBUTION OF TH E FUNDS. 14
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113	113	(2) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL CONSULT WITH THE MARYLAND 15
114	114	COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE TO ESTABLISH A 16
115	115	SCHEDULE UNDER WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION WILL T RANSFER TO THE 17
116	116	COMMISSION REVENUE CO LLECTED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION UNDER THIS 18
117	117	SECTION. 19
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119	119	(E) THE ADDITIONAL FEES T O THE ANNUAL REGISTR ATION FEE REQUIRED 20
120	120	BY THIS SECTION ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR SPE CIAL REGISTR ATION OF A VEHICLE 21
121	121	THAT IS EXEMPT UNDER § 13–903 OF THIS TITLE. 22
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123	123	(F) (1) A COMMEMORATIVE REGIST RATION PLATE ISSUED UNDER THIS 23
124	124	SECTION SHALL DISPLA Y: 24
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126	126	(I) A SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY T HE 25
127	127	ADMINISTRATION THAT M AY CONSIST OF ANY CO MBINATION O F: 26
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129	129	1. LETTERS; AND 27
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131	131	2. NUMERALS; AND 28
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133	133	(II) A DESIGN APPROVED BY T HE ADMINISTRATION THAT : 29
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135	135	1. INCLUDES THE IMAGES O F HARRIET TUBMAN AND 30
136	136	FREDERICK DOUGLASS; AND 31
137	137	4 HOUSE BILL 652
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140	140	2. ADEQUATELY REFLECTS T HE MARYLAND HEROES 1
141	141	THEME THAT THE PLATE COMMEMORATES . 2
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143	143	(2) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL CONSULT WITH THE MARYLAND 3
144	144	COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE WITH RESPECT TO 4
145	145	THE DESIGN OF THE MARYLAND HEROES COMMEMORATIVE REGISTRATION PLATE. 5
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147	147	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
148	148	October 1, 2023. 7
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