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SENATE BILL 693
R2 3lr1640
CF HB 1049
By: Senator Waldstreicher
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2023
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted with floor amendments
Read second time: March 4, 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
(I) 1. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE O FFICER OF A COUNTY ; OR 18 2 SENATE BILL 693
2. IF A COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE A CHIEF EXECUTI VE 1
OFFICER, THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY; AND 2
(II) IF A MUNICIPALITY OPE RATES A TRANSIT SYST EM: 3
1. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE O FFICER OF THE 4
MUNICIPALITY; OR 5
2. IF THE MUNICIPALITY D OES NOT HAVE A CHIEF 6
EXECUTIVE OFFICER , THE GOVERNING BODY O F THE MUNICIPALITY . 7
(3) (I) “PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERA TOR” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO 8
IS: 9
1. EMPLOYED BY THE ADMINISTRATION , THE 10
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, OR A POLITICAL 11
SUBDIVISION; AND 12
2. ENGAGED IN PROVIDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIO N 13
SERVICES, INCLUDING: 14
A. BUS SERVICE; 15
B. TRAIN SERVICE; 16
C. LIGHT RAIL SERVICE ; AND 17
D. SUBWAY SERVICE . 18
(II) “PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERAT OR” INCLUDES A TRANSIT 19
STATION MANAGER . 20
(B) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REP ORT ON 21
ASSAULTS ON PUBLIC T RANSIT OPERATORS AS REQUIRED BY THIS SEC TION. 22
(C) THE REPORT SHALL INCL UDE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION FOR THE 23
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDIN G 12 MONTHS CALENDAR YEAR 12 MONTHS: 24
(1) FOR EACH ASSAULT ON A PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERA TOR: 25
(I) THE NATURE OF THE ASS AULT; 26
(II) THE MODE OF TRANSIT W HERE THE ASSAULT OCC URRED; 27
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(III) THE LOCATION OF THE A SSAULT; 1
(IV) WHETHER POLICE WERE I NVOLVED IN RESPONDIN G TO THE 2
ASSAULT; AND 3
(V) THE OUTCOME OF ANY IN VESTIGATION INTO THE ASSAULT, 4
INCLUDING ANY DISCIP LINARY ACTION TAKEN , IF THE INFORMATION I S AVAILABLE; 5
(2) A COMPARISON OF THE AG GREGATE DATA COMPILE D UNDER 6
ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION W ITH AT LEAST TWO OTH ER STATES WITH SI MILAR 7
TRANSIT SYSTEMS OR P OPULATIONS; AND 8
(3) A REVIEW OF CURRENT TR ANSIT INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES TO 9
PREVENT AND MITIGATE ASSAULTS ON PUBLIC T RANSIT OPERATORS . 10
(D) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 31, 11
2024 DECEMBER 1, 2023, AND EACH JANUARY 31 DECEMBER 1 THEREAFTER , THE 12
ADMINISTRATION SHALL SUBMIT THE REPORT UN DER THIS SECTION TO : 13
(1) EACH LOCAL EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY; 14
(2) THE STATE’S ATTORNEY FOR EACH COU NTY; AND 15
(3) THE FOLLOWING COMMITT EES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 16
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE: 17
(I) THE SENATE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS COMMITTEE; 18
(II) THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE; 19
(III) THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE; AND 20
(IV) THE HOUSE ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION 21
COMMITTEE. 22
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the report due on December 23
1, 2023, January 31, 2024 December 1, 2023, under § 7–714 of the Transportation Article 24
as enacted by Section 1 of this Act shall include, in addition to the information required by 25
§ 7–714 of the Transportation Article as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, the following 26
information: 27
(1) the data described in § 7–714(c)(1) of the Transportation Article as 28
enacted by Section 1 of this Act for each of the immediately preceding 5 years; 29
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(2) an evaluation of assault prevention and mitigation technology and 1
policies for each transit system operated by a political subdivision; 2
(3) recommendations to improve the existing assault prevention and 3
mitigation technology and policies for each transit system operated by a political 4
subdivision; and 5
(4) an evaluation of the feasibility of establishing a statewide local transit 6
safety officer to provide guidance to transit systems operated by political subdivisions on 7
best practices to prevent and mitigate assaults on public transit operators. 8
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 9
1, 2023. 10
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.