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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.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		sb0867
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10	7		SENATE BILL 867
11	8		R4 3lr1897
12	9		CF HB 652
13	10		By: Senators Zucker, M. Washington, Smith, Augustine, Bailey, Benson, Brooks,
14	11		Carozza, Carter, Corderman, Elfreth, Ellis, Feldman, Ferguson, Folden,
15	12		Gile, Griffith, Guzzone, Hayes, Hershey, Hester, Hettleman, Jackson,
16	13		James, Kagan, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lam, Lewis Young, Mautz,
17	14		McCray, McKay, Muse, Ready, Rosapepe, Salling, Simonaire, Sydnor,
18	15		Waldstreicher, A. Washington, Watson, and West
19	16		Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2023
20	17		Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
21		-	Committee Report: Favorable
22		-	Senate action: Adopted
23		-	Read second time: March 2, 2023
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25		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	19	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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27	21		AN ACT concerning 1
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29	23		Vehicle Laws – Special and Commemorative Registration Plate – Maryland 2
30	24		Heroes 3
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32	26		FOR the purpose of requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with the 4
33	27		Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, to design and issue 5
34	28		a Maryland Heroes registration plate that features the images of Harriet Tubman 6
35	29		and Frederick Douglass; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge 7
36	30		certain additional registration fees related to the issuance and renewal of the 8
37	31		Maryland Heroes registration plate and to distribute revenue from the additional 9
38	32		registration fees in a certain manner; and generally relating to the specially designed 10
39	33		Maryland Heroes Commemorative Registration Plate. 11
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41	35		BY adding to 12
42	36		Article – Transportation 13
43	37		Section 13–619.4 14
44	38		Annotated Code of Maryland 15
45	39		(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 16
46	40
47	41		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
48		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18 2 SENATE BILL 867
	42	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
	43	+
	44	+	Article – Transportation 19
	45	+
	46	+	13–619.4. 20
	47	+	2 SENATE BILL 867
	48	+
	49	+
	50	+	(A) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ISSUE A SPECIAL MARYLAND HEROES 1
	51	+	COMMEMORATIVE REGISTRATION PLATE. 2
	52	+
	53	+	(B) THE OWNER OF A VEHICL E, OR A LESSEE OF THE V EHICLE UNDER A 3
	54	+	LEASE NOT INTENDED A S SECURITY, OR A DIRECTOR , AN OFFICER, AN EMPLOYEE, 4
	55	+	OR A PARTNER OF A BUSINES S ENTITY THAT OWNS T HE VEHICLE CONSIDERE D 5
	56	+	ELIGIBLE BY THE ADMINISTRATION MAY AP PLY TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE 6
	57	+	ASSIGNMENT OF A COMM EMORATIVE REGISTRATI ON PLATE UNDER THIS SECTION IF 7
	58	+	THE VEHICLE IS INCLU DED IN ONE OF THE FO LLOWING CLASSES : 8
	59	+
	60	+	(1) A CLASS A (PASSENGER) VEHICLE; 9
	61	+
	62	+	(2) A CLASS E (TRUCK) VEHICLE WITH A MANUF ACTURER’S RATED 10
	63	+	CAPACITY OF ONE TON OR LESS; 11
	64	+
	65	+	(3) A CLASS E (FARM TRUCK ) VEHICLE; 12
	66	+
	67	+	(4) A CLASS G (TRAILER) VEHICLE; OR 13
	68	+
	69	+	(5) A CLASS M (MULTIPURPOSE ) VEHICLE. 14
	70	+
	71	+	(C) (1) IN ADDITION TO THE AN NUAL REGISTRATION FE E OTHERWISE 15
	72	+	REQUIRED UNDER THIS TITLE, AN OWNER OF A VEHICL E ASSIGNED A 16
	73	+	COMMEMORATIVE REGIST RATION PLATE UNDER T HIS SECTION SHALL PA Y: 17
	74	+
	75	+	(I) AN ADDITIONAL INITIAL REGISTRATION FEE SET BY THE 18
	76	+	ADMINISTRATION WHEN T HE NEW REGISTRATION PLATES ARE ISSUED TO THE 19
	77	+	VEHICLE UNDER THIS S ECTION; OR 20
	78	+
	79	+	(II) AN ADDITIONAL RENEWAL FEE SET BY THE 21
	80	+	ADMINISTRATION EACH T IME THE PLATE IS REN EWED. 22
	81	+
	82	+	(2) (I) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL SET THE ADDITIONAL I NITIAL 23
	83	+	REGISTRATION FEE AT A LEVEL THAT WILL EN ABLE THE ADMINISTRATION TO 24
	84	+	RECOVER ITS COSTS UN DER THIS SECTION . 25
	85	+
	86	+	(II) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY S ET THE ADDITIONAL IN ITIAL 26
	87	+	REGISTRATION FEE AT A LEVEL THAT IS SUFF ICIENT TO RESULT IN A SURPLUS 27
	88	+	AFTER COSTS ARE SUBT RACTED. 28
	89	+
	90	+	(III) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL RETAIN A PORTION OF THE 29
	91	+	ADDITIONAL INITIAL R EGISTRATION FEE THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO ALL OW THE 30 SENATE BILL 867 3
	92	+
	93	+
	94	+	ADMINISTRATION TO RECOVER ANY COSTS OF ISSUING AND DISTRIBUTING 1
	95	+	COMMEMORATIVE PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION . 2
	96	+
	97	+	(IV) ANY SURPLUS MONEY REMAINING AFTER THE 3
	98	+	ADMINISTRATION HAS RE COVERED THE COSTS OF ISSUING A COMMEMORAT IVE 4
	99	+	PLATE UNDER THIS SEC TION AND MONEY COLLE CTED FOR ADDITIONAL REN EWAL 5
	100	+	FEES MAY NOT BE RETA INED BY OR TRANSFERR ED TO ANY AGENCY OF THE STATE 6
	101	+	FOR ANY PURPOSE . 7
	102	+
	103	+	(V) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBPA RAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS 8
	104	+	PARAGRAPH , THE SURPLUS MONEY AN D MONEY COLLECTED FO R ADDITIONAL 9
	105	+	RENEWAL FEES SHALL B E DISBURSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION TO THE MARYLAND 10
	106	+	COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE. 11
	107	+
	108	+	(3) NO PORTION OF THE ADD ITIONAL INITIAL REGI STRATION OR 12
	109	+	RENEWAL FEES MAY BE CREDITED TO THE GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE 13
	110	+	REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR DISTRIBUT ION UNDER § 8–403 OR § 8–404 OF THIS 14
	111	+	ARTICLE. 15
	112	+
	113	+	(D) (1) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS NO T 16
	114	+	INCONSISTENT WITH TH E MARYLAND VEHICLE LAW TO GOVERN THE ISS UANCE OF 17
	115	+	SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES UNDER THIS SE CTION, INCLUDING REGULATION S 18
	116	+	DETAILING THE PLAN O F DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUND S. 19
	117	+
	118	+	(2) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL CONSULT WITH THE MARYLAND 20
	119	+	COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE TO ESTABLISH A 21
	120	+	SCHEDULE UNDER WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION WILL T RANSFER TO THE 22
	121	+	COMMISSION REVENUE COLLECTED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION UNDER THIS 23
	122	+	SECTION. 24
	123	+
	124	+	(E) THE ADDITIONAL FEES T O THE ANNUAL REGISTR ATION FEE REQUIRED 25
	125	+	BY THIS SECTION ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR SPE CIAL REGISTRATION OF A VEHICLE 26
	126	+	THAT IS EXEMPT UNDER § 13–903 OF THIS TITLE. 27
	127	+
	128	+	(F) (1) A COMMEMORATIVE REGIST RATION PLAT E ISSUED UNDER THIS 28
	129	+	SECTION SHALL DISPLA Y: 29
	130	+
	131	+	(I) A SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY T HE 30
	132	+	ADMINISTRATION THAT M AY CONSIST OF ANY CO MBINATION OF: 31
	133	+
	134	+	1. LETTERS; AND 32
	135	+
	136	+	2. NUMERALS; AND 33 4 SENATE BILL 867
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51	139
52		-	~~Article – Transportation~~ 1
	140	+	(II) A DESIGN APPROVED BY T HE ADMINISTRATION THAT : 1
53	141
54		-	13–619.4. 2
	142	+	1. INCLUDES THE IMAGES OF HARRIET TUBMAN AND 2
	143	+	FREDERICK DOUGLASS; AND 3
55	144
56		-	~~(A)~~ THE ~~ADMINISTRATION SHALL ISSUE A SPECIAL~~ MARYLAND HEROES 3
57		-	~~COMMEMORATIVE REGISTRATION~~ PLATE. 4
	145	+	2. ADEQUATELY REFLECTS THE MARYLAND HEROES 4
	146	+	THEME THAT THE PLATE COMMEMORATES . 5
58	147
59		-	(B) THE OWNER OF A VEHICL E, OR A LESSEE OF THE V EHICLE UNDER A 5
60		-	LEASE NOT INTENDED A S SECURITY, OR A DIRECTOR , AN OFFICER, AN EMPLOYEE, 6
61		-	OR A PARTNER OF A BUSINES S ENTITY THAT OWNS T HE VEHICLE CONSIDERE D 7
62		-	ELIGIBLE BY THE ADMINISTRATION MAY AP PLY TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR TH E 8
63		-	ASSIGNMENT OF A COMM EMORATIVE REGISTRATI ON PLATE UNDER THIS SECTION IF 9
64		-	THE VEHICLE IS INCLU DED IN ONE OF THE FO LLOWING CLASSES : 10
	148	+	(2) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL CONSULT WITH THE MARYLAND 6
	149	+	COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE WITH RESPECT TO 7
	150	+	THE DESIGN OF THE MARYLAND HEROES COMMEMORATIVE REGISTRATION PLATE. 8
65	151
66		-	(1) A CLASS A (PASSENGER) VEHICLE; 11
67		-
68		-	(2) A CLASS E (TRUCK) VEHICLE WITH A MANUF ACTURER’S RATED 12
69		-	CAPACITY OF ONE TON OR LESS; 13
70		-
71		-	(3) A CLASS E (FARM TRUCK ) VEHICLE; 14
72		-
73		-	(4) A CLASS G (TRAILER) VEHICLE; OR 15
74		-
75		-	(5) A CLASS M (MULTIPURPOSE ) VEHICLE. 16
76		-
77		-	(C) (1) IN ADDITION TO THE AN NUAL REGISTRATION FE E OTHERWISE 17
78		-	REQUIRED UNDER THIS TIT LE, AN OWNER OF A VEHICL E ASSIGNED A 18
79		-	COMMEMORATIVE REGIST RATION PLATE UNDER T HIS SECTION SHALL PA Y: 19
80		-
81		-	(I) AN ADDITIONAL INITIAL REGISTRATION FEE SET BY THE 20
82		-	ADMINISTRATION WHEN T HE NEW REGISTRATION PLATES ARE ISSUED TO THE 21
83		-	VEHICLE UNDE R THIS SECTION; OR 22
84		-
85		-	(II) AN ADDITIONAL RENEWAL FEE SET BY THE 23
86		-	ADMINISTRATION EACH T IME THE PLATE IS REN EWED. 24
87		-
88		-	(2) (I) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL SET THE ADDITIONAL I NITIAL 25
89		-	REGISTRATION FEE AT A LEVEL THAT WILL EN ABLE THE ADMINISTRATION TO 26
90		-	RECOVER ITS CO STS UNDER THIS SECTI ON. 27
91		-
92		-	(II) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY SE T THE ADDITIONAL INI TIAL 28
93		-	REGISTRATION FEE AT A LEVEL THAT IS SUFF ICIENT TO RESULT IN A SURPLUS 29
94		-	AFTER COSTS ARE SUBT RACTED. 30 SENATE BILL 867 3
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97		-
98		-	(III) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL RETAIN A PORTION OF THE 1
99		-	ADDITIONAL INITI AL REGISTRATION FEE THAT IS SUFFICIENT T O ALLOW THE 2
100		-	ADMINISTRATION TO REC OVER ANY COSTS OF IS SUING AND DISTRIBUTI NG 3
101		-	COMMEMORATIVE PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION . 4
102		-
103		-	(IV) ANY SURPLUS MONEY REMAINING AFTER THE 5
104		-	ADMINISTRATION HAS RE COVERED THE COSTS OF ISSUING A COMMEMORATIVE 6
105		-	PLATE UNDER THIS SEC TION AND MONEY COLLE CTED FOR ADDITIONAL RENEWAL 7
106		-	FEES MAY NOT BE RETA INED BY OR TRANSFERR ED TO ANY AGENCY OF THE STATE 8
107		-	FOR ANY PURPOSE . 9
108		-
109		-	(V) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBPA RAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS 10
110		-	PARAGRAPH , THE SURPLUS MONEY AN D MONEY COLLECTED FOR ADDI TIONAL 11
111		-	RENEWAL FEES SHALL B E DISBURSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION TO THE MARYLAND 12
112		-	COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE. 13
113		-
114		-	(3) NO PORTION OF THE ADD ITIONAL INITIAL REGI STRATION OR 14
115		-	RENEWAL FEES MAY BE CREDITED TO THE GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE 15
116		-	REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR DISTRIBUT ION UNDER § 8–403 OR § 8–404 OF THIS 16
117		-	ARTICLE. 17
118		-
119		-	(D) (1) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS NO T 18
120		-	INCONSISTENT WITH TH E MARYLAND VEHICLE LAW TO GOVERN THE ISS UANCE OF 19
121		-	SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES UNDER THI S SECTION, INCLUDING REGULATION S 20
122		-	DETAILING THE PLAN O F DISTRIBUTION OF TH E FUNDS. 21
123		-
124		-	(2) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL CONSULT WITH THE MARYLAND 22
125		-	COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE TO ESTABLISH A 23
126		-	SCHEDULE UNDER WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION WILL T RANSFER TO THE 24
127		-	COMMISSION REVENUE COLLECTED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION UNDER THIS 25
128		-	SECTION. 26
129		-
130		-	(E) THE ADDITIONAL FEES T O THE ANNUAL REGISTR ATION FEE REQUIRED 27
131		-	BY THIS SECTION ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR SPE CIAL REGISTRATION OF A VEHICLE 28
132		-	THAT IS EXEMPT UNDER § 13–903 OF THIS TITLE. 29
133		-
134		-	(F) (1) A COMMEMORATIVE REGIST RATION PLATE ISSUED UNDER THIS 30
135		-	SECTION SHALL DISPLA Y: 31
136		-
137		-	(I) A SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY T HE 32
138		-	ADMINISTRATION THAT M AY CONSIST OF ANY CO MBINATION OF: 33
139		-	4 SENATE BILL 867
140		-
141		-
142		-	1. LETTERS; AND 1
143		-
144		-	2. NUMERALS; AND 2
145		-
146		-	(II) A DESIGN APPROVED BY T HE ADMINISTRATION THAT : 3
147		-
148		-	1. INCLUDES THE IMAGES OF HARRIET TUBMAN AND 4
149		-	FREDERICK DOUGLASS; AND 5
150		-
151		-	2. ADEQUATELY REFLECTS THE MARYLAND HEROES 6
152		-	THEME THAT THE PLATE COMMEMORATES . 7
153		-
154		-	(2) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL CONSULT WITH THE MARYLAND 8
155		-	COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE WITH RESPECT TO 9
156		-	THE DESIGN OF THE MARYLAND HEROES COMMEMORATIVE REGISTRATION PLATE. 10
157		-
158		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effec t 11
159		-	October 1, 2023. 12
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163		-	Approved:
164		-	________________________________________________________________________________
165		-	Governor.
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167		-	President of the Senate.
168		-	________________________________________________________________________________
169		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	152	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 9
	153	+	October 1, 2023. 10