Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1038 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5	5	hb1038
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1038
8	8	R4 4lr2706
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10	10	By: Delegate Stein
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2024
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	Motor Vehicles – Emergency Medical Services – Registration Surcharge 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of altering for certain motor vehicles the amount of the annual surcharge 3
21	21	supporting emergency medical services in the State to be paid in addition to the 4
22	22	annual registration fee; and generally relating to the annual registration surcharge 5
23	23	supporting emergency medical services in the State. 6
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25	25	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
26	26	Article – Transportation 8
27	27	Section 13–954 9
28	28	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
29	29	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
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31	31	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12
32	32	Article – Transportation 13
33	33	Section 13–955 14
34	34	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
35	35	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
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37	37	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
38	38	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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40	40	Article – Transportation 19
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42	42	13–954. 20
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44	44	(a) In this section, “motor vehicle” means a: 21
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46	46	(1) Class A (passenger) vehicle; 22
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48	48	(2) Class B (for hire) vehicle; 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1038
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52	52	(3) Class C (funeral and ambulance) vehicle; 1
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54	54	(4) Class D (motorcycle) vehicle; 2
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56	56	(5) Class E (truck) vehicle; 3
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58	58	(6) Class F (tractor) vehicle; 4
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60	60	(7) Class H (school) vehicle; 5
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62	62	(8) Class J (vanpool) vehicle; 6
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64	64	(9) Class M (multipurpose) vehicle; 7
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66	66	(10) Class P (passenger bus) vehicle; 8
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68	68	(11) Class Q (limousine) vehicle; 9
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70	70	(12) Class R (low speed) vehicle; or 10
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72	72	(13) Vehicle within any other class designated by the Administrator. 11
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74	74	(b) (1) In addition to the registration fee otherwise required by this title, the 12
75	75	owner of any motor vehicle registered under this title shall pay a surcharge of [$17.00] 13
76	76	$21.25 per year for each motor vehicle registered. 14
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78	78	(2) $2.50 of the surcharge collected under paragraph (1) of this subsection 15
79	79	shall be paid into the Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund established under § 16
80	80	19–130 of the Health – General Article. 17
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82	82	13–955. 18
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84	84	(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Maryland Emergency Medical System 19
85	85	Operations Fund. 20
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87	87	(b) (1) There is a Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund. 21
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89	89	(2) The Comptroller shall administer the Fund, including accounting for 22
90	90	all transactions and performing year–end reconciliation. 23
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92	92	(3) The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund which is not subject to § 24
93	93	7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. 25
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95	95	(4) Interest and earnings on the Fund shall be separately accounted for and 26
96	96	credited to the Fund, and are not subject to § 6–226(a) of the State Finance and 27
97	97	Procurement Article. 28 HOUSE BILL 1038 3
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101	101	(c) The Fund consists of: 1
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103	103	(1) Registration surcharges collected under § 13–954 of this subtitle; 2
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105	105	(2) All funds, including charges for accident scene transports and 3
106	106	interhospital transfers of patients, generated by an entity specified in subsection (e) of this 4
107	107	section that is a unit of State government; and 5
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109	109	(3) Revenues distributed to the Fund from the surcharges collected under 6
110	110	§ 7–301(f) of the Courts Article. 7
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112	112	(d) Expenditures from the Fund shall be made pursuant to an appropriation 8
113	113	approved by the General Assembly in the annual State budget or by the budget amendment 9
114	114	procedure provided under § 7–209 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, provided 10
115	115	that any budget amendment shall be submitted to and approved by the Legislative Policy 11
116	116	Committee prior to the expenditure or obligation of funds. 12
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118	118	(e) The money in the Fund shall be used solely for: 13
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120	120	(1) Medically oriented functions of the Department of State Police, Special 14
121	121	Operations Bureau, Aviation Division; 15
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123	123	(2) The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems; 16
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125	125	(3) The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of 17
126	126	Maryland Medical System; 18
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128	128	(4) The Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute; 19
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130	130	(5) The provision of grants under the Senator William H. Amoss Fire, 20
131	131	Rescue, and Ambulance Fund in accordance with the provisions of Title 8, Subtitle 1 of the 21
132	132	Public Safety Article; and 22
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134	134	(6) The Volunteer Company Assistance Fund in accordance with the 23
135	135	provisions of Title 8, Subtitle 2 of the Public Safety Article. 24
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137	137	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 25
138	138	1, 2024. 26