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