Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB178 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.
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		hb0178
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 178
11	8		R5 5lr0893
12	9		(PRE–FILED) CF SB 133
13	10		By: Delegate Guyton
14	11		Requested: September 19, 2024
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
16	13		Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	House action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: March 5, 2025
20	14
21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
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25	19		Vehicle Laws – Stopping, Standing, or Parking in a Bike Lane or Bicycle Path – 2
26	20		Prohibition 3
27	21
28	22		FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a 4
29		-	bike lane or bicycle path, subject to certain exceptions and a certain civil penalty; 5
30		-	and generally relating to stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bike lane or 6
31		-	bicycle path. 7
	23	+	bike lane or bicycle path; and generally relating to stopping, standing, or parking a 5
	24	+	vehicle in a bike lane or bicycle path. 6
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33		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
34		-	Article – Transportation 9
35		-	Section 21–101(a), (c), and (e) and 21–1003(a) 10
36		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
37		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
	26	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
	27	+	Article – Transportation 8
	28	+	Section 21–101(a), (c), and (e) and 21–1003(a) 9
	29	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
	30	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
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39		-	BY ~~repealing and reenacting,~~ ~~with amendments, 13~~
40		-	Article – Transportation 14
41		-	Section 21–1003(ff) 15
42		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
43		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
	32	+	BY adding to 12
	33	+	Article – Transportation 13
	34	+	Section 21–1003(gg) 14
	35	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
	36	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
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45		-	BY adding to 18
	38	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASS EMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
	39	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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46	41		Article – Transportation 19
47		-	Section 21–1003(gg) 20
48		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 21 2 HOUSE BILL 178
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	43	+	21–101. 20
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	45	+	(a) In this title and Title 25 of this article the following words have the meanings 21
	46	+	indicated. 22
	47	+	2 HOUSE BILL 178
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51		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 1
	50	+	(c) “Bicycle path” means any travelway designed and designated by signing or 1
	51	+	signing and marking for bicycle use, located within its own right–of–way or in a shared 2
	52	+	right–of–way, and physically separated from motor vehicle traffic by berm, shoulder, curb, 3
	53	+	or other similar device. 4
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53		-	~~SECTION 1.~~ ~~BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY~~ OF ~~MARYLAND, 2~~
54		-	~~That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 3~~
	55	+	(e) “Bike lane” means any portion of a roadway or shoulder designated for single 5
	56	+	directional bicycle flow. 6
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56		-	~~Article – Transportation 4~~
	58	+	21–1003. 7
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58		-	21–101. 5
	60	+	(a) The provisions of this section apply except as necessary to avoid conflict with 8
	61	+	other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control 9
	62	+	device. 10
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60		-	(a) In ~~this title and Title 25 of this article the following words have the meanings 6~~
61		-	~~indicated~~. 7
	64	+	(GG) A PERSON MAY NOT STOP , STAND, OR PARK A VEHICLE IN A BIKE LANE 11
	65	+	OR BICYCLE PATH. 12
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63		-	(c) “Bicycle path” means any travelway designed and designated by signing or 8
64		-	signing and marking for bicycle use, located within its own right–of–way or in a shared 9
65		-	right–of–way, and physically separated from motor vehicle traffic by berm, shoulder, curb, 10
66		-	or other similar device. 11
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68		-	(e) “Bike lane” means any portion of a roadway or shoulder designated for single 12
69		-	directional bicycle flow. 13
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71		-	21–1003. 14
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73		-	(a) The provisions of this section apply except as necessary to avoid conflict with 15
74		-	other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control 16
75		-	device. 17
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77		-	(ff) (1) A person convicted of a violation of subsection (j) of this section while 18
78		-	operating a commercial motor vehicle in Anne Arundel County is subject to: 19
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80		-	(i) For a first offense, a fine of $100; 20
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82		-	(ii) For a second offense, a fine of $250; and 21
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84		-	(iii) For a third or subsequent offense, a fine of $500. 22
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86		-	(2) A person convicted of a violation of subsection (u) or (dd) of this section 23
87		-	is subject to a fine of $25. 24
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89		-	(3) A DRIVER OF A MOTOR VE HICLE IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY 25
90		-	NOT EXCEEDING $500 FOR A VIOLATION OF S UBSECTION (GG) OF THIS SECTION. 26
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92		-	(GG) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO: 27
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94		-	(I) AN AUTHORIZED EMERGEN CY VEHICLE; 28
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96		-	(II) A TRANSIT VEHICLE ; 29
97		-	HOUSE BILL 178 3
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100		-	(III) A VEHICLE PICKING UP O R DISCHARGING INDIVI DUALS 1
101		-	WITH DISABILITIES; 2
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103		-	(IV) A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEC OME UNINTENTIONALLY SO 3
104		-	DISABLED WHILE ON TH E HIGHWAY THAT THE D RIVER CANNOT AVOID S TOPPING 4
105		-	AND TEMPORARILY STAN DING OR PARKI NG THE VEHICLE ; OR 5
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107		-	(V) A VEHICLE WHILE LOADIN G OR UNLOADING GOODS FOR 6
108		-	PICK–UP OR DELIVERY : 7
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110		-	1. A. UNLESS A SHORTER PERI OD OF TIME IS 8
111		-	IMPOSED UNDER A LOCA L LAW, FOR A PERIOD OF TIME NOT EXCEEDING 30 9
112		-	MINUTES; AND 10
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114		-	B. THAT IS DISPLAYING FL ASHING HAZARD WARNING 11
115		-	LIGHTS; OR 12
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117		-	2. UNDER A LOCAL CURBSID E PARKING PERMIT . 13
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119		-	(2) A PERSON MAY NOT STOP , STAND, OR PARK A VEHICLE IN A BIKE 14
120		-	LANE OR BICYCLE PATH . 15
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122		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 16
123		-	October 1, 2025. 17
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128		-	Approved:
129		-	________________________________________________________________________________
130		-	Governor.
131		-	________________________________________________________________________________
132		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
133		-	________________________________________________________________________________
134		-	President of the Senate.
	67	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
	68	+	October 1, 2025. 14