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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING 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 | *sb0392* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 392 | |
| 11 | 8 | R5 5lr2421 | |
| 12 | 9 | SB 77/24 – JPR CF HB 375 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Senator Waldstreicher | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 17, 2025 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 8, 2025 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles – Authorizations and Requirements 2 | |
| 25 | - | (Jay’s Law) 3 | |
| 26 | 19 | ||
| 27 | - | FOR the purpose of authorizing a person to ride a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a | |
| 28 | - | sidewalk or sidewalk area unless prohibited by local ordinance; requiring a person | |
| 29 | - | riding a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area or in or | |
| 30 | - | through a crosswalk to yield the right–of–way to a pedestrian or a person riding on | |
| 31 | - | an electric personal assistive mobility device; and generally relating to riding | |
| 32 | - | bicycles, play vehicles, and unicycles. | |
| 20 | + | FOR the purpose of authorizing a person to ride a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a 3 | |
| 21 | + | sidewalk or sidewalk area unless prohibited by local ordinance; requiring a person 4 | |
| 22 | + | riding a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area or in or 5 | |
| 23 | + | through a crosswalk to yield the right–of–way to a pedestrian or a person riding on 6 | |
| 24 | + | an electric personal assistive mobility device; and generally relating to riding 7 | |
| 25 | + | bicycles, play vehicles, and unicycles. 8 | |
| 33 | 26 | ||
| 34 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, | |
| 35 | - | Article – Transportation | |
| 36 | - | Section 21–1103(a) | |
| 37 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 38 | - | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 27 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9 | |
| 28 | + | Article – Transportation 10 | |
| 29 | + | Section 21–1103(a) 11 | |
| 30 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 31 | + | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13 | |
| 39 | 32 | ||
| 40 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 41 | - | Article – Transportation | |
| 42 | - | Section 21–1103(b) and 21–1202(b) | |
| 43 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 44 | - | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 33 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14 | |
| 34 | + | Article – Transportation 15 | |
| 35 | + | Section 21–1103(b) and 21–1202(b) 16 | |
| 36 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 17 | |
| 37 | + | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18 | |
| 45 | 38 | ||
| 46 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20 | |
| 47 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21 | |
| 48 | - | 2 SENATE BILL 392 | |
| 39 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19 | |
| 40 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20 | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 42 | + | Article – Transportation 21 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | 21–1103. 22 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section, a person may 23 | |
| 47 | + | not drive any vehicle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area unless it is a permanent or authorized 24 | |
| 48 | + | temporary driveway. 25 2 SENATE BILL 392 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | - | Article – Transportation 1 | |
| 52 | 51 | ||
| 53 | - | 21–1103. 2 | |
| 52 | + | (b) (1) For the purposes of this subsection, “bicycle” does not include “moped”, 1 | |
| 53 | + | as defined in § 11–134.1 of this article. 2 | |
| 54 | 54 | ||
| 55 | - | (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section, a person may 3 | |
| 56 | - | not drive any vehicle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area unless it is a permanent or authorized 4 | |
| 57 | - | temporary driveway. 5 | |
| 55 | + | (2) [Where allowed] UNLESS PROHIBITED by local ordinance, a person 3 | |
| 56 | + | may ride a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area. 4 | |
| 58 | 57 | ||
| 59 | - | (b) (1) For the purposes of this subsection, “bicycle” does not include “moped”, 6 | |
| 60 | - | as defined in § 11–134.1 of this article. 7 | |
| 58 | + | (3) In a place where a person may ride a bicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk 5 | |
| 59 | + | area, a person may also ride a bicycle from the curb or edge of the roadway in or through a 6 | |
| 60 | + | crosswalk to the opposite curb or edge of the roadway. 7 | |
| 61 | 61 | ||
| 62 | - | (2) [Where allowed] UNLESS PROHIBITED by local ordinance, a person 8 | |
| 63 | - | may ride a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area. 9 | |
| 62 | + | 21–1202. 8 | |
| 64 | 63 | ||
| 65 | - | (3) | |
| 66 | - | ||
| 67 | - | ||
| 64 | + | (b) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) [and], (3), AND (4) of this subsection, a 9 | |
| 65 | + | person has the rights and is subject to the restrictions applicable to pedestrians under this 10 | |
| 66 | + | title while the person is lawfully operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle: 11 | |
| 68 | 67 | ||
| 69 | - | ||
| 68 | + | (i) On a sidewalk or sidewalk area; or 12 | |
| 70 | 69 | ||
| 71 | - | (b) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) [and], (3), AND (4) of this subsection, a person 14 | |
| 72 | - | has the rights and is subject to the restrictions applicable to pedestrians under this title 15 | |
| 73 | - | while the person is lawfully operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle: 16 | |
| 70 | + | (ii) In or through a crosswalk. 13 | |
| 74 | 71 | ||
| 75 | - | (i) On a sidewalk or sidewalk area; or 17 | |
| 72 | + | (2) At an intersection, a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle 14 | |
| 73 | + | is subject to all traffic control signals, as provided in §§ 21–202 and 21–203 of this title. 15 | |
| 76 | 74 | ||
| 77 | - | (ii) In or through a crosswalk. 18 | |
| 75 | + | (3) A PERSON OPERATING A B ICYCLE, PLAY VEHICLE, OR UNICYCLE 16 | |
| 76 | + | ON A SIDEWALK OR SID EWALK AREA OR IN OR THROUGH A CROSSWALK SHALL YIELD 17 | |
| 77 | + | THE RIGHT–OF–WAY TO A PEDESTRIAN OR A PERSON RIDING O N AN ELECTRIC 18 | |
| 78 | + | PERSONAL ASSISTIVE M OBILITY DEVICE. 19 | |
| 78 | 79 | ||
| 79 | - | ( | |
| 80 | - | ||
| 80 | + | [(3)] (4) Section 21–506 of this title does not apply to a person operating 20 | |
| 81 | + | a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle. 21 | |
| 81 | 82 | ||
| 82 | - | (3) A PERSON OPERATING A B ICYCLE, PLAY VEHICLE, OR UNICYCLE 21 | |
| 83 | - | ON A SIDEWALK OR SID EWALK AREA OR IN OR THROUGH A CROSSWALK SHALL YIELD 22 | |
| 84 | - | THE RIGHT–OF–WAY TO A PEDESTRIAN OR A PERSON RIDING O N AN ELECTRIC 23 | |
| 85 | - | PERSONAL ASSISTIVE M OBILITY DEVICE. 24 | |
| 83 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 22 | |
| 84 | + | October 1, 2025. 23 | |
| 86 | 85 | ||
| 87 | - | [(3)] (4) Section 21–506 of this title does not apply to a person operating 25 | |
| 88 | - | a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle. 26 | |
| 89 | 86 | ||
| 90 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 27 | |
| 91 | - | October 1, 2025. 28 | |
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