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Maryland Senate Bill SB915

Maryland 2025 Regular Session

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5- Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
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107 SENATE BILL 915
118 R5 5lr2780
129 CF HB 528
13-By: Senator Hettleman Baltimore County Senators
10+By: Senator Hettleman
1411 Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025
1512 Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
16-Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17-Senate action: Adopted
18-Read second time: February 25, 2025
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20-CHAPTER ______
14+A BILL ENTITLED
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2216 AN ACT concerning 1
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2418 Baltimore County – Vehicle Laws – Private Roadways in Residential 2
2519 Subdivisions and Communities 3
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27-FOR the purpose of prohibiting, for a certain period of time, a person from driving a motor 4
28-vehicle in violation of certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law on private 5
29-roadways in certain residential areas a certain residential community in Baltimore 6
30-County; authorizing, for a certain period of time, a police officer to enforce the 7
31-Maryland Vehicle Law on private roadways in certain residential areas a certain 8
32-residential community in Baltimore County; and generally relating to complying 9
33-with and enforcing the Maryland Vehicle Law on private roadways in Baltimore 10
34-County. 11
21+FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in violation of certain 4
22+provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law on private roadways in certain residential 5
23+areas in Baltimore County; authorizing a police officer to enforce the Maryland 6
24+Vehicle Law on private roadways in certain residential areas in Baltimore County; 7
25+and generally relating to complying with and enforcing the Maryland Vehicle Law 8
26+on private roadways in Baltimore County. 9
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36-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
37- Article – Transportation 13
38-Section 11–205(c) and 21–101.1(b)(1) 14
39- Annotated Code of Maryland 15
40- (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
28+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
29+ Article – Transportation 11
30+Section 11–205(c) and 21–101.1(b)(1) 12
31+ Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32+ (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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42- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
43-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
34+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
35+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
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45-Article – Transportation 19
37+Article – Transportation 17
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47-11–205. 20
39+11–205. 18
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41+ (c) In BALTIMORE COUNTY AND Calvert County, a police officer may enforce 19
42+the provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law on a private roadway in [Calvert County] THE 20
43+COUNTY that is located within a residential subdivision or community and used for 21
44+vehicular travel by residents of the subdivision or community. 22
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46+21–101.1. 23
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51- (c) (1) In BALTIMORE COUNTY AND Calvert County, a police officer may 1
52-enforce the provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law on a private roadway in [Calvert 2
53-County] THE COUNTY that is located within a residential subdivision or community and 3
54-used for vehicular travel by residents of the subdivision or community. 4
50+ (b) (1) A person may not drive a motor vehicle in violation of any provision of 1
51+this title on any private property that is used by the public in general, or, in BALTIMORE 2
52+COUNTY AND Calvert County, on any private [road] ROADWAY located within a 3
53+residential subdivision or community. 4
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56- (2) FOR THE PERIOD BEGINN ING OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND ENDING 5
57-JULY 1, 2028, IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, A POLICE OFFICER MAY ENFORCE THE 6
58-PROVISIONS OF THE MARYLAND VEHICLE LAW ON A PRIVATE ROAD WAY WITHIN 7
59-THE QUEEN ANNE VILLAGE COMMUNITY IN OWINGS MILLS THAT IS USED FO R 8
60-VEHICULAR TRAFFIC BY RESIDENTS OF THE COM MUNITY. 9
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62-21–101.1. 10
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64- (b) (1) A person may not drive a motor vehicle in violation of any provision of 11
65-this title on any private property that is used by the public in general, or, in BALTIMORE 12
66-COUNTY AND Calvert County, on any private [road] ROADWAY located within a: 13
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68- (I) A residential subdivision or community IN CALVERT COUNTY; 14
69-OR 15
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71- (II) FOR THE PERIOD BEGINN ING OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND 16
72-ENDING JULY 1, 2028, THE QUEEN ANNE VILLAGE COMMUNITY IN OWINGS MILLS 17
73-IN BALTIMORE COUNTY. 18
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75- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before September 1, 19
76-2028, the Baltimore County Police Department shall report to the members of the 20
77-Baltimore County Delegation to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the 21
78-State Government Article, on the implementation of this Act and whether it has improved 22
79-compliance with the Maryland Vehicle Law in the Queen Anne Village community in 23
80-Owings Mills. 24
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82- SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25
83-October 1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 3 years and, at the end of September 26
84-30, 2028, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 27
85-abrogated and of no further force and effect. 28
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55+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 5
56+October 1, 2025. 6
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