HB 280

Vehicle Laws - Suspension of Driver's License or Registration - Unpaid Citations or Judgments

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and RegistrationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 149 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the requirements and procedures governing certain programs that authorize installment payments for certain motor vehicle traffic citations or judgment debts; repealing certain provisions of law governing the requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration suspend the driver's license and vehicle registration of a certain debtor; clarifying that a person may satisfy certain traffic citations by entering into a certain installment payment plan; applying the Act retroactively; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Etheridge, Brandon	Baltimore Ravens	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	DEWS, CHRISTOPHERlobbyist	JOTF	Position only
FAV	Caroom, Phil	MAJR	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Joyce	MD State's Attorney's Assoc.	Oral
FAV	Cutler, Travislobbyist	Marriott	Position only
FAV	Cutler, Travislobbyist	Marriott	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Irwin, Laura	MoCo community action board	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	OPD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Nick	UB Legal Data and Design Clinic	Position only
FAV	Schultheis, Emily	UB Legal Data and Design Clinic	Position only
FAV	Starger, Colin	UB Legal Data and Design Clinic	Position only
FAV	Blendy, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butler, Jason	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Position only
UNF	Morrissey, Chief Judge	MD Judiciary	Oral
FWA	Frosh, Brian	Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Frosh, Brian	Attorney General	Position only
FWA	Sarathy Jones, Priya	Fines and Fees Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FWA	DEWS, CHRISTOPHERlobbyist	JOTF	Written (PDF)
FWA	White, Marcelinelobbyist	MCRC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Dodson, Sandra	MD Auto Insurance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Middleton, Mac	MD Auto Insurance	Position only
FWA	levinson-waldman, ariel	TZEDEK DC and the Jewish Comunity Relations Council of Greater Washington	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Schultheis, Emily	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Attorney GeneralFWA 2

Baltimore RavensFAV 1

Fines and Fees Justice CenterFWA 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

JOTFFAV 1FWA 1

MAJRFAV 1

MarriottFAV 2

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

MCRCFWA 1

MD Auto InsuranceFWA 2

MD JudiciaryUNF 1

MD State's Attorney's Assoc.FAV 1

MoCo community action boardFAV 1

OPDFAV 1

TZEDEK DC and the Jewish Comunity Relations Council of Greater WashingtonFWA 1

UB Legal Data and Design ClinicFAV 3

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDEWS, CHRISTOPHERJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVCutler, TravisMarriottRegistered for: Marriott International

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FAVShapiro, MelanieOPDRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FWADEWS, CHRISTOPHERJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FWAWhite, MarcelineMCRCRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition