SB 234

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

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and RegistrationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 150 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the requirements and procedures governing certain programs that authorize installment plan 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; requiring the Department of Legislative Services to conduct a certain study; etc.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Townsend II, John	AAA Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Etheridge, Brandon	Baltimore Ravens	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blendy, Nicholas	Baltimore Xcity Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKinney, Robinlobbyist	CASH	Position only
FAV	BRUNSON, NYESHIA	CIVIC WORKS	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	YORK, CARYN	JOTF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Phil	MAJR	Written (PDF)
FAV	WHITE, MARCELINElobbyist	MCRC	Position only
FAV	WALLERSTEDT, ANNElobbyist	MD CATHOLIC CONFERENCE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cutler, Travislobbyist	Marriott	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dodson, Sandra	Maryland Auto Insurance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Middleton, Mac	Maryland Auto Insurance	Position only
FAV	Carroll, Dennis	Maryoand Auto Insurance	Position only
FAV	Irwin, Laura	MoCo community action board	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	OPD	Written (PDF)
FAV	GATLING, DANIELLE	SELF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	TzedekDC/JCRC	Written (PDF)
FAV	STARGER, COLIN	UB LAW	Position only
FAV	President, President	Individual	Position only
UNF	Morrissey, Chief Judge	MD Judiciary	Oral
FWA	FROSH, BRIAN	ATTORNEY GENERAL	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	White, Marcelinelobbyist	MCRC	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AAA Mid-AtlanticFAV 1

ATTORNEY GENERALFWA 1

Baltimore RavensFAV 1

Baltimore Xcity AdministrationFAV 1

CASHFAV 1

CIVIC WORKSFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

JOTFFAV 1

MAJRFAV 1

MarriottFAV 1

Maryland Auto InsuranceFAV 2

Maryoand Auto InsuranceFAV 1

MCRCFAV 1FWA 1

MD CATHOLIC CONFERENCEFAV 1

MD JudiciaryUNF 1

MoCo community action boardFAV 1

OPDFAV 1

SELFFAV 1

TzedekDC/JCRCFAV 1

UB LAWFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMcKinney, RobinCASHRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVWHITE, MARCELINEMCRCRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

FAVWALLERSTEDT, ANNEMD CATHOLIC CONFERENCERegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FAVCutler, TravisMarriottRegistered for: Marriott International

FAVShapiro, MelanieOPDRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVBagwell, AshlieTzedekDC/JCRCRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

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