HB 487

Commercial Vehicles - Police-Initiated Towing - Requirements

Sponsor: Linda Foley (District 15)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 575 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of State Police to make a tow list of qualified towing companies for use by the Department in carrying out police-initiated towing of disabled or abandoned commercial vehicles and to make certain rate sheets available to the public on request; and establishing certain requirements and procedures for the police-initiated towing of certain commercial vehicles at the direction of the Department.

AI analysis is off. Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to enable summaries, pros and cons, and questions.

Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.

Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableUNF 14Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Middleton, Thomaslobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral
FAV	Funk, Herman	Cowan Systems	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Rachellobbyist	Evans & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hines, Matt	Lightning Transportation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Halloran, Mike	MAPDA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Campion, Louislobbyist	Maryland Motor Truck Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Matousek, Michael	Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hyers, Elizabeth	Truck Renting and Leasing Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	De Campos, Eric	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Foley, Delegate Foleylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Egan, Nancylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Foley, Linda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ragan, Keith	Franks Auto Body	Position only
UNF	Hurley, Jeffery	Jess Jr's & Sons. LLC	Oral
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Maryland Chiefs & Sheriffs Associations	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Collins, John	Morton's Towing & Recovery Inc.	Oral
UNF	Sullivan, Debra	TRPM	Oral
UNF	Sullivan, Wayne	TRPM / ALMTBC	Oral
UNF	Blyton, Joanne	Towing and Recovery Association of America, Inc.	Oral
UNF	Martineau, Cynthia	Towing and Recovery Association of America, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Flook, Vince	Vinny's Towing & Recovery LLC	Oral
UNF	PARRISH, CHARLES	Vision Wrecker Service	Oral
UNF	Zektick, Barbaralobbyist	Z & C LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	HESSMAN, JOHN	automotive support	Oral
UNF	Ragan, Keith	Individual	Oral
UNF	showalter, thomas	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

automotive supportUNF 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

Cowan SystemsFAV 1

Evans & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Franks Auto BodyUNF 1

Jess Jr's & Sons. LLCUNF 1

Lightning TransportationFAV 1

MAPDAFAV 1

Maryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsUNF 1

Maryland Motor Truck AssociationFAV 1

Morton's Towing & Recovery Inc.UNF 1

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers AssociationFAV 1

Towing and Recovery Association of America, Inc.UNF 2

TRPMUNF 1

TRPM / ALMTBCUNF 1

Truck Renting and Leasing AssociationFAV 1

Vinny's Towing & Recovery LLCUNF 1

Vision Wrecker ServiceUNF 1

Z & C LLCUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMiddleton, ThomasCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Wonderful Company, The; Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association; Susan G. Komen; Manufacturers' Alliance of Maryland (MAM); Maryland Farm Bureau; Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute…

FAVClark, RachelEvans & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Accenture LLP; Arundel Amusements/Bingo World; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; CALSTART; Carvana; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 89…

FAVCampion, LouisMaryland Motor Truck AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Motor Truck Association

FAVEgan, NancyRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association

UNFMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

UNFZektick, BarbaraZ & C LLCRegistered for: Citizens Coordinating Committee on Friendship Heights; Covista; Maryland Coalition of Families; Soteria LLC; Oracle America, Inc.; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.…