HB 208

Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties

Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering certain penalties and the points assessments for certain motor vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest; prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving on any highway or private property that is used for driving by the public; authorizing the towing and impounding of a vehicle involved in violations related to participation in a race, a speed contest, or exhibition driving; providing penalties of imprisonment up to 1 year or a fine up to $1,000 or both in the event of bodily injury; etc.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 24FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ali, Raginalobbyist	AAA Mid-Atlantic	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carney, Brian	Anne Arundel County Police Department	Oral
FAV	Coakley, Karen	Beltsville Citizen's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Erin	Bpd	Written (PDF)
FAV	Karns, Bernadine	Calverton Citizens Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Harcourt, Xander	City of District Heights	Position only
FAV	Shier, Michael	FOP	Oral
FAV	Rogers, Julielobbyist	Green Consultants	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jung, Deb	Howard County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lehman, Mary	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seng, John	Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Buzzuro, Ross	Ocean City Police Department	Oral
FAV	Leyden, Edward	Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meehan, Richard	Town of Ocean City	Oral
FAV	Sollner-Webb, Barbara	personal, or Trail Riders of Today or West Laurel Civic Assn	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turner Smith, Nancy	self	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Becker, John	Individual	Oral
FAV	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connell, Jenna	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Position only
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
INFO	Gomes VP-CCA/PGC, Joseph	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AAA Mid-AtlanticFAV 1

Anne Arundel County Police DepartmentFAV 1

Beltsville Citizen's AssociationFAV 1

BpdFAV 1

Calverton Citizens AssociationFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

City of District HeightsFAV 1

FOPFAV 1

Green ConsultantsFAV 1

Howard County CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

MD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationFAV 1

MGAFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Ocean City Police DepartmentFAV 1

Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's CountyFAV 1

personal, or Trail Riders of Today or West Laurel Civic AssnFAV 1

selfFAV 1

Town of Ocean CityFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAli, RaginaAAA Mid-AtlanticRegistered for: AAA Club Alliance/AAA Mid-Atlantic

FAVRogers, JulieGreen ConsultantsRegistered for: Prince George's County Council c/o Evans Group

FAVMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

FAVBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…

FAVMehu, NatashaRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…