HB 304

Did not advance

Motor Vehicles - Noise Limits and Modification of Exhaust Systems and Noise Abatement Devices

Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Equipment and InspectionsStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Sound Measuring Equipment Grant Program in the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies for the purchase of equipment to measure the sound level of a motor vehicle in operation on a highway; establishing a maximum sound level limit that the Motor Vehicle Administration may set for motor vehicles; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $2,000,000 for the Program; etc.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Coakley, Karen	Beltsville Citizen's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Karns, Bernadine	Calverton Citizens Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	WHITNEY, Susan	City Council member College Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harcourt, Xander	City of District Heights	Position only
FAV	DeWalt, Carl	City of Laurel	Oral
FAV	Kabir, Fazlul	College Park Council Member	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lehman, Mary	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seng, John	Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Morningstar, Sara	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Stephanielobbyist	O'Malley Miles, Nylen and Gilmore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dernoga, Thomas	PG County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robinson, Christian	Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Palakovich Carr, Julie	Transit Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sollner-Webb, Barbara	personal, or Trail Riders of Today or West Laurel Civic Assn	Written (PDF)
FAV	Becker, John	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Halilov, Eldar	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mackie, Maria	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connell, Jenna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ramirez, Victorlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Eaton, Ken	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
INFO	Gomes VP-CCA/PGC, Joseph	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Beltsville Citizen's AssociationFAV 1

Calverton Citizens AssociationFAV 1

City Council member College ParkFAV 1

City of District HeightsFAV 1

City of LaurelFAV 1

College Park Council MemberFAV 1

Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.FAV 1

MGAFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

O'Malley Miles, Nylen and GilmoreFAV 1

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

PG County CouncilFAV 1

Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)FAV 1

Transit CaucusFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAnderson, StephanieO'Malley Miles, Nylen and GilmoreRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.; Climate XChange; City of College Park; One Fair Wage; Arc of Prince George's County, The…

FAVRamirez, VictorRegistered for: Prince George's County Council