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HB 337

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Vehicle Laws - Bike Lanes and Shoulders - Yielding Right-of-Way (Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Memorial Act)

Sponsor: Delegate LoveCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 464 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from committing a violation of a certain provision of law governing the right-of-way of a bicycle, a motor scooter, or an electronic personal assistive mobility device lawfully in a designated bike lane or shoulder that contributes to the serious physical injury or death of a person riding a bicycle, EPAMD, or motor scooter; and providing that a person convicted of a violation of the Act is subject to imprisonment of up to 2 months or a fine not to exceed $2,000 or both.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list
FAV 17FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 13Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKalla, KarenAARP MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, FrancesElders Climate Action MarylandPosition only
FAVWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)
FAVMcCarthy, JohnMontgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVO'Grady, KyleMontgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVLangenkamp, DanielSelfOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGrimes, SethlobbyistTakoma Park MobilizationWritten (PDF)
FAVMcNair, LeeUnitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVGrimes, SethlobbyistWashington Area Bicyclist AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVArndt, DaveIndividualPosition only
FAVCohen, SusanIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Love, Delegate LovelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFrieder, AmyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLove, SaraIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMarks, NicholasIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVSamaroo, NigelIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenWritten (PDF)
UNFGallagher, GeorgeICQPosition only
UNFDOrazio, PeterYearPosition only
UNFArshavsky, SvetlanaIndividualPosition only
UNFAtkins, RobertIndividualPosition only
UNFDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
UNFElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
UNFPedersen, StacyIndividualPosition only
UNFSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
UNFVolkmar, LeslieIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
FWAManeki, SharonNational Federation of the Blind of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWAOthman, RonzaNational Federation of the Blind of MarylandWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGrimes, SethTakoma Park MobilizationRegistered for: Washington Area Bicyclist Association
FAVGrimes, SethWashington Area Bicyclist AssociationRegistered for: Washington Area Bicyclist Association