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St. Mary's County - Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts

Sponsor: St. Mary's County DelegationCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for golf carts in certain areas in St. Mary's County; authorizing the St. Mary's County Board of Commissioners to designate certain county highways where the maximum posted speed limit does not exceed 30 miles per hour on which a person may operate a golf cart; and requiring a person who operates a golf card to have a valid driver's license, drive only between dawn and dusk, and equip the vehicle with certain lighting devices.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 8Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGuy, RandyCommissioners of St. Mary's CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVGuy, RandyCommissioners of St. Mary's CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVBailey, JackIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBereano, BrucelobbyistIndividualOral
FAVMorgan, ToddIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMorgan, ToddIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSt. Mary''s County Delegation, St. Mary''s County DelegationIndividualOral
FAVSt. Mary''s County Delegation, St. Mary''s County DelegationIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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.