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SB 316

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Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Authorization

Sponsor: Jack Bailey (District 29)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 491 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing counties and municipalities to designate county or municipal highways under their respective jurisdictions on which a person may operate a golf cart; authorizing a person to operate a golf cart only on a highway with a maximum posted speed limit of not more than 30 miles per hour or, in Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary's County, 35 miles per hour, between dawn and dusk, and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; and repealing certain authorizations to operate golf carts in certain local areas.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGuy, RandyCommissioners of St. Mary's CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVJorch, BillMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVBereano, BrucelobbyistIndividualOral
FAVGross, KennethIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Bailey, Senator BaileylegislatorIndividualOral
FWABailey, JackIndividualWritten (PDF)

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.