SB 442

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

Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (District 32)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 570 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering certain penalties and 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; and establishing certain affirmative defenses to a certain charge of exhibition driving.

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Testimony (43)

MGA witness list

FAV 41FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Screen, Rev. Dr. Robert	210 Traffic Safety Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ali, Raginalobbyist	AAA Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carney, Brian	Anne Arundel County Police Department	Position only
FAV	Arnold, Tyahna	Ashlar Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shier, Michael	FOP	Oral
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hamill, Russell	Maryland Chief's and Sheriffs Association	Oral
FAV	Seng, John	Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seng, John	Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sybert, Joey	Maryland State Police	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sybert, Joey	Maryland State Police	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morningstar, Sara	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Flynn, Captain Stacey	Montgomery County Police, MD	Position only
FAV	Cross, Cashenna	NAACP	Position only
FAV	Anderson, Stephanielobbyist	O'Malley Miles, Nylen and Gilmore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Ryan	President, Randallstown NAACP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meehan, Richard	Town of Ocean City	Oral
FAV	Becker, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beidle, Pamela	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beidle, Pamela	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Gross, Kenneth	Individual	Position only
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Luedtke, Dawn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Marks, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Beidle, Senator Beidlelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Beidle, Senator Beidlelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Weiss, Ron	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FAV	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
UNF	Raine, James	Individual	Position only
FWA	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

210 Traffic Safety CommitteeFAV 1

AAA Mid-AtlanticFAV 1

Anne Arundel County Police DepartmentFAV 1

Ashlar Government RelationsFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

FOPFAV 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFAV 2

Maryland Chief's and Sheriffs AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.FAV 2

Maryland Department of TransportationFAV 2

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 2

Maryland State PoliceFAV 2

MD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationFAV 2

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County Police, MDFAV 1

NAACPFAV 1

O'Malley Miles, Nylen and GilmoreFAV 1

President, Randallstown NAACPFAV 1

Town of Ocean CityFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

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.…

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…

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

FWABereano, 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.…

Journey

Jan 22First reading in the SenateAssigned to Judicial Proceedings
Feb 13Judicial Proceedings hearingTue, Feb 13, 1:00 PM
Feb 27Committee report: Favorable with Amendments
Feb 18Second reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Feb 20Third reading (Senate): Passed
Feb 26First reading in the HouseAssigned to Environment and Transportation
Mar 21Environment and Transportation hearing (House)Thu, Mar 21, 1:00 PM
Mar 27Committee report (House): Favorable with Amendments
Mar 14Second reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 16Third reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 16Concurred
Mar 16Enacted as Chapter 570Signing date is not in the MGA feed

Documents

Same bill, other years

2023 HB 208Did not advance
2023 SB 147Did not advance
2022 SB 612Vetoed

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