Motor Vehicles - Registration - Annual Surcharge
Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the owners of zero-emission vehicles and plug-in electric drive vehicles that are not zero-emission vehicles to pay an annual surcharge of $150 and $122.50, respectively; authorizing the surcharge to be paid in installment payments; requiring the proceeds collected from the surcharge to be deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to refuse to register or renew or transfer the registration of a motor vehicle for failure to pay the surcharge or installments.
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Testimony (22)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Fisher, Joshualobbyist | Alliance for Automotive Innovation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fisher, Joshualobbyist | Alliance for Automotive Innovation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pietryka, Brian | American Council of Engineering Companies of Maryland (ACEC/MD) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Principe, Frank | UMGC | Oral |
| FAV | Breiner, Joyce | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kasbeer-Betty, Rebecca | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Raine, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Czajka, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hartmann, Lanny | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hartmann, Lanny | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wilson, Scott | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wilson, Scott | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sakata, Michael | MTBMA | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Smith, Tim | Maryland Asphalt Association | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Graves, Justin | Univeristy of Maryland Medical Center- R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVFisher, JoshuaAlliance for Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation
FAVFisher, JoshuaAlliance for Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation