Motor Vehicles - Dealers - Front Registration Plate Display
Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (District 17)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and RegulationStatus: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a motor vehicle dealer from delivering a motor vehicle for which two registration plates are required to a buyer or lessee unless the motor vehicle has a certain front registration plate display mechanism or the buyer or lessee signs a written statement acknowledging declined installation of the display mechanism; requiring a motor vehicle dealer to submit certain information on declined installation of a certain front registration plate display mechanism to the Motor Vehicle Administration; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Ringley, Sharon | House of Delegates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jackson, Samiralobbyist | MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Palakovich Carr, Delegate Palakovich Carrlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Palakovich Carr, Delegate Palakovich Carrlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Palakovich Carr, Julie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kitzmiller, J Peter | Maryland Automobile Dealers Assocation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kitzmiller, J Peter | Maryland Automobile Dealers Assocation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Johansen, Michaellobbyist | RWL | Oral |
| UNF | Lerol, Travis | Travis Lerol | Position only |
| UNF | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Jordan Jones, Nicole | Maryland State Police | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Mowbray, Breanna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…
UNFJohansen, MichaelRWLRegistered for: 1/ST Racing MD LLC; ASC Engineered Solutions; Access Holdings Management Company, LLC; Alterwood Health, Inc.; Ashley, Inc.; Baltimore Streetcar Museum…