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Motor Vehicles – Parking – Disabled Veteran Special Registration Plates

Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, a regulation, or a policy that requires payment of a fee for parking a motor vehicle in an on-street parking space served by a meter if the vehicle has disabled veteran special registration plates; and prohibiting a State agency from adopting or enforcing a regulation or a policy that requires payment of a fee for parking a motor vehicle in a parking lot owned or controlled by the agency if the vehicle has disabled veteran special registration plates.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVArias, DianelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVEllis, ArthurIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Ellis, Senator EllislegislatorIndividualOral
INFOWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference