SB 909

Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles

Sponsor: Sara Love (District 16)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing certain standards and requirements for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on highways in the State; and establishing that certain data collected by fully autonomous vehicles is subject to the Online Data Privacy Act.

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Testimony (42)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 14Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Timmons, Katie	Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association	Oral
FAV	January, Briannalobbyist	Chamber of Progress	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Nizer, Christine	MDOT	Oral
FAV	Seng, John	Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Sara	Maryland State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schulz, Kelly	Maryland Tech Council	Oral
FAV	Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist	Maryland Tech Council	Oral
FAV	Shirek, Jesse	National Federation of the Blind	Oral
FAV	Othman, Ronza	National Federation of the Blind of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Melvin, Robertlobbyist	R Street Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stein, Dana	University of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perez, Anthonylobbyist	Waymo	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Becker, John	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Love, Senator Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Vetter, Drew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	durkin, margaretlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wivell, Brianlobbyist	ATU Local 1300	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Pugh, Bill	Coalition for Smarter Growth	Position only
UNF	Doyle, Thomas	International Brotherhood of Teamsters	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bobo, Elizabethlobbyist	Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Anderson, Keith	Member, Teamsters Local 639	Oral
UNF	Vails, Wyatt	Member, Teamsters Local 639	Oral
UNF	York, Albert	Member, Teamsters Local 639	Oral
UNF	Lan, Miranda	Metro Baltimore AFL CIO	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pendleton, Davidlobbyist	SMART Transportation Division	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fisher, Joshualobbyist	Alliance for Automotive Innovation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kress, Williamlobbyist	Kress Hammen	Oral
FWA	Dodge, Alison	MD Association for Justice	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hinkle, Daniel	Maryland Assocaition for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FWA	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sonalker, ANUJA	STEER TECH LLC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Herdman, India	Tesla	Oral
FWA	Vasquez, Jasmine	Tesla	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lerol, Travis	Travis Lerol	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hubbard, Will	University of Baltimore School of Law	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mukunda, Amar	Individual	Oral
FWA	Muncy, David	Individual	Oral
FWA	Weeks, Jed	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	GASSENBERGER, STEVEN	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME MarylandUNF 1

Alliance for Automotive InnovationFWA 1

ATU Local 1300UNF 1

Autonomous Vehicle Industry AssociationFAV 1

Chamber of ProgressFAV 1

Coalition for Smarter GrowthUNF 1

International Brotherhood of TeamstersUNF 1

Kress HammenFWA 1

Maryland Assocaition for JusticeFWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)INFO 1

Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationFWA 1

Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIOUNF 1

Maryland State SenatorFAV 1

Maryland Tech CouncilFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFWA 1

MD Association for JusticeFWA 1

MDOTFAV 1

Member, Teamsters Local 639UNF 3

Metro Baltimore AFL CIOUNF 1

National Federation of the BlindFAV 1

National Federation of the Blind of MarylandFAV 1

R Street InstituteFAV 1

SMART Transportation DivisionUNF 1

STEER TECH LLCFWA 1

TeslaFWA 2

Travis LerolFWA 1

University of BaltimoreFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of LawFWA 1

WaymoFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJanuary, BriannaChamber of ProgressRegistered for: Chamber of Progress

FAVZirkle, AndrewMaryland Tech CouncilRegistered for: Technology Council of Maryland, Inc.

FAVMelvin, RobertR Street InstituteRegistered for: R Street Institute

FAVPerez, AnthonyWaymoRegistered for: Waymo LLC

FAVdurkin, margaretRegistered for: TechNet

UNFGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3

UNFWivell, BrianATU Local 1300Registered for: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300

UNFBobo, ElizabethMaryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIORegistered for: Maryland State and D.C. AFL-CIO

UNFPendleton, DavidSMART Transportation DivisionRegistered for: SMART Transportation Division

FWAFisher, JoshuaAlliance for Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation

FWAKress, WilliamKress HammenRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers…