Maryland House Bill 702 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-06 - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Altering the circumstances under which a driver may move out of or into a lane by authorizing the move when the driver has reasonably determined it is safe to do so and activated the appropriate turn signal; prohibiting a person from moving a vehicle right or left on a roadway in order to change lanes unless the person gives an appropriate signal in a certain manner, subject to a certain exception; providing that a violation of the Act is not a moving violation for the purpose of assessing points; etc.

Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road - Lane Changes

Del. Michael Malone [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-06	House	Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
2020-02-03	House	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-30	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Transportation	21	309	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Transportation	21	604	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Transportation	21	605	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0702?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0702f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0702_ent.pdf