MD SB40 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-07 - Referred Environment and Transportation
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-07 - Referred Environment and Transportation
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizing a person who tows or removes a vehicle from a parking lot to provide electronic notice of the tow or removal to the vehicle owner through the Motor Vehicle Administration under certain circumstances; and authorizing a police department that takes an abandoned vehicle into custody to send an electronic notice to the last known registered owner of the vehicle through the Administration under certain circumstances.
Title
Vehicle Laws - Towed, Removed, or Abandoned Vehicles - Electronic Notice to Owner
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-02-06 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-07 | House | Referred Environment and Transportation |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Second Reading Passed |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Favorable Adopted |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2025-01-09 | Senate | Hearing 1/22 at 10:00 a.m. |
| 2025-01-08 | Senate | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
| 2024-11-01 | Senate | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB191 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-14 - Referred Judicial Proceedings
Subjects
Abandoned Vehicles
Electronic Communication
Law Enforcement
Motor Vehicle Administration
Notices
Parking
Registration
Rules and Regulations
Towing
Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous
Electronic Communication
Law Enforcement
Motor Vehicle Administration
Notices
Parking
Registration
Rules and Regulations
Towing
Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 21 | 10A-04 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Transportation | 25 | 204 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Transportation | 25 | 205 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
