A round-up of legislation introduced by members of Harford County’s delegation to the Maryland General Assembly:
Sen. Barry Glassman’s Senate Bill 294 would prohibit “a person from driving a motor vehicle in an inattentive manner resulting in the unsafe operation of the motor vehicle when the inattention is caused by the person engaging in specified preoccupying activities; providing that a violation of the Act is not a moving violation for the purpose of assessing points; authorizing a police officer to enforce the Act only as a secondary offense; etc.”
Glassman’s Senate Bill 302 would expand “the scope of the Equipment Dealer Contract Act to include outdoor power sports equipment.”
Glassman’s Senate Bill 324 would require drivers “approaching an emergency vehicle that is stopped, standing, or parked on a highway and using any visual signals, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control device, to vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle under specified circumstances or to slow to a reasonable and prudent speed that ensures the safety of the emergency services personnel under specified circumstances.”
Glassman’s Senate Bill 344 would prohibit “a person from driving a medium speed vehicle on specified highways; prohibiting a person from driving a medium speed vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle displays a specified emblem; establishing specified standards for a specified emblem; prohibiting a motor vehicle dealer from selling a medium speed vehicle unless the dealer permanently affixes a specified emblem to the vehicle and informs the buyer that specified driving restrictions apply; defining “medium speed vehicle”; etc.”
Del. Mary-Dulany James’ House Bill 227 would alter “the definition of “criminal gang” to remove a requirement that a specified group must be an ongoing association; adding specified felonies and misdemeanors to the list of underlying crimes that serve to prove a pattern of criminal gang activity for conviction of a defendant as a member of a criminal gang; providing that a sentence for a specified violation must be separate from and consecutive to a sentence for any specified crime, etc.”
James’ House Bill 359, which is co-sponsored by Dels. Dan Riley and Pat McDonough, would establish “a participation goal for specified certified service- disabled veteran business enterprises for procurement contracts; requiring a unit to award procurement contracts to specified bidders or offerors under specified circumstances; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations; establishing prohibited acts and penalties for violations; etc.”
James’ House Bill 384, which is co-sponsored by Riley, would extend “the termination date of the Task Force to Study Financial Matters Relating to Long-Term Care Facilities to June 30, 2012; and altering specified dates by which the reports of the Task Force are required to be submitted.”
Riley’s House Bill 276, which is co-sponsored by Dels. James, Susan McComas, McDonough, and Wayne Norman, would add Veterans Day to “the list of public school holidays; removing Veterans Day from the list of days for which public schools are required to devote a part of the day to specified exercises; etc.”
Del. Wayne Norman’s House Bill 376, which is co-sponsored by Dels. Riley and Donna Stifler and would require a specified traffic citation “to include a notice to the person charged that the person may elect to stand trial for the offense; requiring a person who elects to stand trial for a specified offense and desires the presence at trial of the police officer who issued the citation to notify the District Court within the time allowed for payment of the fine in a specified manner; prohibiting a court from dismissing a specified offense on specified grounds; etc.”
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