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2005 Regular Session bill information current as of December 15, 2005 - 10:48 p.m.
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SENATE BILL 275

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and Registration
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 383

Sponsored By:
Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Teitelbaum

Entitled:
Driver Responsibility and First Responders Fund Act

Synopsis:

Establishing the First Responders Fund to provide grants to pay for equipment and personnel for fire, rescue, and emergency medical services entities and local law enforcement agencies; requiring the Director of the Maryland Emergency Management Agency to administer the Fund; requiring an individual to pay specified fees for points assessed against the individual's driving record over a specified number of points or for convictions of specified alcohol- or drug-related offenses; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/27
First Reading Budget and Taxation
2/10
Hearing 2/16 at 12:30 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Special Order 3/25 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
3/24
Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Della) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Della)
Laid Over (Senator Della) Adopted
3/28
Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Senator Garagiola)
Special Order later today (Senator Garagiola) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Garagiola) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Senator Garagiola)
Motion Special Order 3/29 (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (17-28)
Floor Amendment (Senator Garagiola) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed (30-17)
House Action
3/28
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/4
Re-referred Environmental Matters
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Sandra B. Schrader, District 13
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
AMBULANCES -see also- EMERGENCY MED SERVICES; RESCUE SQUADS.
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
DEBT COLLECTION -see also- ATTACHMENTS AND GARNISHMENTS
DRIVERS' LICENSES
DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
EMERGENCIES
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
FIRE PROTECTION
GRANTS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
NOTICES
PROCUREMENT
RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
STATE AID
STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION -see also- AIRCRAFT; AIRPORTS; BOATS; etc
VOLUNTEERS -see also- MARYLAND SERVICE CORPS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Public Safety
( 4-401 , 4-402 , 4-403 , 4-501 , 7-101 )

State Finance and Procurement
( 3-302 )

Transportation
( 12-120 , 16-1001 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 409830/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2005   at: 12:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 683225/03 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 2005   at: 10:35 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 683225/04 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 2005   at: 10:35 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 743822/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 2005   at: 9:19 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 28, 2005: Motion Special Order until 3/29 (Pipkin) Rejected (17-28)
March 29, 2005: Third Reading Passed (30-17)


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