Maryland transportation laws

What it would do: Prohibits the Department of the Environment from implementing the Advanced Clean Trucks Program until a needs assessment and deployment plan is published, with implementation beginning in model year 2028 or 2029 depending on publication date. Restricts enforcement penalties for ACC II and ACT violations in model years 2027-2028 to situations where manufacturers representing at least 40% market share have agreed to implementation.

What it would do: Establishes a regulatory framework for delivery network companies and operators in Maryland, requiring permits for companies, licenses for operators, accessibility standards, transparent payment disclosures, and annual reporting to the Public Service Commission.

What it would do: Authorizes the City of Cumberland to use speed monitoring systems on Interstate 68 portions with a 45 miles per hour speed limit to enforce speed limits exclusively for Class F tractor vehicles operated with Class G freight trailers or semitrailers, with fines funding public safety programs and transportation improvements in the Interstate 68 corridor.

What it would do: Establishes standards for operating fully autonomous vehicles on Maryland highways without human drivers, requires first responder interaction plans and $1,000,000 liability insurance, and subjects personal data collected by autonomous vehicles to the Online Data Privacy Act.

What it would do: Authorizes school vehicle driver trainers employed by county school boards to administer the commercial driver's instructional permit knowledge test to applicants for a commercial driver's license with a school bus endorsement.

What it would do: Establishes standards for operating fully autonomous vehicles on Maryland highways without human drivers, including requirements for automated driving system safety, first responder interaction plans, and $1,000,000 minimum liability insurance. Makes personal data collected by autonomous vehicles subject to the Online Data Privacy Act.

What it would do: Authorizes the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a Class B commercial driver's license with school bus or passenger vehicle endorsements to non-residents of Maryland who hold equivalent credentials from a neighboring state.

What it would do: Establishes standards for operating fully autonomous vehicles on Maryland highways without a human driver, requiring compliance with federal safety standards, submission of law enforcement interaction plans, proof of security, and identification on vehicle registration.

What it would do: Establishes railroad safety requirements including minimum two-person crews for freight trains, five-minute limits on grade crossing blockages, 8,500-foot maximum train lengths, wayside detector systems on Class IV tracks, and allows union representatives reasonable access to railroad property for safety investigations.

What it would do: Establishes railroad safety requirements including minimum two-person crews for freight trains, five-minute limits on grade crossing blockages, 8,500-foot maximum train lengths, wayside detector systems on Class IV tracks, and allows union representatives reasonable access to railroad property for safety investigations.

What it would do: Requires a human safety operator to be present in fully autonomous vehicles weighing over 10,001 pounds operating on Maryland highways. Mandates manufacturers report collisions, traffic citations, disengagements, and assaults involving such vehicles to the Motor Vehicle Administration.

What it would do: Excludes entities that own or operate railroads powered by magnetic levitation propulsion systems from the condemnation authority granted to railroad companies under Maryland Public Utilities Article sections 5-405 through 5-408.