2011 Legislative Summary

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2011 Legislative Summary

Postby CapitalCycle » Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:44 pm

2011 Legislative Summary

Maryland

House Bill 1167 - LAW
Defines motorized passenger scooter
Allows licensed operator to operate motorized passenger scooter on local hwys. & state hwys.
designated as bicycle ways in Ocean City, MD. Defines “motorized passenger scooter” as nonpedal vehicle with
cockpit & seat for operator & passenger; 3 wheels of which one is 10” or more in diameter; has motor with rating
of 2.7 brake hp or less or if motor is internal combustion engine with capacity of 50 cc piston displacement or
less; & equipped with automatic transmission. Excludes vehicle that has been mfrd. for off-road use, including
motorcycles & ATVs.
4/4/11 Passed House
4/11/11 Passed Senate
5/10/11 Approved by Governor

Senate Bill 306 - LAW
Defines motorized passenger scooter
Allows licensed operator to operate motorized passenger scooter on local hwys. & state hwys.
designated as bicycle ways in Ocean City, MD. Defines “motorized passenger scooter” as nonpedal vehicle with
cockpit & seat for operator & passenger; 3 wheels of which one is 10” or more in diameter; has motor with rating
of 2.7 brake hp or less or if motor is internal combustion engine with capacity of 50 cc piston displacement or
less; & equipped with automatic transmission. Excludes vehicle that has been mfrd. for off-road use, including
motorcycles & ATVs.
3/24/11 Passed Senate
4/4/11 Passed House
5/10/11 Approved by Governor

House Bill 1282 - LAW
Requires certain parking facilities to allow motorcycles
Requires vehicle parking facilities owned, operated or leased by MD or political subdivision of MD or facilities
that receives funding from MD or political subdivision of MD to allow motorcycles to park in facilities, subject to
certain charges.
3/25/11 Passed House
4/11/11 Passed Senate
5/10/11 Approved by Governor

Virginia

House Bill 2374 - LAW
Amends moped definition to provide that moped is a motorcycle when operated over 35 mph. [Current moped
definition: seat no less than 24" in height; less than 50 cc; pedals not required.]
2/1/11 Passed House
2/15/11 Passed Senate
3/15/11 Approved by Governor

House of Representatives 73 – LAW
Urges withdrawal of E-15 waiver
Urges US Congress to address issues of liability, auto warranties, food inflation & other economically deleterious effects of current federal ethanol policy & encourages EPA to withdraw waivers until all testing on impacts of E-15 are complete 7 satisfactory.
2/22/11 Approved by Governor

House Bill 1981 - LAW
Permits travel through red light under certain circumstances
Amended. Allows operator of motorcycle or moped approaching intersection controlled by traffic light to proceed
through intersection on steady red light if operator comes to full & complete stop at intersection for 2 complete
cycles of traffic light or for 2 minutes, whichever shorter; exercises due care; otherwise treats traffic control
device as stop sign; determines it is safe to proceed; & yields right of way to driver of any vehicle approaching
such other hwy. from either direction.
1/25/11 Passed House
2/22/11 Passed Senate
3/24/11 Approved by Governor
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Re: 2011 Legislative Summary

Postby Unity » Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:23 pm

Thank you.

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(Trust me.)
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Re: 2011 Legislative Summary

Postby ASLRider » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:41 pm

This is great info to have! Thanks for posting it. I'm guessing nothing in DC?
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