Baltimore County and Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Lighting on Privately Owned Vehicles
This bill allows up to five top-ranking officers in Baltimore County and Baltimore City nonprofit volunteer emergency medical services organizations (with commercial ambulance licenses) to equip their personally owned vehicles with red or red-and-white lights. These lights may only be used while traveling to or at the scene of an emergency. The law modifies Maryland vehicle code to permit this specific use, replacing existing restrictions on non-emergency vehicle lighting. The change takes effect October 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Signed May 13, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled for the Governor's signature, changing its status from a Senate draft to an official enrolled bill. The substantive policy change restricts the eligibility for special vehicle lighting to a specific organization, Hatzalah of Baltimore, rather than any nonprofit volunteer emergency medical organization in the area.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from applying to any nonprofit volunteer emergency medical organization in Baltimore County and Baltimore City to applying only to Hatzalah of Baltimore.
ELIGIBILITY
The requirement for a commercial ambulance service license was expanded to explicitly require that the organization hold the license under Hatzalah of Baltimore.
The phrase 'located in' was changed to 'operating in' to clarify that the organization's operational base matters more than its physical address.
TECHNICAL
The bill text was reorganized to follow the standard enrolled bill format, including the Great Seal presentation and signature lines for the Governor and legislative leaders.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 22, 2025
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Mar 23, 2025
D
Democratic33
96% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 562
executive
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Enrolled
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Senate Concurs House Amendments
upper
Apr 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 23, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)
senate
Mar 22, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (134-0-5)
house of delegates
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
First Reading Senate Rules
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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