URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT
Maryland Reintroduces Bill to Restrict Eligibility for Historic Vehicle Registration; Committee Hearing Scheduled for Tues., Mar. 4, 2014
It’s back! Legislation (H.B. 1290) to increase the age requirement for vehicles eligible for registration as “historic motor vehicles” has been reintroduced in the Maryland Legislature. Under the bill, the age requirement would be raised from 20 to at least 25 years old, require that an historic vehicle be insured by an historic vehicle, show vehicle or antique insurance policy and require that the owner have a “daily driver” vehicle registered in Maryland. A hearing to consider the bill is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in the House Environmental Matters Committee.
We Urge You to Contact Members of the Maryland House Environmental Matters Committee (List Attached Below) Immediately to Request Their Opposition to H.B. 1290
- H.B. 1290 makes it more difficult to register legitimate historic vehicles, which are already limited to club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades and occasional pleasure driving.
- H.B. 1290 would deny vehicles 20-25 years old from certain benefits, including the special historic license plate and exemptions from equipment and emissions inspection requirements.
- H.B. 1290 mandates specified insurance policies without legitimate cause.
- H.B. 1290 ignores the fact that historic vehicles in Maryland constitute a small portion of the vehicle fleet and are already well-maintained and infrequently operated..
DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the Maryland House Environmental Matters Committee immediately by phone or e-mail to request their opposition to H.B. 1290.
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org. Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts. Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance.
Maryland House Environmental Matters Committee
To e-mail all Committee members, copy and paste the email address block below:
maggie.mcintosh@house.state.md.us; james.malone@house.state.md.us; pamela.beidle@house.state.md.us; elizabeth.bobo@house.state.md.us; rudolph.cane@house.state.md.us; alfred.carr@house.state.md.us; david.fraser.hidalgo@house.state.md.us; barbara.frush@house.state.md.us; jim.gilchrist@house.state.md.us; anne.healey@house.state.md.us; patrick.hogan@house.state.md.us; marvin.holmes@house.state.md.us; jay.jacobs@house.state.md.us; stephen.lafferty@house.state.md.us; herb.mcmillan@house.state.md.us; doyle.niemann@house.state.md.us; wayne.norman@house.state.md.us; anthony.odonnell@house.state.md.us; charles.otto@house.state.md.us; shane.robinson@house.state.md.us; dana.stein@house.state.md.us; cathy.vitale@house.state.md.us; michael.weir@house.state.md.us; ct.wilson@house.state.md.us
Delegate Maggie McIntosh (Chair)
Phone: 410-841-3990
Email: maggie.mcintosh@house.state.md.us
Delegate James E. Malone Jr. (Vice Chair)
Phone: 410-841-3378
Email: james.malone@house.state.md.us
Delegate Pamela Beidle
Phone: 410-841-3370
Email: pamela.beidle@house.state.md.us
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo
Phone: 410-841-3205
Email: elizabeth.bobo@house.state.md.us
Delegate Rudolph Cane
Phone: 410-841-3427
Email: rudolph.cane@house.state.md.us
Delegate Alfred Carr Jr.
Phone: 301-858-3638
Email: alfred.carr@house.state.md.us
Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo
Phone: 301-858-3186
Email: david.fraser.hidalgo@house.state.md.us
Delegate Barbara Frush
Phone: 410-841-3114
Email: barbara.frush@house.state.md.us
Delegate Jim Gilchrist
Phone: 301-858-3744
Email: jim.gilchrist@house.state.md.us
Delegate Anne Healey
Phone: 301-858-3961
Email: anne.healey@house.state.md.us
Delegate Patrick Hogan
Phone: 301-858-3240
Email: patrick.hogan@house.state.md.us
Delegate Marvin Holmes Jr.
Phone: 301-858-3310
Email: marvin.holmes@house.state.md.us
Delegate Jay Jacobs
Phone: 410-841-3449
Email: jay.jacobs@house.state.md.us
Delegate Stephen Lafferty
Phone: 410-841-3487
Email: stephen.lafferty@house.state.md.us
Delegate Herb McMillan
Phone: 410-841-3211
Email: herb.mcmillan@house.state.md.us
Delegate Doyle Niemann
Phone: 301-858-3326
Email: doyle.niemann@house.state.md.us
Delegate H. Wayne Norman Jr.
Phone: 410-841-3284
Email: wayne.norman@house.state.md.us
Delegate Anthony O’Donnell
Phone: 410-841-3314
Email: anthony.odonnell@house.state.md.us
Delegate Charles Otto
Phone: 301-858-3433
Email: charles.otto@house.state.md.us
Delegate Shane Robinson
Phone: 301-858-3021
Email: shane.robinson@house.state.md.us
Delegate Dana Stein
Phone: 410-841-3527
Email: dana.stein@house.state.md.us
Delegate Cathy Vitale
Phone: 410-841-3510
Email: cathy.vitale@house.state.md.us
Delegate Michael Weir Jr.
Phone: 410-841-3328
Email: michael.weir@house.state.md.us
Delegate C.T. Wilson
Phone: 410-841-3325
Email: ct.wilson@house.state.md.us