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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion and Workgroup (Better Bus Service Act of 2024)"
+description: "Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion and Workgroup (Better Bus Service Act of 2024)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
+legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "SB 943"
+citation: "Maryland SB 943 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Kelly", "Lam"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2024-02-02"
+last_action: "2024-05-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e85278d5-9366-42ed-8f84-8f6adb1bd03c"
+source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0943?ys=2024RS&search=True"
+source_hash: "0a7e3f31303e529547117c18c03ad745a7f76113fe32528c9aefa2ba825c4919"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
+---
+
+# Maryland SB 943 (2024) — Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion and Workgroup (Better Bus Service Act of 2024)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chapter - Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion and Workgroup (Better Bus Service Act of 2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_751_sb0943e.pdf)
+2. **Enrolled - Vehicle Laws - Bus Obstruction Monitoring Systems (Better Bus Service Act of 2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0943e.pdf)
+3. **First - Vehicle Laws - Bus Obstruction Monitoring Systems (Better Bus Service Act of 2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0943f.pdf)
+4. **Third - Vehicle Laws - Bus Obstruction Monitoring Systems (Better Bus Service Act of 2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0943t.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **47–0** (pass) · upper
+- On Third Reading (Amend) — **108–28** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kelly — primary (person)
+- Lam — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-02-02** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-07** Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2024-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-15** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-15** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2024-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2024-03-19** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-21** Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2024-04-02** Hearing canceled
+- **2024-04-02** Hearing 4/02 at 1:30 p.m.
+- **2024-04-02** Hearing canceled
+- **2024-04-02** Hearing 4/02 at 2:00 p.m.
+- **2024-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2024-04-08** Senate Concurs House Amendments
+- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2024-04-08** Passed Enrolled
+- **2024-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 751 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e85278d5-9366-42ed-8f84-8f6adb1bd03c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
+