---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicle Laws - Dedicated Bus Lanes - Prohibition and Monitoring Systems"
description: "Vehicle Laws - Dedicated Bus Lanes - Prohibition and Monitoring Systems"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 53"
citation: "Maryland HB 53 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amprey", "Boyce", "Lierman", "Prettyman", "R. Lewis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-10-14"
last_action: "2022-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/406b79b4-7304-46bc-ae56-5082f00f0b17"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0053?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "aaeecd8fb8861c3649b90e23764e07be0bc2c978c80ea384edd34ddac20a5556"
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 HB 53 (2022) — Vehicle Laws - Dedicated Bus Lanes - Prohibition and Monitoring Systems

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Vehicle Laws - Dedicated Bus Lanes - Prohibition and Monitoring Systems** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_468_hb0053e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Vehicle Laws - Dedicated Bus Lanes - Prohibition and Monitoring Systems** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0053e.pdf)
3. **First - Vehicle Laws - Dedicated Bus Lanes - Prohibition and Monitoring Systems** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0053f.pdf)
4. **Third - Vehicle Laws - Dedicated Bus Lanes - Prohibition and Monitoring Systems** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0053t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **94–33** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **37–10** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **102–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amprey — primary (person)
- Boyce — primary (person)
- Lierman — primary (person)
- Prettyman — primary (person)
- R. Lewis — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-10-14** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-02-21** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-02-24** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-25** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-15** Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-04-08** Floor Amendment {
- **2022-04-08** Third Readings Passed with Amendments
- **2022-04-11** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2022-04-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Passed Enrolled
- **2022-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 468 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/406b79b4-7304-46bc-ae56-5082f00f0b17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).