---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Authorization"
description: "Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Authorization"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 316"
citation: "Maryland SB 316 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-11"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78afd69b-36e1-470a-b72c-a6753ba8f181"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0316?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "0863200f5b6dd3c01cb3d71099c585c1747e6f615a4ac45fd480278d3d8465fe"
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 316 (2024) — Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Authorization

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Authorization** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_491_sb0316t.pdf)
2. **First - Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Authorization** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0316f.pdf)
3. **Third - Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Authorization** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0316t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **134–1** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-11** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-15** Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-01-18** Hearing canceled
- **2024-01-18** Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-04** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-04** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-04** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Referred Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-05** Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
- **2024-04-06** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-06** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-06** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 491 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78afd69b-36e1-470a-b72c-a6753ba8f181`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).