---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension"
description: "Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 18"
citation: "Maryland HB 18 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Palakovich Carr"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-08-08"
last_action: "2025-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4e426a2-c62e-499e-8ca5-8cef4fffcab1"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0018?ys=2025RS&search=True"
source_hash: "af9b2a19f9c39f1af38222f280a56a7b0b3b8f253d0eb1be741167d0db6e3111"
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 18 (2025) — Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_712_hb0018t.pdf)
2. **First - Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0018f.pdf)
3. **Third - Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0018t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **102–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Palakovich Carr — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-08-08** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2025-01-08** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-03-14** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-14** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-02** Returned Passed
- **2025-05-20** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 712 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4e426a2-c62e-499e-8ca5-8cef4fffcab1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).