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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 — **440** (pass) · upper
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **470** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **10828** (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).