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HB 253 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Heavy Weight Port Corridor Permits - Regulations

HB 253 updates Maryland's rules for heavy-weight truck permits used by carriers transporting sealed international freight containers. It requires vehicles to stay under 100,000 pounds, follow specific routes between Seagirt Marine Terminal and authorized destinations, travel only during permitted hours, and adhere to speed limits set on the permit. The bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish permit fees, axle weight limits, designated "heavy weight port corridor" routes, and approved destinations. This primarily affects trucking companies moving international cargo through the Seagirt Marine Terminal. The changes would take effect on June 1, 2026.
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Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Sep 29, 2025 Signed Apr 14, 2026
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First - Vehicle Laws - Heavy Weight Port Corridor Permits - Regulations → Third - Vehicle Laws - Heavy Weight Port Corridor Permits - Regulations · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill has progressed from a pre-filed draft to an adopted version with a favorable committee report, adding procedural status updates. Substantively, the text of the law was reorganized to renumber the permit eligibility criteria from a six-item list to a four-item list, though the specific requirements for weight, axles, hours, routes, and speed limits remain identical. The effective date for the new regulations remains June 1, 2026.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's legal requirements has not changed; only the formatting and numbering of the existing criteria were modified.
TECHNICAL

The list of permit requirements was renumbered from items (1) through (6) to items (1) through (4) to align with a condensed version of the text.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the header and explanatory notes regarding how amendments are displayed in the text.

TIMELINE

Added procedural history indicating the bill was adopted and assigned a favorable committee report, with a second reading date of February 26, 2026.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 14, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 120
executive
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Feb 28, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (134-0-8)
house of delegates
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
First Reading Environment and Transportation
lower
Sep 29, 2025
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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