# Maryland SB 0040: Vehicle Laws - Towed, Removed, or Abandoned Vehicles - Electronic Notice to Owner

Maryland SB 0040, Vehicle Laws - Towed, Removed, or Abandoned Vehicles - Electronic Notice to Owner, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by C. Anthony Muse (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 521); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0040-2025RS
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0040
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Vehicle Laws - Towed, Removed, or Abandoned Vehicles - Electronic Notice to Owner
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-11-01
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 521
- Sponsor: C. Anthony Muse (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous, Abandoned Vehicles, Electronic Communication, Law Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State Police, Motor Vehicle Administration, Notices, Parking, Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration, Rules and Regulations, Towing
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (182 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Vehicle owners can get emailed tow notices: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, towing businesses may send private-property tow notices to owners electronically through Maryland’s Motor Vehicle Administration. Police may use the same process to notify an abandoned vehicle’s last known registered owner. Both options require the owner’s email address i…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: C. Anthony Muse (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 521
- 2025-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (137-0) (House)
- 2025-04-01: Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-28: Motion Special Order until 03/31 (Delegate Hornberger) Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-06: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Hearing 1/22 at 10:00 a.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2024-11-01: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_521_sb0040t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0040t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0040f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_521_sb0040t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0040t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0040f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0040-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).