MD HB189

Motor Vehicle Administration must disqualify commercial driver's license (CDL) holders for 1 year if they drive or attempt to drive any motor vehicle with a blood or breath alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater

Previously, the 1-year disqualification for alcohol-related offenses in non-commercial vehicles only applied upon conviction; the new provision triggers disqualification based on alcohol concentration alone

CDL holders already faced 1-year disqualification for driving a commercial motor vehicle with 0.04 or greater alcohol concentration; this expands consequences to personal vehicle use at the standard 0.08 threshold

Disqualification increases to 3 years if the offense occurs while transporting hazardous materials requiring placards

Effective October 1, 2025; approved by Governor Wes Moore on April 8, 2025