Motor Vehicles - Speed Limits - Establishment and Enforcement
Sponsor: Melissa Wells (District 40)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing Baltimore City to decrease or raise to a previously established level the maximum speed limit on a highway under its jurisdiction without performing an engineering and traffic study; and prohibiting a local jurisdiction from implementing a new speed monitoring system to enforce speed limits on any portion of a highway for which the speed limit has been decreased without performing an engineering and traffic investigation.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Davis, Liam | Baltimore City Department of Transportation | Oral |
| FAV | Davis, Liam | Baltimore City Department of Transportation | Oral |
| FAV | Mehu, Natashalobbyist | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mehu, Natashalobbyist | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Wells, Delegate Wellslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Wells, Delegate Wellslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Otradovec, Jim | American Council of Engineering Companies/Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Davis, Liam | Baltimore City Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Highsmith, Courtney | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…
FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…