SB 11

Did not advance

Motor Vehicles - Establishment of School Zones

Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a school zone to be adjacent to a school, unless recommended by a traffic engineering study; prohibiting a school zone from exceeding a 0.5 mile radius of any school or school activity, unless recommended by a traffic engineering study.

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Testimony (37)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 28UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Mellerson, Phillip	Department of Transportation	Oral
FAV	Coleman, Ryan	NAACP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sydnor III, Charles E.	Senator Charles E. Sydnor III	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Sydnor, Charles	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilson, Grace	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
UNF	Davis, Liam	Baltimore City Department of Transportation	Oral
UNF	Turner, James	Baltimore City Department of Transportation	Oral
UNF	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Norton, Eric	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
UNF	Norton, Eric	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
UNF	Reams, Laura	City of Hyattsville	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jakuta, Joseph	Climate Parents of Prince George's	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jakuta, Joseph	Climate Parents of Prince George's	Written (PDF)
UNF	Younts, diana	Diana Younts	Position only
UNF	Fithian, Ronald	Kent County Board of Commissioners	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	MCPA & MSA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
UNF	Morningstar, Sara	Montgomery County	Position only
UNF	Morningstar, Sara	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
UNF	Morningstar, Sara	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lemieux, Jeff	Prince George's Co. WABA Bike Advocates	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Scepaniak, Michael	Strong Towns Baltimore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyer, Timothy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schweisguth, Melissa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Titus, James	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsUNF 1

Baltimore City Department of TransportationUNF 2

Carrington & Associates, LLCUNF 2

Central Maryland Transportation AllianceUNF 2

City of HyattsvilleUNF 1

Climate Parents of Prince George'sUNF 2

Department of TransportationFAV 1

Diana YountsUNF 1

Kent County Board of CommissionersUNF 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland Association of CountiesUNF 2

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 2

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsUNF 1

MCPA & MSAUNF 1

Montgomery CountyUNF 1

Montgomery County GovernmentUNF 2

NAACPFAV 1

Prince George's Co. WABA Bike AdvocatesUNF 1

Senator Charles E. Sydnor IIIFAV 1

Strong Towns BaltimoreUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFMehu, NatashaMCPA & MSARegistered 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.…

UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

UNFHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…