Urban State Highways - Speed Limits - Exemptions
Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (District 3)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to decrease the maximum speed limit by 5 miles per hour on certain urban State highways without an engineering and traffic investigation, subject to certain notice requirements; and prohibiting the use of speed monitoring systems on urban State highways under the Administration's jurisdiction for which the speed limit has been decreased without performing an engineering and traffic investigation for 6 months after the speed limit decrease.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 7Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Scepaniak, Michael | BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McAndrew, Joe | Maryland Department of Transportation | Oral |
| FAV | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Soos, Teri | State Highway Administration | Oral |
| FAV | Becker, John | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Kerr, Delegate Kerrlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Samaroo, Nigel | Individual | Written (PDF) |