HB 963

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Montgomery County - Highways - Maximum Speed Limits MC 1-25

Sponsor: Montgomery County DelegationCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Hearing 3/25 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a local authority in Montgomery County to decrease the maximum speed limit on a highway without performing an engineering and traffic investigation.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reed, Danlobbyist	Greater Greater Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Serpick, Evan	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morningstar, Sara	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morningstar, Sara	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grimes, Sethlobbyist	Takoma Park Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Philipose, Shibu	Takoma Park Police	Oral
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Grimes, Sethlobbyist	Washington Area Bicyclist Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ashurst, Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ashurst, Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Montgomery County Delegation, Montgomery County Delegation	Individual	Oral
FAV	Montgomery County Delegation, Montgomery County Delegation	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ross, Benjamin	Individual	Oral
UNF	Ali, Raginalobbyist	AAA Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

AAA Mid-AtlanticUNF 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 2

Greater Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 2

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 1

Takoma Park PoliceFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Washington Area Bicyclist AssociationFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReed, DanGreater Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Greater Greater Washington

FAVGrimes, SethTakoma Park MobilizationRegistered for: Washington Area Bicyclist Association

FAVGrimes, SethWashington Area Bicyclist AssociationRegistered for: Washington Area Bicyclist Association

UNFAli, RaginaAAA Mid-AtlanticRegistered for: AAA Club Alliance/AAA Mid-Atlantic