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SB 520

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Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors

Sponsor: Nick Charles (District 25)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the State Highway Administration to use speed monitoring systems in areas determined to be of high risk to vulnerable road users and priority corridors in the Administration's Pedestrian Safety Action Plan; and defining 'vulnerable road users' as individuals not traveling in a motor vehicle, including pedestrians, bicyclists, other cyclists, persons using personal conveyance or a mobility device such as a wheelchair, and persons on foot in a highway work zone.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKerns, TimothyMDOT Motor Vehicle AdministrationOral
FAVSakata, MichaelMTBMAOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSeng, JohnMaryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)
FAVFine, MaureenSalutationWritten (PDF)
FAVPines, WilliamState Highway AdministrationOral
FAVHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only
FAVMurray, RorylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Charles, Senator CharleslegislatorIndividualOral
FWAAllen-Leventhal, JudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAWeiss, RonIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOBecker, JohnIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMurray, RoryRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables