SB 613

Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Distracted Driving Monitoring System Pilot Program

Sponsor: Carl Jackson (District 8)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Equipment and InspectionsStatus: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of distracted driving monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain prohibitions regarding the use of certain devices while operating a vehicle; and requiring that a county that authorizes a program of distracted driving monitoring systems under the Act to report on the effectiveness of the systems on or before December 1, 2027.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Egan, Nancylobbyist	American Property & Casualty Insurance Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Unger, Daniel	Berwyn Heights Maryland Police Department	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	McBain, David	MCPD Assistant Chief of the Field Services Bureau	Oral
FAV	Seng, John	Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holland, Wade	Montgomery County Government	Oral
FAV	Franklin, Daniel	Morningside Police Department	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pinton, Lukelobbyist	NAMIC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Michael	Senate of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Ashurst, Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badin, Mindy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Becker, John	Individual	Oral
FAV	Holmes, Tolores	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Jackson, Senator Jacksonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Weiss, Ron	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	a, a	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	a, a	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	a, a	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

American Property & Casualty Insurance AssociationFAV 1

Berwyn Heights Maryland Police DepartmentFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.FAV 1

MCPD Assistant Chief of the Field Services BureauFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 2

Morningside Police DepartmentFAV 1

NAMICFAV 1

Senate of MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEgan, NancyAmerican Property & Casualty Insurance AssociationRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association

FAVPinton, LukeNAMICRegistered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…