HB 256

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Motor Vehicles – Speed Monitoring Systems – Safety Corridors (Vulnerable Road User Protection Act of 2026)

Sponsor: Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the State Highway Administration to implement a program of safety corridor speed monitoring systems for use in areas determined to be of high risk to vulnerable road users; authorizing a local jurisdiction to use speed monitoring systems in safety corridors under certain circumstances; authorizing the Comptroller to distribute revenue from the fines collected under the program to the State Highway Administration and the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 24FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ali, Raginalobbyist	AAA Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Masood, Omar	Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pugh, Bill	Coalition for Smarter Growth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Waitlevertch, Scottlobbyist	Columbia Gas of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reed, Danlobbyist	Greater Greater Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tokar, Mary Ellen	MTBMA	Oral
FAV	Smith, Tim	Maryland Asphalt Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mendelson, Lindseylobbyist	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lawson, Chris	Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association	Oral
FAV	Othman, Ronza	Natural Federation of the Blind of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pines, William	State Highway Administration	Oral
FAV	Groncki, Janet	Sunrise Safety Services, Inc	Oral
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Anthony, Enyinna	Individual	Oral
FAV	Badin, Mindy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Korin, Jon	Individual	Oral
FAV	Langenkemp, Dan	Individual	Oral
FAV	Murray, Rorylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Samaroo, Nigel	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Morrisey, Chief Judge John	Maryland Judiciary	Oral
UNF	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Scepaniak, Michael	BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places	Written (PDF)
FWA	Morningstar, Sara	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AAA Mid-AtlanticFAV 1

Advocates for Highway and Auto SafetyFAV 1

BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented PlacesFWA 1

Coalition for Smarter GrowthFAV 1

Columbia Gas of MarylandFAV 1

Greater Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Maryland Asphalt AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 2

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials AssociationFAV 1

MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.FAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFWA 1

MTBMAFAV 2

Natural Federation of the Blind of MarylandFAV 1

State Highway AdministrationFAV 1

Sunrise Safety Services, IncFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVWaitlevertch, ScottColumbia Gas of MarylandRegistered for: Columbia Gas of Maryland

FAVReed, DanGreater Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Greater Greater Washington

FAVJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…

FAVMendelson, LindseyMaryland Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

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…