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SB 115

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Motor Vehicles - Automated Speed Enforcement - Improper Registration

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to enter into an agreement or arrangement with Virginia to obtain information regarding motor vehicles owned by Maryland residents and improperly registered in Virginia; requiring the Administration to make the information available to State and local governments for certain automated speed enforcement purposes; increasing the penalties for the owners or drivers of certain improperly registered motor vehicles for violations recorded by automated speed enforcement systems; etc.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAli, RaginalobbyistAAA Mid-AtlanticWritten (PDF)
FAVJackson, SamiralobbyistMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Written (PDF)
FAVSeng, JohnMaryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVJorch, BillMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVWest, ChristopherSenator Chris WestWritten (PDF)
FAVBecker, JohnIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator West, Senator WestlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
INFOWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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