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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		hb1227
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 1227
11	8		R5, F3 5lr0934
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13	10		By: Montgomery County Delegation
14	11		Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
15	12		Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	House action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: March 6, 2025
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		Montgomery County – Vehicle Control and Monitoring Systems – 2
25	19		Distribution of Contested Traffic Fines, Application, and Implementation 3
26		-	School Bus Stops on Highways – Alterations 4
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28		-	MC 8–25 5
	21	+	MC 8–25 4
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30		-	FOR the purpose of requiring, beginning on a certain date, that citations issued for certain 6
31		-	alleged traffic violations in Montgomery County provide that the penalty be paid 7
32		-	directly to Montgomery County; requiring, beginning on a certain date, that the fines 8
33		-	collected by Montgomery County as a result of certain traffic violations contested in 9
34		-	the District Court be distributed in a certain manner to be used only to assist in 10
35		-	covering the cost to construct median dividers on certain highways in Montgomery 11
36		-	County; altering the application of and implementation date for a provision of law 12
37		-	regarding school bus stops located on certain highways in Montgomery County; and 13
38		-	generally relating to vehicle control and monitoring systems school bus stops on 14
39		-	highways in Montgomery County. 15
	23	+	FOR the purpose of requiring, beginning on a certain date, that citations issued for certain 5
	24	+	alleged traffic violations in Montgomery County provide that the penalty be paid 6
	25	+	directly to Montgomery County; requiring, beginning on a certain date, that the fines 7
	26	+	collected by Montgomery County as a result of certain traffic violations contested in 8
	27	+	the District Court be distributed in a certain manner to be used only to assist in 9
	28	+	covering the cost to construct median dividers on certain highways in Montgomery 10
	29	+	County; altering the application of and implementation date for a provision of law 11
	30	+	regarding school bus stops located on certain highways in Montgomery County; and 12
	31	+	generally relating to vehicle control and monitoring systems in Montgomery County. 13
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41		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
42		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 17
43		-	Section 7–302(e)(2) 18
44		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 19
45		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20
	33	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
	34	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 15
	35	+	Section 7–302(e)(2) 16
	36	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
	37	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
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47		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 21
48		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 22 2 HOUSE BILL 1227
	39	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 19
	40	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 20
	41	+	Section 7–302(e)(4)(i) and (ii) 21
	42	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 22
	43	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 23
	44	+
	45	+	BY adding to 24
	46	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 25
	47	+	Section 7–302(e)(4)(vii) 26
	48	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 27 2 HOUSE BILL 1227
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51		-	Section 7–302(e)(4)(i) and (ii) 1
52		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 2
53		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 3
	51	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 1
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55		-	BY ~~adding to 4~~
56		-	Article – ~~Courts and Judicial Proceedings 5~~
57		-	Section 7–~~302(e)(~~4~~)(vii) 6~~
58		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 7
59		-	(~~2020~~ Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 8
	53	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 2
	54	+	Article – Education 3
	55	+	Section 7–801.1 4
	56	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 5
	57	+	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 6
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61		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
62		-	Article – Education 10
63		-	Section 7–801.1 11
64		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
65		-	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
	59	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
	60	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 8
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67		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
68		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
	62	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 9
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70		-	~~Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 16~~
	64	+	7–302. 10
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72		-	7–302. 17
	66	+	(e) (2) (i) A citation issued as the result of a vehicle height monitoring 11
	67	+	system, a traffic control signal monitoring system, a speed monitoring system, a work zone 12
	68	+	speed control system or a stop sign monitoring system controlled by a political subdivision, 13
	69	+	a school bus monitoring camera, a bus lane monitoring system, or a noise abatement 14
	70	+	monitoring system shall provide that, in an uncontested case, the penalty shall be paid 15
	71	+	directly to that political subdivision. 16
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74		-	(~~e) (2) (i~~) A citation issued as the result of a ~~vehicle height monitoring 18~~
75		-	~~system, a traffic control signal~~ monitoring system~~, a speed monitoring system,~~ a work zone 19
76		-	~~speed control system or~~ a ~~stop sign~~ monitoring system ~~controlled by~~ a ~~political subdivision~~, 20
77		-	a school bus monitoring camera, ~~a bus lane monitoring system, or a noise abatement 21~~
78		-	monitoring system ~~shall provide that,~~ in ~~an uncontested~~ case~~, the penalty shall be paid 22~~
79		-	directly to ~~that political subdivision. 23~~
	73	+	(ii) A citation issued as the result of a traffic control signal 17
	74	+	monitoring system or a work zone speed control system controlled by a State agency, or as 18
	75	+	a result of a vehicle height monitoring system, a traffic control signal monitoring system, a 19
	76	+	speed monitoring system, a stop sign monitoring system, a school bus monitoring camera, 20
	77	+	a bus lane monitoring system, or a noise abatement monitoring system in a case contested 21
	78	+	in District Court, shall provide that the penalty shall be paid directly to [the]: 22
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81		-	(ii) A citation issued as the result of a traffic control signal 24
82		-	monitoring system or a work zone speed control system controlled by a State agency, or as 25
83		-	a result of a vehicle height monitoring system, a traffic control signal monitoring system, a 26
84		-	speed monitoring system, a stop sign monitoring system, a school bus monitoring camera, 27
85		-	a bus lane monitoring system, or a noise abatement monitoring system in a case contested 28
86		-	in District Court, shall provide that the penalty shall be paid directly to [the]: 29
	80	+	1. BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, MONTGOMERY 23
	81	+	COUNTY FOR CITATIONS ISSUED FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIO NS IN MONTGOMERY 24
	82	+	COUNTY; OR 25
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88		-	1. BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, MONTGOMERY 30
89		-	COUNTY FOR CITATIONS ISSUED FOR ALLEGED V IOLATIONS IN MONTGOMERY 31
90		-	COUNTY; OR 32
	84	+	2. THE District Court FOR CITATIONS ISSUED FOR 26
	85	+	ALLEGED VIOLATIONS IN ALL OTHER POLITIC AL SUBDIVISIONS . 27
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92		-	2. THE District Court FOR CITATIONS ISSUED FOR 33
93		-	ALLEGED VIOLATIONS I N ALL OTHER POLITICA L SUBDIVISIONS. 34
	87	+	(4) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, from the 28
	88	+	fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed 29
	89	+	monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, stop sign monitoring systems, school 30
	90	+	bus monitoring cameras, bus lane monitoring systems, or noise abatement monitoring 31
	91	+	systems, a political subdivision: 32
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95		-	(4) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, from the 35
96		-	fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed 36 HOUSE BILL 1227 3
	93	+	1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering 33
	94	+	the speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, school bus monitoring 34
	95	+	cameras, bus lane monitoring systems, or noise abatement monitoring systems; and 35
	96	+	HOUSE BILL 1227 3
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99		-	~~monitoring systems~~, ~~work zone speed control systems~~, ~~stop sign monitoring systems, school~~ 1
100		-	~~bus monitoring cameras~~, ~~bus lane monitoring systems~~, ~~or noise abatement monitoring~~ 2
101		-	~~systems, a political subdivision:~~ 3
	99	+	2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this 1
	100	+	paragraph, may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including 2
	101	+	pedestrian or highway safety programs. 3
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103		-	1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering 4
104		-	the speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, school bus monitoring 5
105		-	cameras, bus lane monitoring systems, or noise abatement monitoring systems; and 6
	103	+	(ii) 1. For any fiscal year, if the balance remaining from the fines 4
	104	+	collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring 5
	105	+	systems, after the costs of implementing and administering the systems are recovered in 6
	106	+	accordance with subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph, is greater than 10% of the total 7
	107	+	revenues of the political subdivision for the fiscal year, the political subdivision shall remit 8
	108	+	any funds that exceed 10% of the total revenues to the Comptroller. 9
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107		-	2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this 7
108		-	paragraph, may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including 8
109		-	pedestrian or highway safety programs. 9
	110	+	2. The Comptroller shall deposit any money remitted under 10
	111	+	this subparagraph to the General Fund of the State. 11
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111		-	(ii) 1. For any fiscal year, if the balance remaining from the fines 10
112		-	collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring 11
113		-	systems, after the costs of implementing and administering the systems are recovered in 12
114		-	accordance with subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph, is greater than 10% of the total 13
115		-	revenues of the political subdivision for the fiscal year, the political subdivision shall remit 14
116		-	any funds that exceed 10% of the total revenues to the Comptroller. 15
	113	+	(VII) BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, FROM THE FINES 12
	114	+	COLLECTED BY MONTGOMERY COUNTY AS A RESULT OF CITATIONS ISSUED AND 13
	115	+	CONTESTED IN ACCORDA NCE WITH § 21–202.1, § 21–706.1, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 14
	116	+	21–1134, OR § 22–612 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE, ANY BALANCE 15
	117	+	REMAINING AFTER THE ALLOCATION OF FINES UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I)1 OF THIS 16
	118	+	PARAGRAPH SHALL BE REMITTED TO THE COMPTROLLER FOR DISTRIBUTION TO 17
	119	+	THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION TO BE USED ONLY TO ASSIST IN CO VERING 18
	120	+	THE COST TO CONSTRUCT MEDIAN DIVIDERS ON HIGHWAYS IN MONTGOMERY 19
	121	+	COUNTY WHERE : 20
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118		-	2. The Comptroller shall deposit any money remitted under 16
119		-	this subparagraph to the General Fund of the State. 17
	123	+	1. A SCHOOL BUS STOP IS L OCATED; AND 21
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121		-	(VII) BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, FROM THE FINES 18
122		-	COLLECTED BY MONTGOMERY COUNTY AS A RESULT OF CITATIONS ISSUED AND 19
123		-	CONTESTED IN ACCORD ANCE WITH § 21–202.1, § 21–706.1, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 20
124		-	21–1134, OR § 22–612 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE, ANY BALANCE 21
125		-	REMAINING AFTER THE ALLOCATION OF FINES UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I)1 OF THIS 22
126		-	PARAGRAPH SHALL BE R EMITTED TO THE COMPTROLLER FOR DISTR IBUTION TO 23
127		-	THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION TO BE USED ONLY TO ASSIST IN COVERING 24
128		-	THE COST TO CONSTRUC T MEDIAN DIVIDERS ON HIGHWAYS IN MONTGOMERY 25
129		-	COUNTY WHERE : 26
	125	+	2. AT LEAST 400 CITATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO 22
	126	+	DRIVERS TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION O F THE BUS STOP. 23
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131		-	1. ~~A SCHOOL BUS STOP IS L OCATED; AND 27~~
	128	+	Article – Education 24
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133		-	2. AT LEAST 400 CITATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO 28
134		-	DRIVERS TRAVELING IN THE OPP OSITE DIRECTION OF T HE BUS STOP. 29
	130	+	7–801.1. 25
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136		-	~~Article – Education 30~~
	132	+	(a) This section applies only [in]: 26
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138		-	~~7–801.~~1~~. 31~~
	134	+	(1) IN Montgomery County; AND 27
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140		-	(a) This section applies only [in]: 32
	136	+	(2) TO A SCHOOL BUS STOP AT A LOCATION FOR WH ICH AT LEAST 400 28
	137	+	CITATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO DRIVERS TR AVELING IN THE OPPOSITE 29
	138	+	DIRECTION OF THE BUS STOP. 30
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142		-	(1) IN Montgomery County; AND 33
	140	+	(b) Beginning on December 31, [2026] 2028, a school bus stop may not be located 31
	141	+	on any highway with five or more undivided traffic lanes unless: 32
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146		-	(2) TO A SCHOOL BUS STOP AT A LOCATION FOR WH ICH AT LEAST 400 1
147		-	CITATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED WERE ISSUED IN THE PRECED ING FISCAL YEAR TO 2
148		-	DRIVERS TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTI ON OF THE BUS STOP . 3
	145	+	(1) A school crossing guard is posted at the school bus stop to assist 1
	146	+	students in crossing the highway; or 2
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150		-	(b) ~~Beginning on December 31, [2026] 2028,~~ a ~~school bus stop may not be located 4~~
151		-	~~on any highway with five~~ or ~~more undivided traffic lanes unless:~~ 5
	148	+	(2) A traffic control device that maintains a red signal while a student is 3
	149	+	boarding or exiting a school bus is placed at the school bus stop. 4
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153		-	(1) A school crossing guard is posted at the school bus stop to assist 6
154		-	students in crossing the highway; or 7
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156		-	(2) A traffic control device that maintains a red signal while a student is 8
157		-	boarding or exiting a school bus is placed at the school bus stop. 9
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159		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 10
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165		-	Approved:
166		-	________________________________________________________________________________
167		-	Governor.
168		-	________________________________________________________________________________
169		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
170		-	________________________________________________________________________________
171		-	President of the Senate.
	151	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take eff ect July 5
	152	+	1, 2025. 6