Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1311 Compare Versions

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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	5	hb1311
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1311
8	8	R5, L2 5lr0939
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10	10	By: Howard County Delegation
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Howard County – Speed Monitoring Systems – Authorization 2
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20	20	Ho. Co. 9–25 3
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22	22	FOR the purpose of expanding the authorization to place and use speed monitoring systems 4
23	23	on highways in Howard County; requiring the fines collected by Howard County as 5
24	24	a result of violations enforced by certain speed monitoring systems to be used for 6
25	25	public safety purposes, including pedestrian or highway safety programs, or to fund 7
26	26	deferred maintenance work at Howard County public schools; and generally relating 8
27	27	to the placement and use of a speed monitoring system in Howard County. 9
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29	29	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
30	30	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 11
31	31	Section 7–302(e)(4)(i) 12
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
33	33	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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35	35	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15
36	36	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 16
37	37	Section 7–302(e)(4)(ii) 17
38	38	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
39	39	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
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41	41	BY adding to 20
42	42	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 21
43	43	Section 7–302(e)(4)(vii) 22
44	44	Annotated Code of Maryland 23
45	45	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 24
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47	47	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 25
48	48	Article – Transportation 26 2 HOUSE BILL 1311
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51	51	Section 21–809(a)(1) and (8) and (b)(1)(i) 1
52	52	Annotated Code of Maryland 2
53	53	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 3
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55	55	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 4
56	56	Article – Transportation 5
57	57	Section 21–809(b)(1)(vi) 6
58	58	Annotated Code of Maryland 7
59	59	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 8
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61	61	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 9
62	62	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 10
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64	64	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 11
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66	66	7–302. 12
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68	68	(e) (4) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, from the 13
69	69	fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed 14
70	70	monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, stop sign monitoring systems, school 15
71	71	bus monitoring cameras, bus lane monitoring systems, or noise abatement monitoring 16
72	72	systems, a political subdivision: 17
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74	74	1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering 18
75	75	the speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, school bus monitoring 19
76	76	cameras, bus lane monitoring systems, or noise abatement monitoring systems; and 20
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78	78	2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii), (iii), [and] (iv), AND (VII) of 21
79	79	this paragraph, may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, 22
80	80	including pedestrian or highway safety programs. 23
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82	82	(ii) 1. For any fiscal year, if the balance remaining from the fines 24
83	83	collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring 25
84	84	systems, after the costs of implementing and administering the systems are recovered in 26
85	85	accordance with subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph, is greater than 10% of the total 27
86	86	revenues of the political subdivision for the fiscal year, the political subdivision shall remit 28
87	87	any funds that exceed 10% of the total revenues to the Comptroller. 29
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89	89	2. The Comptroller shall deposit any money remitted under 30
90	90	this subparagraph to the General Fund of the State. 31
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92	92	(VII) 1. FROM THE FINES COLLEC TED BY HOWARD COUNTY 32
93	93	AS A RESULT OF VIOLA TIONS ENFORCED BY SP EED MONITORING SYSTE MS PLACED 33
94	94	IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 21–809(B)(1)(VI)1, 2, AND 7 OF THE TRANSPORTATION 34
95	95	ARTICLE, ANY BALANCE REMAININ G AFTER THE ALLOCATI ON OF FINES UNDER 35
96	96	SUBPARAGRAPH (I)1 OF THIS PARAGRAPH SH ALL BE USED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY 36 HOUSE BILL 1311 3
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99	99	PURPOSES, INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN OR HIGHWAY SAFETY PR OGRAMS, OR TO FUND 1
100	100	DEFERRED MAINTENANCE WORK AT HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS . 2
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102	102	2. ANY MONEY USED TO FUN D DEFERRED 3
103	103	MAINTENANCE WORK UND ER SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL 4
104	104	BE USED TO SUPPLEMEN T AND NOT SUPPLANT A NY FUNDS ALLOCATED I N THE 5
105	105	CAPITAL BUDGET OF HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS . 6
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107	107	Article – Transportation 7
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109	109	21–809. 8
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111	111	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 9
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113	113	(8) “Speed monitoring system” means a device with one or more motor 10
114	114	vehicle sensors producing recorded images of motor vehicles traveling at speeds at least 12 11
115	115	miles per hour above the posted speed limit. 12
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117	117	(b) (1) (i) A speed monitoring system may not be used in a local jurisdiction 13
118	118	under this section unless its use is authorized by the governing body of the local jurisdiction 14
119	119	by local law enacted after reasonable notice and a public hearing. 15
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121	121	(vi) This section applies to a violation of this subtitle recorded by a 16
122	122	speed monitoring system that meets the requirements of this subsection and has been 17
123	123	placed: 18
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125	125	1. In Anne Arundel County, HOWARD COUNTY, 19
126	126	Montgomery County, or Prince George’s County, on a highway in a residential district, as 20
127	127	defined in § 21–101 of this title, with a maximum posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour, 21
128	128	which speed limit was established using generally accepted traffic engineering practices; 22
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130	130	2. In a school zone with a posted speed limit of at least 20 23
131	131	miles per hour; 24
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133	133	3. In Prince George’s County: 25
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135	135	A. Subject to subparagraph (vii)1 of this paragraph, on 26
136	136	Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway); or 27
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138	138	B. On that part of a highway located within the grounds of 28
139	139	an institution of higher education as defined in § 10–101(h) of the Education Article, or 29
140	140	within one–half mile of the grounds of a building or property used by the institution of 30
141	141	higher education where generally accepted traffic and engineering practices indicate that 31
142	142	motor vehicle, pedestrian, or bicycle traffic is substantially generated or influenced by the 32
143	143	institution of higher education; 33
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147	147	4. Subject to subparagraph (vii)2 of this paragraph, on 1
148	148	Interstate 83 in Baltimore City; 2
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150	150	5. In Anne Arundel County, on Maryland Route 175 (Jessup 3
151	151	Road) between the Maryland Route 175/295 interchange and the Anne Arundel 4
152	152	County–Howard County line; [or] 5
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154	154	6. Subject to subparagraph (vii)3 of this paragraph, at the 6
155	155	intersection of Maryland Route 333 (Oxford Road) and Bonfield Avenue in Talbot County; 7
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158	158	7. IN HOWARD COUNTY: 9
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160	160	A. ON A HIGHWAY IDENTIFI ED IN THE COUNTY ’S OR 10
161	161	STATE’S MOST RECENT STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN OR VISION ZERO PLAN 11
162	162	AS A HIGHWAY THAT IS AT HIGH R ISK FOR MOTOR VEHICL E CRASHES, INCLUDING 12
163	163	THOSE INVOLVING PEDE STRIANS OR NONMOTORI ZED VEHICLES, THAT RESULT IN 13
164	164	SERIOUS BODILY INJUR Y OR DEATH; OR 14
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166	166	B. ON U.S. ROUTE 1 (WASHINGTON BOULEVARD). 15
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168	168	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 16
169	169	October 1, 2025. 17