Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83
HB 978 authorizes the State Highway Administration to install speed monitoring systems on specific high-risk sections of Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County, with limits of up to four systems per direction on I-695 and three per direction on I-83. It requires that fines collected from violations recorded by these systems be used exclusively for roadway and safety improvements on those highways, supplementing existing funding. The bill also mandates that the Department of State Police mail warning notices instead of citations for initial violations during a specified period. This legislation directly affects drivers using those highways in Baltimore County and governs how enforcement data is handled and funds are allocated.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Last action Mar 31, 2025
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MINOR
This bill amendment clarifies how fines from speed cameras on Interstate 695 and 83 in Baltimore County are used, allowing funds to cover both system operating costs and roadway improvements. It also expands the maximum number of speed monitoring systems allowed on Interstate 695 from four to four per direction (previously unspecified or limited) and maintains the three-per-direction limit on Interstate 83.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on Baltimore County speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83, but the funding allocation and system deployment limits have been modified.
FISCAL
Fines collected from speed monitoring systems can now be used to recover the cost of implementing and administering the systems, in addition to covering roadway and safety improvements.
REQUIREMENT
The maximum number of speed monitoring systems allowed on Interstate 695 was clarified to four per direction, while Interstate 83 remains limited to three per direction.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and structural changes were made to align the bill with standard legislative markup conventions, including adding committee report and house action status.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 14, 2025
How they voted
100–30
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 139
Mar 14, 2025
D
Democratic100
96% Yea
R
Republican39
76% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Referred Rules
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 14, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (100-30-9)
house of delegates
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
First Reading Environment and Transportation
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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