HB 938 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Anne Arundel, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties - Crosswalk Monitoring Systems

HB 938 authorizes Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis to use crosswalk monitoring systems that record drivers failing to yield to pedestrians. If a driver is caught on camera not stopping for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, they may receive a citation and face a civil penalty. The bill specifies that fines for uncontested violations go directly to the local jurisdiction (county or city), while contested cases send fines to the District Court. It also prohibits contractors from being paid based on the number of citations issued. This bill directly affects drivers in those two jurisdictions who violate crosswalk yielding laws.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

First - Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis - Crosswalk Monitoring Systems - Authorization → Third - Anne Arundel, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties - Crosswalk Monitoring Systems · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was expanded from authorizing crosswalk monitoring systems in Anne Arundel County and Annapolis to include Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, as well as municipalities within those counties. The bill now requires fines collected from violations to be used specifically for improving safety at crosswalks through infrastructure enhancements, and it adds a new section to the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article to include crosswalk monitoring system violations in the list of civil infractions handled by District Courts.

Scope change

Expanded from two jurisdictions (Anne Arundel County and City of Annapolis) to four jurisdictions (Anne Arundel County, City of Annapolis, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County, plus municipalities within Montgomery and Prince George's Counties)

SCOPE

Bill now applies to Montgomery and Prince George's Counties and municipalities within those counties, in addition to Anne Arundel County and Annapolis

Updated bill title and purpose statement to reflect expanded geographic scope and new funding requirements

FISCAL

Added requirement that fines collected from crosswalk monitoring system violations must be used to improve safety at crosswalks through infrastructure enhancements

ENFORCEMENT

Added crosswalk monitoring system violations to the list of civil infractions under Maryland Code Section 7-302(e)(4)(viii) that fall under District Court jurisdiction

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

106–31

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 142

Mar 10, 2026

D Democratic103

100 Yea 3

97% Yea

R Republican39

6 Yea 31 Nay 2

79% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Referred Judicial Proceedings

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation

lower

Mar 10, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (106-31-5)

house of delegates

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

First Reading Environment and Transportation

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors