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SENATE BILL 10
R5 6lr1240
(PRE–FILED)
By: Senator A. Washington
Requested: October 17, 2025
Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2026
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 5, 2026
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
State Highway Administration – Speed Monitoring Systems – Application 2
Approval 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the State Highway Administration to approve, deny, or 4
return as incomplete an application for the use of a certain speed monitoring system 5
within a certain number of days; providing that if the Administration does not 6
approve, deny, or return the application in accordance with this Act, the application 7
is deemed approved; limiting the number of applications that may be submitted 8
within a certain period of time; and generally relating to applications for the use of 9
speed monitoring systems. 10
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 11
Article – Transportation 12
Section 21–809(a)(1), (5), and (9) 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 15
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
Article – Transportation 17
Section 21–809(b)(1)(ii) 18
Annotated Code of Maryland 19
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 20
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
Article – Transportation 3
21–809. 4
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 5
(5) “Program administrator” means an employee or a representative of the 6
local jurisdiction, the State Highway Administration, or the Maryland Transportation 7
Authority designated by the local jurisdiction, the State Highway Administration, or the 8
Authority to oversee a contract with a speed monitoring system contractor. 9
(9) “Speed monitoring system” means a device with one or more motor 10
vehicle sensors producing recorded images of motor vehicles traveling at speeds at least 12 11
miles per hour above the posted speed limit. 12
(b) (1) (ii) 1. Before a county may use a speed monitoring system on a 13
State highway at a location within a municipal corporation, the county shall: 14
[1.] A. Obtain the approval of the State Highway 15
Administration; 16
[2.] B. Notify the municipal corporation of the State 17
Highway Administration’s approval of the use of a speed monitoring system at that 18
location; and 19
[3.] C. Grant the municipal corporation 60 days from the 20
date of the county’s notice to the municipal corporation to enact an ordinance authorizing 21
the municipal corporation instead of the county to use a speed monitoring system at that 22
location. 23
2. A. WITHIN 90 120 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF AN 24
APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY A PROGR AM ADMINISTRATOR OR THE PROGRAM 25
ADMINISTRATOR’S CONTRACTOR FOR THE USE OF A SPE ED MONITORING SYSTEM 26
UNDER THIS SUBPARAGR APH, THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION SHALL 27
APPROVE OR DENY THE APPLICATION OR RETUR N THE APPLICATION AS 28
INCOMPLETE. 29
B. IF THE ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT APPROVE, DENY, 30
OR RETURN AN APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSUBSUBPARAGRAPH A OF 31
THIS SUBSUBPARAGRAPH, THE APPLICATION SHALL BE DEEMED APPROVED. 32
C. A SPEED MONITORING SYS TEM CONTRACTOR THAT 33
SUBMITS AN APPLICATION UNDER THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL CONSULT WITH THE 34
SENATE BILL 10 3
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATO R BEFORE AND AFTER T HE SUBMISSION OF THE 1
APPLICATION. 2
D. A PROGRAM ADMINISTRATO R OR THE PROGRAM 3
ADMINISTRATOR’S CONTRACTOR MAY NOT SUBMIT MORE TH AN 10 APPLICATIONS 4
FOR THE USE OF A SPE ED MONITORING SYSTEM UNDER THIS SUBPARAGR APH 5
DURING ANY 30–DAY PERIOD. 6
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 7
October 1, 2026. 8
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.