SB0173 • 2026

Vehicle Laws - Automated Enforcement - Reciprocal Agreements, Arrangements, and Declarations

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation )
Last action: 2026-01-13
Official status: In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Vehicle Laws - Automated Enforcement - Reciprocal Agreements, Arrangements, and Declarations

Altering the policy of the State regarding reciprocal vehicle registration agreements, arrangements, and declarations; and authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administrator to enter into reciprocal agreements, arrangements, or declarations to provide for reciprocal enforcement of violations recorded by traffic control signal monitoring systems and speed monitoring systems.

What This Bill Does

Altering the policy of the State regarding reciprocal vehicle registration agreements, arrangements, and declarations; and authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administrator to enter into reciprocal agreements, arrangements, or declarations to provide for reciprocal enforcement of violations recorded by traffic control signal monitoring systems and speed monitoring systems.

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Bill History

2026-01-14 Senate
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2026-01-13 Senate
Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.
2025-09-26 Senate
Pre-filed
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Vehicle Laws - Automated Enforcement - Reciprocal Agreements, Arrangements, and Declarations

Official Summary Text

Altering the policy of the State regarding reciprocal vehicle registration agreements, arrangements, and declarations; and authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administrator to enter into reciprocal agreements, arrangements, or declarations to provide for reciprocal enforcement of violations recorded by traffic control signal monitoring systems and speed monitoring systems.

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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*sb0173*

SENATE BILL 173
R5 6lr0145
(PRE–FILED) CF HB 249
By: Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request – Departmental –
Transportation)
Requested: September 26, 2025
Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2026
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Vehicle Laws – Automated Enforcement – Reciprocal Agreements, 2
Arrangements, and Declarations 3

FOR the purpose of altering the policy of the State regarding reciprocal vehicle registration 4
agreements, arrangements, and declarations; authorizing the Motor Vehicle 5
Administrator to enter into reciprocal agreements, arrangements, or declarations to 6
provide for reciprocal enforcement of certain automated enforcement violations; and 7
generally relating to automated enforcement of vehicle laws. 8

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
Article – Transportation 10
Section 12–402 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13

BY adding to 14
Article – Transportation 15
Section 12–411.1 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20

Article – Transportation 21

12–402. 22

2 SENATE BILL 173

It is the policy of this State to promote and encourage the fullest possible use of its 1
highway system by authorizing vehicle reciprocal or proportional registration agreements, 2
arrangements, and declarations with other jurisdictions as to vehicles registered in this 3
State and in those other jurisdictions, thus contributing to the SAFETY AND economic and 4
social development and growth of this State. 5

12–411.1. 6

(A) THE ADMINISTRATOR MAY MAKE AN AGREEMENT, AN ARRANGEMENT, 7
OR A DECLARATION WITH THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF AN Y OTHER 8
JURISDICTION TO PROVIDE FOR RECIP ROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF VIOLATIONS 9
RECORDED BY TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGN AL MONITORING SYSTEM S AND SPEED 10
MONITORING SYSTEMS BETWEEN THIS STATE AND THE OTHER JURISDICTION. 11

(B) AN AGREEMENT, AN ARRANGEMENT, OR A DECLARATION MADE UNDER 12
THIS SECTION MAY AUTHORIZE THE ADMINISTRATION TO REFUSE TO REGISTER OR 13
REREGISTER A MOTOR VEHICLE. 14

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 15
October 1, 2026. 16