STATE BILLMD HB 256ENGROSSED

Motor Vehicles – Speed Monitoring Systems – Safety Corridors (Vulnerable Road User Protection Act of 2026)

Authorizing the State Highway Administration to implement a program of safety corridor speed monitoring systems for use in areas determined to be of high risk to vulnerable road users; authorizing a local jurisdiction to use speed monitoring systems in safety corridors under certain circumstances; authorizing the Comptroller to distribute revenue from the fines collected under the program to the State Highway Administration and the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 18, 2026; 239 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

MD HB 256 · EngrossedMar 18

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Bill details

Last action: Referred Judicial Proceedings · Mar 19, 2026
Pending committee: Judicial Proceedings

Sponsor

EAEnvironment and TransportationRepresentativePrimary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 19, 2026Referred Judicial ProceedingsSenate

Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed (100-33)House

Mar 17, 2026Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedHouse

Mar 16, 2026Favorable Report by Environment and TransportationHouse

Jan 19, 2026Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.House

Jan 14, 2026First Reading Environment and TransportationHouse

Sep 26, 2025Pre-filedHouse

Recorded vote

Third Reading PassedMar 18, 2026 · House · 100 yea · 33 nayPassed

Subjects

Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Bicycles
Cameras
Citations
Civil Offenses
Contractors
Counties
Digital Images
District Courts
Equipment
Evidence
Fees
Fines
Highways
Jurisdiction
Law Enforcement
Medical Equipment and Devices
Motor Vehicle Insurance
Motor Vehicle Operation
Motor Vehicle Registration
Municipal Corporations
Notices
Pedestrians
Penalties and Sentences
permits
Photography
Postal Service
Privacy
Procurement
Revenue and Taxes
Safety
Signs and Billboards
State Highway Administration
Traffic Monitoring
Trials
Video
Warrants

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