Purpose: The bill aims to prohibit stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bike lane or bicycle path.

Key Changes:

Prohibits a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bike lane or bicycle path.

Defines "bicycle path" as any travelway designed and designated for bicycle use, located within its own right-of-way or in a shared right-of-way, and physically separated from motor vehicle traffic.

Defines "bike lane" as any portion of a roadway or shoulder designated for single directional bicycle flow

Purpose: The bill aims to replace references to bus lane monitoring systems with bus obstruction monitoring systems and prohibit stopping, standing, or parking in bus stop zones.

Key Changes:

Replaces references to a bus lane monitoring system with a bus obstruction monitoring system.

Prohibits stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bus stop zone.

Clarifies that a person may not stop a vehicle in a dedicated bus lane.

Establishes penalties for violations, including civil penalties and the use of recorded images as evidence.

Purpose: The bill aims to authorize the State Highway Administration to use speed monitoring systems in areas determined to be of high risk to vulnerable road users and priority corridors in the Administration’s Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.

Key Changes:

Allows the use of speed monitoring systems in safety corridors identified as high-risk areas for vulnerable road users or priority corridors in the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.

Requires conspicuous road signs alerting drivers to the presence of speed monitoring systems in safety corridors.

Establishes that civil penalties for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems in safety corridors may not exceed $40.

Specifies that recorded images from speed monitoring systems are admissible as evidence in court proceedings without authentication.

Provides that civil penalties collected from speed monitoring systems in safety corridors are to be used for highway safety purposes and State Highway Administration system preservation.

Purpose: The bill aims to increase civil penalties for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210 (Piscataway Highway) in Prince George’s County and repeal the termination provision for the authority to place speed monitoring systems on this route.

Key Changes:

Increases civil penalties for speeding violations recorded by speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210:

$60 for exceeding the speed limit by 12-15 miles per hour.

$80 for exceeding the speed limit by 16-19 miles per hour.

$140 for exceeding the speed limit by 20-29 miles per hour.

$270 for exceeding the speed limit by 30-39 miles per hour.

$500 for exceeding the speed limit by 40 miles per hour or more.

Repeals the termination provision for the authority to place speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210, making it a permanent measure.

Purpose: The bill aims to authorize the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 5 in Prince George’s County to enhance highway and pedestrian safety.

Key Changes:

Authorizes the use of speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 5, subject to placement and signage requirements.

Requires revenue collected from violations enforced by these systems to be used for State and local highway and pedestrian safety improvements on and around Maryland Route 5.

Mandates a real-time display of a driver’s traveling speed for speed monitoring systems operating on Maryland Route 5

- Requiring local designees to void civil citations if the motor vehicle or its registration plates were stolen at the time of the alleged violation.
- Prohibiting the issuance or mailing of citations until it is confirmed that the motor vehicle or its registration plates were not reported as stolen.
- Allowing the submission of exculpatory evidence to the District Court as a defense against a citation.

The act is set to take effect on October 1, 2025.

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- Requiring the governing body of Baltimore County to establish a special fund for traffic calming devices on county roads.
- Depositing fines collected from speed monitoring system violations into this special fund.
- Using the fund exclusively to cover the costs of siting, constructing, installing, and maintaining traffic calming devices.

The act is set to take effect on October 1, 2025.

• Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program:

  • Establish a pilot program requiring certain individuals with driver's license suspensions or revocations to use an intelligent speed assistance system.

Key Provisions:

• Participation Requirement:

  • Individuals with specific violations resulting in license suspension or revocation must participate in the program.

  • Participants must use an intelligent speed assistance system for one year.

• License Modifications:

  • The Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) will issue restrictive licenses requiring the use of the system for the duration of the program.

  • Reinstatement of revoked licenses with system use requirements.

• Service Providers:

  • Certification process for service providers who install, monitor, and calibrate the systems.

  • Providers must be certified by both the MVA and system manufacturers.

• Fee and Indigency Waiver:

  • Participants must pay a program fee, waived for indigent individuals.

• Program Administration:

  • MVA will monitor participants and enforce compliance.

  • Regulations will be adopted to ensure safe operation of vehicles with the system.

Reporting:

• Implementation Report:

  • MVA must report to the Governor and General Assembly on the program's implementation by December 30, 2028.

Effective Date: October 1, 2025

Purpose: The bill aims to alter the penalties for civil citations issued as a result of recorded images produced by speed monitoring systems.

Key Changes:

Establishes a tiered penalty system based on the speed at which the motor vehicle was recorded exceeding the speed limit:

$40 for exceeding the speed limit by 12-15 miles per hour.

$55 for exceeding the speed limit by 16-19 miles per hour.

$95 for exceeding the speed limit by 20-29 miles per hour.

$180 for exceeding the speed limit by 30-39 miles per hour.

$350 for exceeding the speed limit by 40 miles per hour or more.

Requires the District Court to prescribe a uniform citation form and civil penalties for those who choose to prepay the civil penalty without appearing in court.

Purpose: The bill aims to prohibit stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bike lane or bicycle path.

Key Changes:

Prohibits a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bike lane or bicycle path.

Defines "bicycle path" as any travelway designed and designated for bicycle use, located within its own right-of-way or in a shared right-of-way, and physically separated from motor vehicle traffic.

Defines "bike lane" as any portion of a roadway or shoulder designated for single directional bicycle flow.

Purpose: The bill aims to authorize the State Highway Administration to place and use speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County to enhance roadway and safety improvements.

Key Changes:

Authorizes the placement of speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County.

Requires fines collected from violations enforced by these systems to be used for roadway and safety improvements on these highways.

Mandates that the Department of State Police mail a warning notice instead of a citation for violations recorded by these systems during the first 90 days of operation.

Purpose: The bill aims to require the Maryland Transportation Authority to conduct a study on the feasibility of capturing the image of only the rear license plate of a vehicle at video toll facilities in the state.

Key Changes:

Mandates the Maryland Transportation Authority to study the feasibility of capturing only the rear license plate image, rather than both front and rear license plates, at video toll facilities.

Identifies necessary system and equipment upgrades to reliably capture the rear license plate image.

Assesses potential impacts of capturing only the rear license plate image.

Requires the Authority to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.

- Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in Baltimore City, if authorized by local law.
- Subjecting the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a stop sign to a citation and a civil penalty.
- Establishing defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a stop sign monitoring system.
- Prohibiting contractors administering a stop sign monitoring system from being compensated based on the number of citations issued or paid.

The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and will remain effective until June 30, 2030.

- Establishing a pilot program to enforce prohibitions on the use of certain devices while operating a vehicle.
- Amending existing laws to include distracted driving monitoring systems.
- Defining "distracted driving monitoring system" and related terms.
- Setting requirements for the use, operation, and administration of these systems.
- Imposing civil penalties for violations recorded by the monitoring systems.
- Ensuring the admissibility of recorded images in court proceedings.
- Mandating annual calibration checks and training for system operators.
- Requiring counties to report on the effectiveness of the systems by December 1, 2027.

The act is set to take effect on October 1, 2025, and will remain effective until September 30, 2028.