2024 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB479: Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024)

Legislative Summary

Altering the distribution of revenue from civil fines collected through the use of work zone speed control systems to include certain distributions for highway and work zone safety purposes; clarifying that a work zone speed control system may be manned or unmanned and a system operator does not need to be present when a work zone speed control system is in use; altering the maximum penalty for a civil citation issued as a result of a recorded image produced by a work zone speed control system; etc.

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Bill History

1/22/2024
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/31/2024
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/2/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/3/2024
Favorable with Amendments {953628/1 Adopted
Senate
4/3/2024
Floor Amendment {263625/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
Senate
4/3/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/3/2024
Third Reading Passed (37-10)
Senate
4/4/2024
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 953628/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 953628/1 Adopted

4/3/2024Adopted

Floor Amendment 263625/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected

Floor Amendment 263625/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected

4/3/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/3/2024
37
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/3/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Rules and Executive Nominations(House of Delegates)
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/3/2024168.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/23/2024118.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.1 KB