2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB390: Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Statements and Certificates of Violations

Legislative Summary

Authorizing technicians, employed by or under contract with a certain agency, to swear to and affirm, based on inspection of recorded images, the occurrence of violations recorded by speed monitoring systems; requiring law enforcement officers and technicians to complete a reasonable training specific to speed monitoring systems; and defining "reasonable training" as a level of education, instruction, and practical experience sufficient to ensure competency in the inspection and interpretation of certain recorded images.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/22/2025
Hearing 1/31 at 11:00 a.m.
Senate
1/28/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
1/28/2025
Hearing 1/31 at 10:00 a.m.
Senate
2/10/2025
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
2/11/2025
Favorable
Senate
2/11/2025
Motion Special Order until 2/12 (Senator Folden) Adopted
Senate
2/12/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
2/12/2025
Floor Amendment {153820/1 (Senator Folden) Adopted
Senate
2/12/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
2/18/2025
Third Reading Passed (33-10)
Senate
2/19/2025
Referred Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Third Reading Passed (102-31)
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Returned Passed
Senate
5/13/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 466
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment 153820/1 (Senator Folden) Adopted

Floor Amendment 153820/1 (Senator Folden) Adopted

2/12/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/31/2025
102
Yea
31
Nay
2
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
2/18/2025
33
Yea
10
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

William Smith
William Smith
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/15/2025103.5 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/12/2025113.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/202585.1 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.3 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197049.5 KB