# Maryland SB 0010: State Highway Administration - Speed Monitoring Systems - Application Approval

Maryland SB 0010, State Highway Administration - Speed Monitoring Systems - Application Approval, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 534) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0010
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Highway Administration - Speed Monitoring Systems - Application Approval
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-17
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 534
- Sponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road, Applicants and Applications, Contractors -see also- Construct; Electricians; etc., Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, State Highway Administration, Time, Traffic Monitoring
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (139 yes, 37 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for local speed cameras: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the State Highway Administration must approve, deny, or return a speed camera application within 120 days. If it does not act in 120 days, the application is approved. A program administrator or their contractor may file no more than 10 applications in any 30 days. A cont…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 98 | 35 | 7 |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 2 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 534
- 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (98-35) (House)
- 2026-04-10: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2026-03-31: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-25: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (41-2) (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments {423521/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Senate)
- 2025-10-17: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_534_sb0010t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0010t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0010f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_534_sb0010t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0010t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0010f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0010-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).