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MarylandSB 03382025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83

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Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Drivers can request camera ticket review

You can ask the State Highway Administration to review your citation before your deadline to contest liability. Its designated reviewer must cancel an erroneous citation, but a court dismissal alone does not establish an error. The reviewer cannot work for a camera contractor or have reviewed citations outside this designated role. For covered notice errors, the reviewer may resend or cancel the citation and must notify the Administration to remove related administrative penalties. Written questions and responses must be open to public inspection, and written answers must arrive within a reasonable time.

Interstate drivers get warnings before fines

Beginning October 1, 2025, each Baltimore County I-83 or I-695 camera must issue warnings during its first 30 operating days. The law also sets a $40 cap within the penalty schedule for these interstate violations. That schedule provision takes effect only if S.B. 118 or H.B. 182 of 2025 takes effect. Citation recipients can pay the local government or, when appropriate, the District Court. These rules last through June 30, 2030.

Camera checks and contractor payment safeguards

Camera operators must complete manufacturer training and sign daily logs of required system checks before recording images. Each camera needs an annual calibration check by an independent lab selected by the State Highway Administration. Program administrators must be separate from contractors and train before launch and at least every two years; new administrators attend the next available training. If more than 5% of a contractor's yearly violations are erroneous, contracts must require damages. Those damages must equal at least 50% of each erroneous violation's fine, plus agency reimbursements. From October 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, contractors cannot be paid based on citations issued or paid.

Interstate camera fines fund road safety

The District Court sends Baltimore County I-695 and I-83 camera fines through the Comptroller to the State Highway Administration. The money can pay only camera program costs and road or safety improvements on those highways. No more than 49% can cover program setup and administration costs. Fine revenue must add to, not replace, other funding for these purposes.

Baltimore County drivers face interstate cameras

Beginning October 1, 2025, the State Highway Administration can operate speed cameras on Baltimore County's I-695 and I-83. Deployment rules require high-risk crash locations, published locations, advance warning signs, live speed displays, and five-mile spacing in the same direction. The text contains different camera caps: one provision allows three per direction on I-695 and two on I-83. That provision limits simultaneous operation to two on I-695 and one on I-83. Another provision allows four per direction on I-695 and three on I-83. On I-695, cameras can record vehicles only at least 12 mph over the limit; no on-site or remote operator is required. Qualifying violations carry up to $40, but not when police already cited the driver at the time. The Act expires after June 30, 2030.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 301 • No: 108

Senate vote • 4/7/2025

Conference Committee Report {903525/1 Adopted

Yes: 30 • No: 17

Senate vote • 4/7/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 34 • No: 13

House vote • 4/7/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 101 • No: 38 • Other: 2

House vote • 3/31/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 103 • No: 30 • Other: 2

Senate vote • 3/17/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 33 • No: 10

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 582

    5/13/2025

  2. Passed Enrolled

    4/7/2025Senate

  3. Third Reading Passed (101-38)

    4/7/2025House

  4. Conference Committee Report {903525/1 Adopted

    4/7/2025House

  5. Third Reading Passed (34-13)

    4/7/2025Senate

  6. Conference Committee Report {903525/1 Adopted (30-17)

    4/7/2025Senate

  7. Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Hayes) Adopted

    4/7/2025Senate

  8. Conference Committee Report {903525/1

    4/7/2025Senate

  9. House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Stewart, Ziegler and T. Morgan)

    4/3/2025Senate

  10. House Refuses Recede

    4/3/2025Senate

  11. House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Stewart, Ziegler and T. Morgan)

    4/3/2025House

  12. House Refuses Recede

    4/3/2025House

  13. Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators West, Sydnor and Waldstreicher)

    4/3/2025House

  14. Senate Requests House Recede

    4/3/2025House

  15. Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments

    4/3/2025House

  16. Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators West, Sydnor and Waldstreicher)

    4/3/2025Senate

  17. Senate Requests House Recede

    4/3/2025Senate

  18. Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments

    4/3/2025Senate

  19. Third Reading Passed (103-30)

    3/31/2025House

  20. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    3/28/2025House

  21. Favorable with Amendments {323529/1 Adopted

    3/28/2025House

  22. Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation

    3/28/2025House

  23. Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.

    3/18/2025House

  24. Referred Environment and Transportation

    3/17/2025House

  25. Third Reading Passed (33-10)

    3/17/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enacted

    5/13/2025

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  • Enrolled

    4/7/2025

    PDF

  • Third Reading

    3/14/2025

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  • First Reading

    1/16/2025

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