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Read. Follow. Verify.State Highway Administration Enforces Deadlines and Caps on Speed Monitoring System Applications
Last action · May 12, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 534Sponsor: Alonzo Washington
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What This Bill Does
The State Highway Administration is required to approve, deny, or return as incomplete any application within 120 days, or the application is automatically approved. Additionally, s and their contractors are restricted to submitting no more than 10 applications within any 30-day period.
Local jurisdictions and contractors face a strict statutory review deadline and application submission cap for installing s on state highways, effective October 1, 2026.
Who It Affects
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State Highway Administration
The agency must review and decide on speed monitoring system applications within a strict 120-day timeframe.
Speed monitoring system contractors
Contractors are subject to a submission cap of 10 applications per 30-day period and must consult with program administrators.
Local jurisdictions
Program administrators representing local jurisdictions face new application review timelines and submission limits.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if the State Highway Administration does not review a speed monitoring application within 120 days?
Is there a limit on how many speed monitoring applications can be submitted at one time?
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- May 12, 2026Governor of MarylandEnrolledApproved by the Governor - Chapter 534
- Apr 13, 2026SenateFloorReturned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026HouseFloorThird Reading Passed (98-35)
- Apr 10, 2026HouseFloorFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Apr 9, 2026HouseCommitteeFavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
- Mar 31, 2026HouseHearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
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- Mar 25, 2026HouseHearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 24, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred Environment and Transportation
- Mar 23, 2026SenateFloorThird Reading Passed (41-2)
- Mar 20, 2026SenateFloorSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 20, 2026SenateFavorable with Amendments { 423521/1 Adopted
- Mar 20, 2026SenateCommitteeFavorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Jan 14, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst Reading Judicial Proceedings
- Jan 13, 2026SenateHearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m.
- Oct 17, 2025SenateIntroducedPre-filed
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Default Approval Mechanism
The bill introduces a default approval mechanism where administrative inaction automatically results in permit approval.
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