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Read. Follow. Verify.Maryland Transportation Authority Authorizes Waiver of Video Tolls and Penalties Without Debt Recall
Last action · April 9, 2026: Rereferred to Environment and TransportationSponsors: J.B. Jennings and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Maryland allows the Transportation Authority to waive delinquent s and civil penalties without needing to recall the debt first from the , effective October 1, 2026. When a waiver occurs, the Authority must notify the Central Collection Unit to lower its collection fees based on the revised debt amount.
Drivers with unpaid electronic tolls gain a direct mechanism to receive fee and toll reductions from the transportation agency before or outside of debt-recall procedures, altering how collection balances are adjusted.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Drivers with delinquent video toll accounts
Motorists with unpaid tolls and penalties become eligible to receive waivers directly from the Maryland Transportation Authority without a prior debt recall.
Maryland Transportation Authority
The Authority gains explicit discretionary power to waive video tolls and civil penalties prior to debt recall and must notify collection agencies of changes.
Central Collection Unit
The Unit must lower its collection fees when notified by the Transportation Authority that a delinquent debt amount has been reduced or waived.
Key Facts
- The Maryland Transportation Authority may waive any portion of a video toll or civil penalty on a delinquent account without recalling the account from the Central Collection Unit.
- If the Authority waives any portion of a video toll or penalty, it must notify the Central Collection Unit of the revised debt amount.
- The Central Collection Unit must reduce its assessed fee based on the amount of the revised debt when notified of a waiver.
- The Act takes effect on October 1, 2026.
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Procedural history
10 actions- Apr 9, 2026HouseCommitteeRereferred to Environment and Transportation
- Apr 3, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred Rules and Executive Nominations
- Apr 2, 2026SenateFloorThird Reading Passed (44-0)
- Apr 1, 2026SenateFloorSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 1, 2026SenateFloor Amendment { 893026/1 (Senator James) Adopted
- Apr 1, 2026SenateFloorFavorable Adopted
Show 4 earlier actions
- Apr 1, 2026SenateCommitteeFavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 6, 2026SenateHearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 4, 2026SenateCommitteeRereferred to Judicial Proceedings
- Feb 8, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst Reading Senate Rules
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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