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Read. Follow. Verify.Delaware Substitute House Bill 442 Expands Electronic Traffic Monitoring and Removes Speed Camera Sunset
Last action · June 16, 2026: Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 442, and Assigned to Appropriations Committee in HouseSponsor: Ed Osienski
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What This Bill Would Do
Delaware HB 442 creates a new chapter in allowing electronic monitoring systems for all traffic violations, removes the existing on speed monitoring systems, and introduces a new 10-year sunset for the substitute bill.
Counties and municipalities with police departments gain the authority to place traffic monitoring systems and collect the resulting revenue, while courts may use these funds to cover appeal costs.
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.
Motorists in Delaware
Drivers are subject to potential citations and warning periods from newly authorized electronic traffic monitoring systems for all violations.
County and municipal police departments
Local law enforcement jurisdictions gain the ability to place traffic monitoring systems and receive associated revenue.
Delaware courts
Courts handling traffic citation appeals may use traffic monitoring revenue to reimburse their operational costs.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of traffic violations can electronic monitoring systems be used for under this bill?
Do drivers receive immediate fines when a traffic violation monitoring system catches an infraction?
Who receives the revenue generated by the traffic monitoring systems?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jun 16, 2026HouseIntroducedAdopted in lieu of the original bill HB 442, and Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Version history
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Expansion of Automated Traffic Enforcement
The legislation broadens automated monitoring from strictly speed monitoring to all traffic violations while removing prior sunset limits.
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Sources
legis.delaware.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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