In 2009 the General Assembly voted to authorize speed cameras statewide in Maryland. Since 2006 the cameras had previously been authorized in Montgomery County only. The bill which authorized this was SB277. SB277 authorized speed cameras in ‘school zones’ (which has been liberally interpreted by local governments to mean MOST local roads and state highways and has resulted in the creation of vast numbers of new school zones not adjacent to schools and even the lowering of some speed limits), and on freeways with speed limits greater than 45mph, including interstate highways, in temporary "work zones", "regardless of whether workers are present". It also established the low burden of proof, lack of oversight, and weak standards which exist under the current law, which in the opinion of the authors of this site contributed to cases of denial of due process and camera errors which are documented on the the StopBigBrotherMD.org website. SB277 passed and became effective October 1, 2009. SB277 was signed and personally championed by Governor Martin O'Malley.
For the 'ratings' column in the chart below the lowest(worst) value is -4 the highest(best) is +4 (green = good, red=bad). Two of the items used in our ratings are the following:
SB277: 2009 legislation authorizing statewide speed cameras. 'Y' means they supported speed cameras (-2), 'N'
means they opposed speed cameras (+2). (H) applies to those senators
who were in the house of delegates at the time of the vote and cast a
vote there. '---' means no vote is recorded (either did not vote or
were not in office at the time). 'SPONSOR' means they were one of the
bill's principal supporters (-3). This bill is the primary reason there
are statewide speed cameras today and identifies those lawmakers most
directly responsible for this.
SB30/HB904:
2011 Legislation which would have imposed the modest restriction on
'workzone' speed cameras that workers actually be present at the time.
Current law permits speed cameras in workzones 'regardless or whether
workers are present' and approximately 70% of tickets are issues when
there is no work taking place. The legislation was killed in committee
so legislators were not permitted to vote on it. 'SPONSOR'
means they were one of the
bill's principal supporters (+1). Y or N votes are only for those on
the committee which voted on it. 'Y' means they supported the
legislation (+1), 'N' means they opposed it.
An additional plus or minus 1-2 points were awarded to some lawmakers who made specific efforts either for or against photo enforcement.
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State Senate:
|
District
|
Name
|
County
|
Party
|
Rating:
|
SB277 (2009, Statewide
Speed Cameras)
|
SB30/HB904(2010, limiting workzone cameras)
|
Notes
|
|
1
|
George C. Edwards
|
Allegany, Garrett, and Washington
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
2
|
Christopher B. Shank
|
Washington
|
R
|
+3
|
N(H)
|
---
|
|
|
3
|
Ronald N. Young
|
Frederick and Washington
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
4
|
David R. Brinkley
|
Carroll and Frederick
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
5
|
Joseph M. Getty
|
Baltimore County and Carroll
|
R
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
6
|
Norman R. Stone, Jr.
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
+3
|
N
|
SPONSOR
|
|
|
7
|
JB Jennings
|
Baltimore County and Harford
|
R
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
8
|
Katherine A. Klausmeier
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
-3
|
SPONSOR
|
---
|
|
|
9
|
Allan H.
Kittleman
|
Carroll and Howard
|
R
|
+4
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
10
|
Delores G. Kelley
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
11
|
Robert Zirkin
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
0
|
Y
|
SPONSOR
|
|
|
12
|
Edward J. Kasemeyer
|
Baltimore County and Howard
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
13
|
James N. Robey
|
Howard
|
D
|
-3
|
SPONSOR
|
---
|
|
|
14
|
Karen S. Montgomery
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y(H)
|
---
|
|
|
15
|
Robert J. Garagiola
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
16
|
Brian E. Frosh
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
17
|
Jennie Forehand
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-3
|
SPONSOR
|
---
|
|
|
18
|
Rich Madaleno, Jr.
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
19
|
Roger Manno
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y(H)
|
---
|
|
|
20
|
Jamie Raskin
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
21
|
James Rosapepe
|
Anne Arundel and Prince George's
|
D
|
-3 |
Y
|
---
|
Sen Rosapepe proposed legislation which would have essentially removed police oversight from speed cameras.
|
|
22
|
Paul G. Pinsky
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
23
|
Douglas J.J. Peters
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-3
|
SPONSOR
|
---
|
|
|
24
|
Joanne C. Benson
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y(H)
|
---
|
|
|
25
|
Ulysses Currie
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
26
|
C. Anthony Muse
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-3
|
Y
|
---
|
sponsored other pro
camera legislation
|
|
27
|
Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
|
Calvert and Prince George's
|
D
|
-4
|
SPONSOR
|
---
|
|
|
28
|
Thomas M. "Mac" Middleton
|
Charles
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
29
|
Roy Dyson
|
Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's
|
D
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
30
|
John Astle
|
Anne Arundel
|
D
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
31
|
Bryan Simonaire
|
Anne Arundel
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
32
|
James
E. DeGrange, Sr.
|
Anne Arundel
|
D
|
+3
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
33
|
Edward R. Reilly
|
Anne Arundel
|
R
|
+1
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
34
|
Nancy Jacobs
|
Cecil and Harford
|
R
|
+3
|
N
|
SPONSOR
|
|
|
35
|
Barry Glassman
|
Harford
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
36
|
E. J.
Pipkin
|
Caroline, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's
|
R
|
+4
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
37
|
Richard F. Colburn
|
Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
38
|
James N. Mathias, Jr
|
Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester
|
D
|
-2
|
Y(H)
|
---
|
|
|
39
|
Nancy J. King
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-3
|
Y
|
---
|
In 2009 Nancy King
changed her vote on statewide speed cameras from N to Y under pressure from
the administration. Hers was a key
vote in passing statewide speed cameras.
|
|
40
|
Catherine E. Pugh
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
41
|
Lisa A. Gladden
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
42
|
James
Brochin
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
+4
|
N
|
SPONSOR
|
Brochin sponsored
legislation which would have require 'workzone' speed cameras to actually
have workers present.
|
|
43
|
Joan Carter Conway
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
44
|
Verna L. Jones
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
45
|
Nathaniel J. McFadden
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
46
|
William Ferguson
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
47
|
Victor R. Ramirez
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y(H)
|
---
|
|
House of Delegates:
|
District
|
Name
|
County(s)
|
Party
|
Rating ( -3=worst,
+3=best )
|
SB277 (2009, Statewide
Speed Cameras)
|
SB30/HB904(2011, limiting
workzone cameras)
|
Notes
|
|
1A
|
Wendell R. Beitzel
|
Allegany, Garrett
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
1B
|
Kevin Kelly
|
Allegany
|
D
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
1C
|
LeRoy Myers
|
Allegany, Washington
|
R
|
no rating
|
X
|
---
|
|
|
2A
|
A. Serafini
|
Washington
|
R
|
no rating
|
X
|
---
|
|
|
2B
|
Neil Parrott
|
Washington
|
R
|
+1
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
2C
|
John P. Donoghue
|
Washington
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
3A
|
Galen R. Clagett
|
Frederick
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
3A
|
Patrick N. Hogan
|
Frederick
|
R
|
+1
|
---
|
Y
|
|
|
3B
|
Michael Hough
|
Frederick, Washington
|
R
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
4A
|
Kathy Afzali
|
Frederick
|
R
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
4A
|
Kelly M. Schulz
|
Frederick
|
R
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
4B
|
Donald B. Elliott
|
Carroll, Frederick
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
5A
|
Justin Ready
|
Carroll
|
R
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
5A
|
Nancy Stocksdale
|
Carroll
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
5B
|
Wade Kach
|
Carroll, Baltimore County
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
6
|
Joseph J. Minnick
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
6
|
John Olszewski
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
6
|
Michael H. Weir, Jr.
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
+1
|
N
|
N
|
|
|
7
|
Richard Impallaria
|
Baltimore County, Harford
|
R
|
+3
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
7
|
Pat McDonough
|
Baltimore County, Harford
|
R
|
+3
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
7
|
Kathy Szeliga
|
Baltimore County, Harford
|
R
|
+1
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
8
|
Joe Boteler
|
Baltimore County
|
R
|
+3
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
8
|
Eric M. Bromwell
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
+3
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
8
|
John W. E. Cluster, Jr.
|
Baltimore County
|
R
|
+1
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
9A
|
Gail H. Bates
|
Howard
|
R
|
+3
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
9A
|
Warren E. Miller
|
Howard
|
R
|
+3
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
9B
|
Susan W. Krebs
|
Carroll
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
10
|
Emmett Burns
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
10
|
Adrienne A. Jones
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
10
|
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
11
|
Jon S. Cardin
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
no rating
|
X
|
---
|
|
|
11
|
Dan K. Morhaim
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
11
|
Dana Stein
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
-3
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
12A
|
Steve DeBoy
|
Baltimore County, Howard
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
12A
|
James Malone
|
Baltimore County, Howard
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
12B
|
Elizabeth Bobo
|
Howard
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
13
|
Guy Guzzone
|
Howard
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
13
|
Shane Pendergrass
|
Howard
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
13
|
Frank S. Turner
|
Howard
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
14
|
Anne R. Kaiser
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
14
|
Eric Luedtke
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
14
|
Craig Zucker
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
15
|
Kathleen M. Dumais
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
15
|
Brian J. Feldman
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
15
|
Aruna Miller
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
16
|
William Frick
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
16
|
Ariana Kelly
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
16
|
Susan C. Lee
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
17
|
Kumar P. Barve
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-4
|
Y
|
---
|
Delegate Kumar Barve loses points for the hypocrisy of having endangered driver safety when he was caught drunk driving.
|
|
17
|
James W. Gilchrist
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
17
|
Luiz Simmons
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
18
|
Alfred C. Carr, Jr.
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-3
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
18
|
Ana Sol Gutierrez
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
18
|
Jeff Waldstreicher
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
19
|
Sam Arora
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
19
|
Bonnie Cullison
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
19
|
Ben Kramer
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
20
|
Tom Hucker
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-3
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
20
|
Sheila E. Hixson
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
20
|
Heather R. Mizeur
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
21
|
Barbara A. Frush
|
Anne Arundel, Prince George's
|
D
|
-4
|
4
|
N
|
Delegate Frush proposed legislation which would have essentially removed police oversight from speed cameras
|
|
21
|
Ben Barnes
|
Anne Arundel, Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
21
|
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
|
Anne Arundel, Prince George's
|
D
|
-1
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
22
|
Tawanna Gaines
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
22
|
Anne Healey
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-3
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
22
|
Justin D. Ross
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
23A
|
James W. Hubbard
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
23A
|
Geraldine Valentino-Smith
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
23B
|
Jr. Marvin Holmes
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-3
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
24
|
Tiffany Alston
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
+1
|
---
|
SPONSOR
|
|
|
24
|
Carolyn Howard
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
24
|
Michael L. Vaughn
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
25
|
Aisha N. Braveboy
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
25
|
Dereck E. Davis
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
25
|
Melony G. Griffith
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
26
|
Veronica L. Turner
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
26
|
Kris Valderrama
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
26
|
Jay Walker
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
27A
|
Jim Proctor
|
Calvert, Prince George's
|
D
|
no rating
|
X
|
---
|
|
|
27A
|
Joe Vallario
|
Calvert, Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
27B
|
Mark N. Fisher
|
Calvert
|
R
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
28
|
Peter Murphy
|
Charles
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
28
|
Sally Y. Jameson
|
Charles
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
28
|
C.T. Wilson
|
Charles
|
D
|
-1
|
---
|
N
|
|
|
29A
|
John F. Wood, Jr.
|
Charles, St. Mary's
|
D
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
29B
|
John Bohanan
|
St. Mary's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
29C
|
Tony O'Donnell
|
Calvert, St. Mary's
|
R
|
+3
|
N
|
Y
|
|
|
30
|
Michael E. Busch
|
Anne Arundel
|
D
|
-3
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
30
|
Ron George
|
Anne Arundel
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
30
|
Herb McMillan
|
Anne Arundel
|
R
|
+1
|
---
|
Y
|
|
|
31
|
Don Dwyer
|
Anne Arundel
|
R
|
+3
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
31
|
Nic Kipke
|
Anne Arundel
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
31
|
Steve Schuh
|
Anne Arundel
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
32
|
Pamela Beidle
|
Anne Arundel
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
32
|
Mary Ann Love
|
Anne Arundel
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
32
|
Ted Sophocleus
|
Anne Arundel
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
33A
|
Tony McConkey
|
Anne Arundel
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
33A
|
Cathy Vitale
|
Anne Arundel
|
R
|
+1
|
---
|
Y
|
|
|
33B
|
Robert A. Costa
|
Anne Arundel
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
34A
|
Glen Glass
|
Cecil, Harford
|
R
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
34A
|
Mary-Dulany James
|
Cecil, Harford
|
D
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
34B
|
David D. Rudolph
|
Cecil
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
35A
|
Wayne Norman
|
Harford
|
R
|
+4
|
N
|
Y
|
|
|
35A
|
Donna Stifler
|
Harford
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
35B
|
Susan McComas
|
Harford
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
36
|
Stephen S. Hershey, Jr.
|
Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's
|
R
|
+1
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
36
|
Jay Jacobs
|
Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's
|
R
|
+2
|
---
|
Y
|
|
|
36
|
Michael D. Smigiel
|
Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's
|
R
|
+4
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
37A
|
Rudolph C. Cane
|
Dorchester, Wicomico
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
37B
|
Addie Eckardt
|
Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, Wicomico
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
37B
|
Jeannie Haddaway
|
Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, Wicomico
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
38A
|
Charles James Otto
|
Somerset, Wicomico
|
R
|
+1
|
---
|
Y
|
|
|
38B
|
Norman Conway
|
Wicomico, Worcester
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
38B
|
Mike McDermott
|
Wicomico, Worcester
|
R
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
39
|
Charles E. Barkley
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
39
|
Kirill Reznik
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-4
|
Y
|
---
|
Penalized for demonstrating a particular lack of concern for the legal rights of motorists.
|
|
39
|
Shane Robinson
|
Montgomery
|
D
|
-1
|
---
|
N
|
|
|
40
|
Frank Conaway
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
no rating
|
X
|
---
|
|
|
40
|
Barbara Robinson
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
40
|
Shawn Z. Tarrant
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
41
|
Jill P. Carter
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-1
|
Y
|
SPONSOR
|
|
|
41
|
Nathaniel T. Oaks
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
41
|
Sandy Rosenberg
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
42
|
W. Stephen Lafferty
|
Baltimore County
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
42
|
L. M. Susan Aumann
|
Baltimore County
|
R
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
42
|
J. William J. Frank
|
Baltimore County
|
R
|
+2
|
N
|
---
|
|
|
43
|
Curt Anderson
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
43
|
Maggie McIntosh
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
43
|
Mary L. Washington
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
44
|
Keith E. Haynes
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
44
|
Keiffer Mitchell
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
44
|
Melvin L. Stukes
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
45
|
Talmadge Branch
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
45
|
Cheryl Glenn
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
45
|
Hattie N. Harrison
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
46
|
Luke Clippinger
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
46
|
Peter A. Hammen
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
46
|
Brian K. McHale
|
Baltimore City
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
47
|
Jolene Ivey
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
---
|
|
|
47
|
Doyle L. Niemann
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
-2
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
47
|
Michael G. Summers
|
Prince George's
|
D
|
no rating
|
---
|
---
|
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OTHER LEGISLATION:
Other legislation proposed or voted on in 2009 and 2010. These were taken into consideraation in scoring state lawmakers. To see how lawmakers voted, open the bill file, open the bill link and see the “Roll Call Vote” at the end of the page. For information on other bills, go to the Maryland General Assembly Website.
2011 Legislation:
SB671/ HB 664:Legislation
introduced by Delegate Barbara Frush and Senator James, but failed to
pass, which would have removed the requirement that police review
citations before they are sent, essentially removing oversight by law
enforcement from the system and potentially placing this into the hands
of contractors paid based on the number of citations issued.
StopBigBrotherMD.org is of the opinion that was is a stupid idea
(unless their goal was to drive more traffic to our website) since it
would potentially have resulted in more erroneous citations being mailed
to innocent drivers. SB679: 2011 legislation was passed to introduce an entirely new type of photo enforcement, placing cameras on school buses to send out $250 fines for passing violations.
2010 Legislation: SB916 / HB 1477 :
Bill which redefines the procedure for authorizing school zones or the
use of speed cameras in school zones by Municipalities in Prince
George's County (We are still awaiting a
response from the sponsors of this legislation regarding the intended
purpose of this bill is and what prompted it). Contains language which
forbids the county government to "Place Exactions, Fees, or unreasonable
restrictions" on the use of municipalities within Prince Georges's
County (we are still awaiting a
response from the sponsors of this legislation as to whether that has
actually occurred. In addition the Prince George's County Government
violated the law by ignoring a Maryland Public Information Act request
for information related to this bill). The primary effect of this
legislation appears to be to limit th eamount of oversight that county
and state agencies can place over municipal speed camera programs, by
limiting the amount of time they have to respond to requests to
create new school zones and speed camera sites and place the burden on
those agencies to justify rejecting a request rather than on the
municipality to show why it is necessary. This bill PASSED the legislature in 2010 and was signed into law by Governor O'Malley.
2009 Legislation:
HB313: 2009 bills to authorize speed cameras in every county in Maryland on local roadways, band on freeways (with speed limits greater than 45mph) in temporary "work zones", "regardless of whether workers are present". SB277 passed and became effective October 1, 2009. This was superceeded by SB277 and was only voted on in the House.
SB388, HB396: 2009 bills to authorization speed cameras in Baltimore. Only HB396 came to a vote, and only in the house. This was superceeded by SB277 and did not pass.
HB1020, HB1023: 2009 bills to authorize speed cameras in Prince George's County. Sponsored by the Prince George's County Delegation. This was superceeded by SB277 and did not come to a vote.
HB1314: Authorization for use in Howard County. This was superceeded by SB277 and was only voted on in the House..
Amendment 993028/1: This amendment was proposed to SB277 in the house and was voted down by the house majority. If it had passed it would have required that "the owner of a vehicle with license plates indicating membership in the United States Congress, the Maryland General Assembly, or any other state legislature, that is recorded by a speed monitoring system as being in violation of § 21-809 or § 21-810 of the Transportation Article, may not be exempt from receiving a warning or a citation for the violation" SEE HOW LAWMAKERS VOTED ON THIS HERE!
FUTURE LEGISLATION:
Come back soon
Take Action
You can find the contact information for your state lawmakers HERE. Writing to them is one way to express your displeasure for lawmakers who have contempt for the rights of drivers. Unfortunately
if you did not vote in November 2010 you will not have the chance to
vote for state offices again until 2014. You may still have the
opportunity to cast your vote on this matter in County and municipal
elections if applicable, check with your local board of elections for
the terms of local officials. Many municipal elections are dominated by only a handful of voters, sometimes with less than 15% of the town participating, so casting your vote in municipal elections if you have that opportunity is vitally important.
If you have received a camera citation you might consider making a "matching contribution" to a lawmaker who has opposed speed cameras ($40 for a speed camera ticket, $75 for a red light ticket).
If you wish to support an organization which opposes speed cameras you might consider joining or making a donation to the National Motorists Association, the only nationwide organization exclusively dedicated to drivers' rights. (StopBigBrotherMD.org is not sponsored by or affiliated with the NMA). Some other "motorist groups" who speak about speed cameras to the press are really insurance companies or travel agencies, not motorist rights organizations. When push come to shove on speed camera legislation they will trade motorist rights away for some shiny bauble. To the NMA, motorist rights are the family jewels: Accept no imitation! The more members they have in Maryland the more they can do to oppose photo enforcement here.
We also recommend that people write to the State Highway Administration and tell them that you do not want them to approve any more permits for speed cameras on state highways, and that you believe any requests for speed camera permits, new school zones, or lowered speed limits should be published to the SHA web site and opened to public hearings for ALL members of the public(whose taxes paid for the road), not just the region making the request. (The SHA will probably respond that this is not their jurisdiction or that the matter should be taken up with the local government involved -- to which you should reply that this response is not an acceptable response and that the SHA bears responsibility in the matter if they are issuing permits.)
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