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MD HB254

MD HB254
State Highway Administration - Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities - Infrastructure Review (Vision Zero Implementation Act of 2022)


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Introduced
01/13/2022
In Committee
04/04/2022
Crossed Over
03/18/2022
Passed
04/08/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/21/2022

Introduced Session

2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Requiring the State Highway Administration to conduct an infrastructure review of each pedestrian or bicyclist fatality that occurs on a State highway or at an intersection of a State highway and another highway or a municipal street to identify certain deficiencies and identify appropriate corrective actions; and requiring the Administration to complete the review within 6 months and publish the review on its website.

AI Summary

This bill, the Vision Zero Implementation Act of 2022, requires the State Highway Administration (SHA) to conduct an infrastructure review of each pedestrian or bicyclist fatality that occurs on a state highway or at an intersection of a state highway and another highway or municipal street. The review must identify deficiencies in engineering, traffic control, and traffic operations, and propose appropriate corrective actions and crash reduction measures, such as modifying roadway geometrics, installing traffic control devices, reducing speed limits, and improving lighting. The SHA must complete the review within 6 months and publish it on its website. Additionally, the bill requires the SHA to publish a vulnerable road user safety assessment on its website by December 1, 2023, as required under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (37)

Julie Palakovich Carr (D)* Marlon Amprey (D),  Heather Bagnall (D),  Kumar Barve (D),  Regina Boyce (D),  Alfred Carr (D),  Lorig Charkoudian (D),  Charlotte Crutchfield (D),  Jessica Feldmark (D),  Linda Foley (D),  Cathi Forbes (D),  David Fraser-Hidalgo (D),  Michele Guyton (D),  Anne Healey (D),  Terri Hill (D),  Marvin Holmes (D),  Carl Jackson (D),  Jay Jalisi (D),  Dana Jones (D),  Anne Kaiser (D),  Carol Krimm (D),  Mary Lehman (D),  Robbyn Lewis (D),  Brooke Lierman (D),  Sara Love (D),  Eric Luedtke (D),  David Moon (D),  Roxane Prettyman (D),  Lily Qi (D),  Sheila Ruth (D),  Emily Shetty (D),  Stephanie Smith (D),  Jared Solomon (D),  Dana Stein (D),  Vaughn Stewart (D),  Jen Terrasa (D),  Nicole Williams (D), 

Last Action

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 153 (on 04/21/2022)

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